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🎬 Canterbury Mountaineering Club presents:🎥 NZ Mountain Film Festival – Pure NZ Screening
🗓️ Thursday, August 21
📍 Heaton Normal Intermediate School
🕕 Doors open 6:00 PM | Films start 6:30 PM
🎟️ $15 CMC members | $20 non-members
Join us for a night of Aotearoa-made adventure films that celebrate the wild, the remote, and the resilient. We're screening the Pure NZ programme from the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, showcasing seven powerful, homegrown stories of skiing, paddling, mountain biking, hiking, and community spirit.
Bring your friends! This is a fantastic chance to connect with the wider outdoor community and get inspired by real Kiwi stories. All proceeds go to the Canterbury Mountaineering Club, towards hut maintenance, subsidised instruction, club events and much, MUCH more!
CMC Members: https://cmc.net.nz/product/nz-mountain-film-festival-2025-members-only/
Non-Members: https://cmc.net.nz/product/nz-mountain-film-festival-2025/
🎞️ Featured Films:
🚴♀️ Pedals to Powder (28 mins)
Two women cycle to every ski field in NZ in one wild season, uncovering the hidden world of independent ski culture.
🚵 All In or Nothing (24 mins) – Best Documentary
A solo athlete goes head-to-head with 120 riders and support crews in the NZ MTB Rally.
🌊 Riverbound (13 mins) – Festival Spirit Award | World Premiere
A paraplegic ex-pro kayaker tackles Class 3 rapids in the Upper Buller Gorge via packraft.
🏃 As One (15 mins) – World Premiere
Nine Motueka High students take on a 40-hour adventure race from coast to home, raising money for World Vision.
🕯 Spirit of the West (12 mins) – Community Spirit Award | World Premiere
A moving look into the Old Ghost Ultra and the community behind it.
🦜 Rakiura Solo (13 mins)
A rugged solo circuit of Stewart Island’s North West Circuit, capturing the island’s wild heart.
⛰️ Waiatoto (20 mins) – Best NZ Made Film
An epic traverse from the Matukituki to the Tasman Sea via Tititea, the Volta Glacier, and the Waiatoto River.
Come along for an evening of inspiration, wild places, and local adventure. All welcome!
#NZMFF #PureNZ #CMC #MountainCulture #OutdoorAdventure #ClimbingCommunity
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Heaton Normal Intermediate, 125-133 Heaton Street,Christchurch, New Zealand
