by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 31, Jul 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Our Christchurch team got together a few weeks ago for a 2-day staff training event (which happens once each term). Instructor Peter described it like this: “April ran a session up at Sign of the Bellbird on pūrākau [Māori myths and legends], looking at the...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 27, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
FAREWELL DAVE! The man, the myth, the legend … After an adventure-filled 10 years, we are sadly saying farewell to Dave, one of our most experienced outdoor instructors and Adventure Therapy facilitators. Dave and his wife, Sophia, and their little ones are...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Bush Skills, Staff Profiles
CONGRATS to our instructors (Isaac, Nat, Oli and Anna S) who have just passed the 3-day NZOIA Bush 1 qualification last week! Contrary to the name, “Bush 1” is not an easy or entry-level qualification. It is very a challenging assessment that includes...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 10, Jun 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Five Fun Facts about Andy Balcar, our beloved Christchurch manager! 1. I used to play the Trombone2. I brew my own beer and recently attempted to make my own beer from all my own home-grown ingredients – I failed😊3. I have won 3 x Giant Pumpkin Contests4. I love...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, May 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, May 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
A whole bunch of Adventure Specialties Trust staff (including instructors, adventure therapy clinicians, contractors, interns and our Safety and Training manager) went on a 5-day “Kayak Block Course” where they got a chance to practice a wide range of...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Apr 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Media, Staff Profiles
Our CEO is famous! Tim Wills stars in a recent Stuff.co.nz article titled ‘How outdoor adventure is a key tool for tackling our mental health crisis’.Read the article on the Stuff.co.nz website, or keep reading for the copy-and-paste version below: How...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 1, Apr 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
New uniform for Adventure Specialties Trust staff?!?
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, Feb 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
The Christchurch team went on a “work” kayaking trip. Do you think they can call it work when they look that happy?!?? The actual purpose of the trip was so that our new instructor Rebecca could get deployed for white water #kayaking (she needed some...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Feb 2023 | Adventure Therapy, Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Staff Profiles, Stories from Programmes
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Kyle has been an Auckland-based instructor for the last 3-and-a-half years, and is leaving to work at another wonderful youth organisation, Youth Town. Tim, our CEO, says, “Thanks, Kyle, for being a great team member. I’ve enjoyed seeing you develop your skills...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 12, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
April, one of the instructors in Christchurch, shared this: “Grace has been an awesome colleague and friend to the AST instructor team. She enjoys a phat chat in the office and chewing over some of the challenging topics in life. She is well-known for her home...
