{"id":1753,"date":"2010-07-12T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T13:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:46","slug":"keas-invade-poolburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2010\/keas-invade-poolburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Keas invade Poolburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Killer Keas hockey team took to the ice at Poolburn reservoir to brush up their skating skills before heading north to Lake Tekapo. Skating conditions were a little average due to the snow, but there was no shortage of ice (up to 15 cm thick in some parts) and lots of fun to be had enjoying the scenery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1760\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1760\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/poolburn_pano1-450x126.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Killer Keas squad heading towards the face of Poolburn dam. <a href='https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/poolburn_pano1.jpg'>Download high resolution version<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1758\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1758\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1758\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/lunch1-450x337.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch break<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1756\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1756\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/depth1-450x146.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Patchett measuring the depth of the water on Poolburn reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1757\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1757\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1757\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/ed_pip1-450x337.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed and Pip<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1754\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1754\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1754\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/dave_dave1-450x600.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The two Daves, David Patchett and David Richards<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1759\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/dave_dave1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1759\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/pete_wallis1-450x600.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Killer Keas goal tender Peter Wallis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1768\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2011\/01\/poolburn_pano5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1768\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2011\/01\/poolburn_pano5t-450x48.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama showing how massive Poolburn reservoir really is. <a href='https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2011\/01\/poolburn_pano5t.jpg'>Download high resolution version<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1761\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/07\/12\/keas-invade-poolburn\/poolburn_pano6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1761\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/poolburn_pano6-450x600.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Wallis<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Killer Keas hockey team took to the ice at Poolburn reservoir to brush up their skating skills before heading north to Lake Tekapo. 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