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Check out photos, videos and heart-warming stories from our outdoor adventure programmes. Plus read articles published by our staff, motivational quotes, Maori word of the month, and more!
Build confidence on our youth camp, Ignite
Do you want to build the confidence to try new things? Do you want to feel more comfortable with other people in a group setting? Want to learn better ways to cope with stress and anxiety? Are you wanting to feel better about yourself and more hopeful about your future?
Our IGNITE Camp might be for you!
Job Vacancy: Christchurch Adventure Therapy Clinician
What is an Adventure Therapy Clinician? Basically a therapist, social worker, psychologist or occupational therapist that goes on cool adventures with our team!
Sea kayak adventure with Cashmere High
Sea kayak adventure with Cashmere High School, Christchurch.
Upcoming programme: Ignite Youth Camp (North Island)
UPCOMING PROGRAMME: Ignite youth camp for North Island-based young people (15-18 years old) during the July school holidays. Find out more on our website:...
Happy Monday everyone!
Biking through Canterbury
Here is a short 30-second video from our Girls Journey, biking through beautiful Canterbury region with Instructors Grace and April.
Upcoming programme: Ignite adventure therapy youth camp
Do you want to build confidence to try new things? Do you want to feel more comfortable with other people in a group setting? Want to learn better ways to cope with stress and anxiety? Are you wanting to feel better about yourself and more hopeful about your future?
#coasteering jump styles!
“Being outdoors brought inner peace” (and other quotes)
Rangatahi Backyard Adventures! A group of young women from Middle School West, trying out a variety of different outdoor activities in their local area, one day a week over eight weeks. WHY? The...
Our thoughts and prayers are with you
Photos from Kayak Block Course
It looks like they had way too much fun to call it work, don’t you think?!?
Job vacancy: Operations Assistant
Do you want to join a team that is committed to making in difference in the lives of people in Canterbury?
Video: Ignite youth camp
What is the IGNITE camp? It’s five days, four nights of outdoor adventure activities (kayaking, zip line, high ropes, hiking) mixed with group therapy activities (facilitated discussions, group activities, one-on-one chats with our qualified mental health professional, etc.).
Learning social skills inside a cave
Student helps teacher + caving teaches skills like helping others, good communication, empathy and compassion, leadership, trust and courage.
How to deal with too much screen time
“Never before in human history have our brains had to process as much information as they do today. We have a generation of people who I call ‘computer suckers’ because they are spending so much time in front of a computer screen or on their mobile phones. They are so busy processing information from all directions that they are losing the tendancy to think and to feel. Much of what they are exposed to is superficial. People are sacrificing depth and feeling, so they are becoming cut off and disconnected from other people.” – Edward Hallowell, an American psychiatrist specialising in attention deficit disorder.
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Quotes from a 2009 Journey
“I took big deep breaths while the sun was beating down on me, slowly taking my energy. My legs would start to get sore, but words kept repeating in my head – Never Give Up.”
Our CEO is famous!
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...
Workplace Wellbeing meets Adventure Therapy
EMPLOYERS, ARE ANY OF YOUR STAFF STRUGGLING? The past couple of years have been hard and there may be people in your team whose mental health and wellbeing have been negatively affected by stress,...
Win a spot on our Inspire programme
Boost your mental health! Win a spot on our ‘Inspire’ Adventure Therapy wellbeing programme in Auckland (valued at $1975).*
#coasteering
Job Vacancy: Funding Administrator
Use your admin skills to support our non-profit by maintaining our current funding base and looking for areas of growth. This includes tasks like researching funding opportunities, writing funding applications, etc.
Upcoming programme: Girls Journey
GIRLS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE OPPORTUNITY! An exciting journey for Year 12 and 13 young women based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Seven days, from Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd April 2023 (second week of this...
Raft race photos
Some cool photos from our raft building day with Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland. The girls had to construct a raft that would be sturdy enough to hold their whole team, then they raced each...
New uniform??
New uniform for Adventure Specialties Trust staff?!?
Upcoming programme: Restore (Christchurch)
UPCOMING PROGRAMME: RESTORE For MSD clients in Ōtautahi Christchurch who are taking time off work for mental health reasons, like anxiety, stress, depression or burnout. Come join us on an adventure...
Fun and laughter while surfing
Fun and laughter while surfing at Orewa beach in Auckland, with our summer Break-Away school holiday programme group.
Learning how to tie knots
Raft building gives our participants a chance to try something new (like tying knots), a chance to work together as a team or give leadership a go, a chance to be outdoors in the beautiful sunshine...
Nothing beats coasteering in the sun
Nothing beats a coasteering trip when the sun is shining and the water is warm!
Upcoming programme: Inspire (Auckland)
Are you an adult (18+) in Auckland who wants to improve your health, wellbeing, confidence and connection to others? Come join us on an adventure!