by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Jan 2023 | Adventure Therapy, Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Bush Skills, Stories from Programmes
Do you enjoy camping in a tent? There are fun parts and not-so-fun parts about camping! Our programmes often include camping in tents, with all the of fun and challenges that camping entails …
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Jan 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
(Apologies to instructors Rani and Oli who *might* have filmed this video just for laughs and not for sharing on social media) Family Camp caving adventure! This is from a recent family camp, going through the glow worm caves in Waipu, Northland. We run a couple of...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Jan 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Adventure Therapy, Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME Did you know that we run a variety of different programmes? All our programmes are fully customisable, depending on what your needs are: DURATION: Single day or multi-day (our youth camps are 5 days/4 nights, whereas our Inspire programmes...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, Jan 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori, Open Enrolment Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Our final Te Māhuri programme of 2022, in partnership with Purapura Whetu Trust, journeying through the stunning Canterbury hills with a group of Māori rangatahi (youth). Te Māhuri is a free kaupapa Māori programme for rangatahi in Ōtautahi Christchurch. It is an...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 4, Jan 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Jan 2023 | All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori
Happy New Year!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 30, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Where are you going exploring this summer? This is St Kentigern College students on their ‘Field Centre’ expedition last month, in Tongariro National Park.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 28, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Feedback from some of the participants on a recent Family Camp with instructors Dave and Rani 😎
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 26, Dec 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Media
Christmas message from Tim Wills, CEO “I say this every year and this is no exception … Wow, this year has gone fast. “I guess that it is no surprise, with a year full of challenges, that time certainly didn’t stand still! As I look back at the year...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 23, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Have you ever been #coasteering? It’s a fun way to make your way from one point to another, along a coastline, by a mix of walking, climbing, scrambling, jumping, swimming and laughing! This group of ladies was part of an INSPIRE programme, which is a small...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Dec 2022 | All, Blog
Charity Fundraiser Do you love rugby? We are selling a mint condition frame All Blacks jersey as a fundraiser for one of our programmes. 100% of the money raised will go towards funding a 10-day journey for young women that have leadership potential but might need...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Dec 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Mostly because they are just so freaking happy all the time!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Cave Stream Earlier this month, we met a group of students from Breens Intermediate School at Cave Stream Scenic Reserve in Canterbury. If you haven’t heard of Cave Stream before, it is a stunning limestone cave that twists and turns over a distance of 594m with a...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
Anneke, our Christchurch therapist, on her very first abseil! JOB VACANCY: Auckland Adventure Therapy clinician Do you love the outdoors? Are you a trained therapist, social worker, counsellor or psychologist? We are looking for an experienced therapist to join our...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 12, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
Free school holiday programme for West Auckland youth aged 11-13. Only a few spots left! 18th-20th January 2023. Check out details on our website: www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/programmes/breakaway
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Staff Profiles, Stories from Programmes
Watch this 11-second video to see who our most Graceful (with a capital G) instructor is!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Aorere College prefects, soaking up the stunning view at the trig point of Ōmanawanui Track, one of the walks in the Waitākere Ranges.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 5, Dec 2022 | All, Blog, Job Vacancies
JOB VACANCY: Auckland outdoor instructor We are looking for an outdoor instructor for our Auckland office! But don’t be fooled by the not-very-outdoorsy-sounding location! Our Auckland instructors go gallivanting all over the place … the stunning beaches...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
It’s only 10 seconds but you gotta see the ending …
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 30, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes
A reflection by Brian Knolles, chairperson of our Board of Trustees “Waking early I get out of bed knowing that the day will be busy. I’m on autopilot as I begin my morning routine. Sitting in my quiet place, I realise that I am tired and more than a little...
