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Contact Details

  • Address.
    Brent & Claire Firmin
    1018 Para Para Rd S/H 4
    Rd 3 Upokongaro
    Whanganui River Wanganui
    New Zealand
  • Phone. 06 342 5572
  • Fax. 06 342 5573
  • Free phone. 0800 JET TOUR (0800 538 8687)
  • Cell. 027 JET TOUR (027 538 8687)
  • Email. Claire or Brent at: brent@whanganuijet.co.nz
  • GPS: S39°50.43042, E175°9.40734
  • Latitude: -39° 50 Min. 43 Sec.
  • Longitude: 175° 9 Min. 40 Sec.

Safety Information

  1. There are no high risk spins or manoeuvres on our trips
  2. We are audited annually by Marine Safety Authority (M.N.Z)
  3. We are a Qualmark endorsed visitor activity
  4. We are a Department of Conservation concessionnaire
  5. We are a second generation commercial jet boat operation on the Whanganui River
  6. We reserve the right to cancel trips due to bad weather, or any other factor which may affect safety

Wairua o te Awa (Spirit of the River)

Wairua o Te Awa (Spirit of the River) named in memory of Brent's late father's jet boat business Riverspirit Jet Boat Tours.

Local Kaumatua (Maori Elder) John Maihi blessed Wairua o Te Awa in the Whanganui River at Pungarehu Marae on the 1st of March 2007. It was a special day that was shared by close friends, family and business associates of Brent & Claire.

"She is the only Jet boat blessed on the Whanganui which we are proud of."

Wairua o te Awa at Pungarehu Marae
Wairua o te Awa at Pungarehu Marae
John Maihi blessing boat at Pungarehu Marae
John Maihi blessing boat at Pungarehu Marae
John Maihi blessing boat in the Whanganui River
John Maihi blessing boat in the Whanganui River
Friends & Family at the blessing
Friends & Family at the blessing