A J Hackett has changed the world by inventing Bungy Jumping and bringing this extreme sport to the world.  He has given tourists to New Zealand and other parts of the world the opportunity to take part in the ultimate adrenalin rush.  

A J Hackett was born in Auckland in 1958 and loved all sports especially skiing.  He was a member of the New Zealand Speed Skiing Team.  It was while he was in Paris skiing that he decided to bungy jump off the Eiffel Tower.  This got him worldwide attention and he returned to New Zealand to open the world’s first commercial bungy operation in Queenstown.

He has brought New Zealand to the attention of all extreme sports people worldwide as a place for them to visit and experience all the amazing outdoor pursuits that New Zealand has to offer.  This has been beneficial to New Zealand’s tourism industry as a whole.