Rocket Day - Annual High Power Rocket Launch

Experience the sight and sound of New Zealand's largest amateur rockets in action! Accelerating from zero to hundreds of kilometers an hour in just a few seconds, propelled skywards on a massive flame with the same signature crackle and roar as full-size rockets.

This annual public launch event attracts hundreds of visitors to a fun afternoon watching rockets launch.

Kids or adults keen to give rocketry a go can build and launch a small rocket on the day from between $20 and $40

The location is 1 hour 15 minutes from Auckland and 20 minutes from Hamilton, in a Waikato paddock. Bring something to sit on, hat water and sunscreen. Food and drink, toilets and free parking on site.

See www.nzrocketry.org.nz/events/national-launch-day for further details and check the front page of the website at 8 am on the day for cancellations.

EFTPOS available. Gates open 10:30. Flights from 12pm to 4pm.
Food and drink vendors on site (cash preferred)
New Zealand Rocketry Association Inc is a not for profit community organisation.