Andrew Akers & Dwane van der Sluis invent the double-skinned sphere in Auckland, New Zealand

First downhill ball rolling is tested at the Akers' family farm near Kawerau, New Zealand

First public trialing of the ball down a volcanic cone at One Tree Hill, NZ

First international television interest from Swedish TV

Temporary site in Albany, Auckland is closed due to a Motorway being built through the middle of it

Dwane resigns from company

Andrew visits Europe to start first operations outside NZ

David Akers starts the first permanent site at 525 Ngongotaha Road, Rotorua, New Zealand

David develops harness system for the balls

Andrew & David throw water into the balls for a new experience

British TV show; 'Top Gear' film David inside the ball as a stunt-double for Jeremy Clarkson

MTV film for 'Road Rules'

Andrew trials walking on water in LA water park

Jet Propulsion Laboratories request a ball for NASA research for the Mars Landings - Andrew initially dismisses the request as a joke

Andrew provides balls to Seaworld, San Diego for the 'cirque de la mer' production by Imagination Entertainment

Appearance at Burning Man, NB, USA

Snow testing, trialed at Mount Ruapehu, NZ and Argentina

David invents a new product code-named 'The Zorpedo' ... trials on his wife prove unsuccesful

Nickelodean TV visit NZ for "The Rocket Power Show" - David releases the ball that knocks over the presenter ... the footage becomes an internet phenomenon

Andrew visits operations in Chengdu, China

Paul Knight sets up park in South UK

Nude rides for free are banned after too many guys go naked

Andrew promotes Coca-Cola in Taiwan with a massive half-pipe

David promotes Nike on tour with the Brazilian soccer team in Korea & Japan with muchas samba dancers

The Flaming Lips' request a free ball for use in concerts - Andrew refuses request after listening to their album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'

Andrew (wearing suit and white gloves) opens the first operations in Japan at Ashikita Park.

Peter Gabriel buys 5 balls and sings from inside them on-stage during his 'Growing Up Live' tour of Europe and the USA

Andrew films an ad for Coca-Cola in Malaysia, rolling through school hallways and down staircases

The Amazing Race visits Rotorua and rolls down a secret hill in the big balls

Chris Roberts joins the company to develop a site in the USA

David invents the inflatable cylinder and tests it on a beach north of Auckland. The prototype craft is hit by boat and sunk - David swims to safety

Andrew introduces elephants to the ball at the zoo in Auckland, NZ. They ran around in a circle trumpeting and squealing with their tails in the air

Andrew travels to Bermuda for promotion with 20/20 cricket tournament

Chris provides ball to 'Lola Bananas' for a drag-queen beauty contest - she doesn't win

Andrew & David leave original company frustrated by an increasingly corporate culture imposed by new regime controlling the company

Chris promotes Bell-South in USA in ad (and wishes to be known as the stuntman inside the ball on TV)

Andrew & David sell shareholding and sever ties to original company

Chris leaves original company

Andrew & David develop games company 'Sacred Echo'

David invents the Fishpipe

Chris sets up OGO USA

Amesbury Sports Park opens OGO site in MA, USA

1st Fishpipe opens for business in Mt Maunganui, NZ

Andrew & David join forces with Chris Roberts to develop OGO & Fishpipe internationally

'Roundtop Ski Resort' open OGO site in PA, USA

Fishpipe opens in Pigeon Forge, TN, USA

OGO and Fishpipe attend IAAPA Expo in Las Vegas

Fishpipe opens in Philip Island, Australia

Fishpipe opens at Wahooo! Waterpark in Bahrain

Mobile Fishpipe starts operating out of Arizona, USA

Fishpipe opens in Dallas, Texas.

Horseshoe Resort opens OGO park in Ontario, Canada

Our manufacturing group moves to a new, bigger, brighter factory in Tauranga, New Zealand and hire more staff

The OGO and the Fishpipe are featured on Japanese TV

OGO is featured on 'The Late Show with David Letterman

Fishpipe is featured on Discovery Channel

OGO and Fishpipe attend IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida

Hocking Peaks open OGO Park in Ohio

We open OGO ROTORUA on 12 December, 2010. A beautiful site over-looking Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island.

Much more still to come ...