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Amberley Domain Community Disc Golf Course is Now Open!
Amberley Domain DGC is open! A brand-new 9-basket community course with technical golf, two elevated tees (the first in Canterbury), and an easy SH1 stop that pairs perfectly with a café visit—and yes, legendary pies—just minutes away. Vortica is proud to announce the opening of Amberley Domain Disc Golf Course. It’s another Vortica Community Course on the Disc Golf Highway (SH1), designed by Chris Davies and Paul Wadsworth. We reckon it’ll quickly become a favourite for its
Dec 20, 20254 min read


Are you ever stupid when disc golfing?
After playing a shot with a poor outcome you will often hear players call themselves stupid. You have almost certainly said it to...
May 23, 20253 min read


Just the Tip: Cotton dries skin, but it takes skin to dry plastic!
With winter rapidly approaching, it’s timely to remind you that while a cotton towel can dry your hands, it can never dry a plastic disc....
May 15, 20251 min read


Disc Golf Growth: One million+ rounds played in New Zealand in 2024
In 2019, the world’s most-used scoring app, uDisc, began publishing its Disc Golf Growth Report of national and international playing...
Mar 9, 20253 min read


The 25th Paradise Plates: The perfect place to see Pekapeka and to put plastic in its place!
I had no idea a crazy event dreamed up by James Smithells in 1998 would still be running 27 years later, nor did I ever imagine it would...
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Double World Champion Sarah Wadsworth joins Vortica Disc Golf
When I first met 6-year-old Sarah and her dad Paul in December 2022, this writer was mind-boggled by her disc golf potential. Though too...
Jan 28, 20251 min read
