McCully's Kites
Ray & Rosemary McCully welcome you to their world of kiting.
We are a retired married couple living in Rotorua, New
Zealand.
Our main interests are kite making (not for sale) and flying, contract bridge, and travel to NZ kite events and overseas kite festivals. Between Oct 2016 and Dec 2021 we explored NZ bike trails on our E-bikes.
This website only represents a small portion of both our kites and our kiting activity in the last 23 years when digital photos became available.
Ray was secretary/treasurer of the New Zealand Kitefliers Association (NZKA) for 19 years until 2024 and now Ray & Rosemary are both Life Members. Ray is currently President of Rotorua Croquet Club and plays table tennis.
Our main interests are kite making (not for sale) and flying, contract bridge, and travel to NZ kite events and overseas kite festivals. Between Oct 2016 and Dec 2021 we explored NZ bike trails on our E-bikes.
This website only represents a small portion of both our kites and our kiting activity in the last 23 years when digital photos became available.
Ray was secretary/treasurer of the New Zealand Kitefliers Association (NZKA) for 19 years until 2024 and now Ray & Rosemary are both Life Members. Ray is currently President of Rotorua Croquet Club and plays table tennis.
NZKA is on Facebook at
NZ Kite Making & Flying
NZ Kite Making & Flying
Whats new on the site: Feb 2024
New dellaporta on "Maui and the Secret of Fire" added. See Maori Legend Kites.
New dellaporta on "Maui and the Secret of Fire" added. See Maori Legend Kites.
Planning a kite
event?
See what is required.
See what is required.
We don't stop kite
flying because we
grow old;
we grow old because we stop flying kites.
we grow old because we stop flying kites.
Things are a changing!
We will have no more kite flying in Rotorua, as "progress" has resulted in our lakefront flying venue becoming a childrens playground, car park and new walkways. 20 yrs of flying at the lakefront ended in December 2019.
A fun fly now involves a 1 hour drive to Fergusson Park Tauranga or down to Taupo.
We will have no more kite flying in Rotorua, as "progress" has resulted in our lakefront flying venue becoming a childrens playground, car park and new walkways. 20 yrs of flying at the lakefront ended in December 2019.
A fun fly now involves a 1 hour drive to Fergusson Park Tauranga or down to Taupo.
See P4 of Our Special Moments in Kiting
for the maiden flight of a dellaporta
featuring our very special Rotorua based
story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai.