Raftabout Crew

Here at Raftabout we pride ourselves in our quality equipment, professionalism and our personal and friendly attention. The safety and enjoyment of our clients is our highest priority and will not be compromised under any circumstances.

If you are planning to visit Rotorua and are looking for beautiful New Zealand scenery and an unforgetable adventure with a bit of adrenalin thrown in, then you’ll want to chose Raftabout white water rafting. We have been in the business of navigating Rotorua’s white water rapids for over 12 years and still love every minute of it! And you’re going to love it too, we guarantee it.

We are super proud of our Raftabout team. Our guides are some of the best out there.

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Come and meet our team...

  • Steve McNab

    Steve McNab - Owner, Guide, Nice Guy

    Steve and his partner Kylee bought Raftabout way back in 1964. Steve is passionate about white water rafting and sledging and the Rotorua area. Steve manages to run the company, get out on the water and also be an awesome dad to his 3 boys.

  • Adam Portland

    Adam Portland - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Safety Nut

    Wicked sense of humour and surprisingly smart. He has worked as a rafting guide for the last 6 years and has traveled all over the globe. Adam was voted “most likely to appear in the Guinness Book of Records” when he left school...we’re all still waiting to see what record he will smash!

  • Brad Lauder

    Brad Lauder - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Ladies Man

    Originally from France, Brad joined our Raftabout team in 2006. He’s a guru when it comes to white water rafting and never loses his cool. In fact he is an all round smooth guy. His accent and good looks make him very popular indeed with the ladies.

  • Pete Spiers

    Pete Spiers - Rafting Guide & Driver, Prankster

    Pete is originally from Hamilton but made the wise choice to move to Rotorua in 2002 and joined Raftabout shortly after arriving. A fun guide, Pete is  definitely a prankster and has been known to freak the odd customer out with tales of giant eels.

  • Laura

    Laura - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Little Miss Happy

    When not out on a raft ripping up the rapids Laura spends her time with her dog Freddie. Laura is passionate about conservation and is self described as a tree hugging animal lover. Laura joins us from the USA, and is the rose of Raftabout. She also can kick butt at arm wrestling so don’t let that sweet smile fool you.

  • Big Dave

    Big Dave - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Kiwi Bloke

    Dave is the quintessential outdoorsy kiwi bloke. Dave loves his job as a rafting guide. He is also a keen fisherman and snowboarder. Unfortunately Dave has one of the most awful singing voices we have ever heard. Whatever you do please don’t ask him to sing.

  • Nick Thompson

    Nick Thompson - Photographer, Ex Party Animal

    Nick hides behind boulders and trees that line the river banks and pops out to the surprise of those rafting to capture some of the best action photos you’ll ever see. He was recently married to the lovely Vanessa.

  • Ross Cornelius

    Ross Cornelius - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Hopeless Gambler

    At home on the river, Ross loves nothing more that when he gets the chance to go rafting. He also loves mountain biking and snowboarding. Ross dreams of marrying a super model and retiring at age 40.

  • Dave Earl

    Dave Earl - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Mr Popular

    Everyone loves Dave. He is a great guy and also an excellent guide. He has been known to tell the odd tall story, especially when it comes to fishing. Dave can often be found reading really huge books with big words.

  • Ryan Hunt

    Ryan Hunt - Rafting & Sledging Guide, Hypo

    Ryan joins us from Windy Wellington. He loves dancing to bad 80s music and is a talented lawn tennis player. Ryan studied outdoor education and one day hopes to be adopted by Brad and Ang.