by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 11, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Earlier this year, we went surfing with Recreate NZ, an amazing charity that works with people with disabilities, offering them adventures that they might not normally get the chance to experience. The photos below show our instructor Anna giving the guys a chance to...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, May 2022 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
FAREWELL INSTRUCTOR Anna Cunningham! Everyone had a LOT to say about you … Glenda Simpkin: Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.’ – Maya Angelou It was a real privilege working with you Anna. You shine inside and out. There were always...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog
Another successful Break-Away school holiday programme! Fully funded by MSD and always fully booked, the kids had a blast going rock climbing, caving, sandboarding and swimming! Breakaway happens every school holidays, so keep an eye out for updates, either on our...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Mar 2022 | All, Blog
“I am feeling so much better than I was before I started this course. A lot less anxious.” PARTICIPANTS’ FEEDBACK At the end of all our outdoor adventure programmes, we ask participants to give feedback about the programme answering questions like...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Mar 2022 | All, Upcoming Programmes
Come on an adventure with us! We are taking a group of teens (16-19 years old) on a 5-day-4-night adventure through the stunning Kaimai Ranges in the Bay of Plenty over 26-30 April 2022. If you aren’t familiar with the term ‘Adventure Therapy,’ it is basically an...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 4, Mar 2022 | All, Blog
Last weekend, our Auckland office got flooded! Apparently a pipe in the upstairs toilet sink sprung a leak, and because no-one was there, it completely flooded our 2-storey office, upstairs and downstairs, behind the walls, all over the carpet, inside all the gear...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 26, Feb 2022 | All, Blog
The Auckland staff retreat this year: kayaking to Kawau Island and around the Hauraki Gulf over 4 days, camping at different campsites along the way. The challenge on Day 2 was to catch your dinner! Normally the whole crew from Auckland and Christchurch get together...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Feb 2022 | All, Blog
“Harmony loved the Recreate camp. You may not have been aware but it has been a struggle to get Harmony’s anxiety low enough to attend. Due to [her friend] also going, and his encouragement, she finally made it and had the best time. She now wants to sign...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Jan 2022 | All, Blog
Last week, we ran an outdoor adventure programme, in partnership with Recreate, an amazing organisation that creates life-changing opportunities for young people with disabilities. Matt from Recreate summaries the programme: “To start 2022 on a great note, we...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Jan 2022 | All, Blog
INTRODUCING: Caitlin, one of our new Auckland instructors! Here are Five Fun Facts about Caitlin … 1. “I learned how to sail before I learned how to ride a bike! My uncle taught me in the Hauraki Gulf [of Auckland]. I’ve visited almost every single...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Dec 2021 | All, Blog
Farewell to a beloved instructor, Laura. After 3+ years of amazing outdoor adventuring, Laura is moving on to a new adventure, working for a local high school in an outdoor education role. Laura, here are some comments from the staff: > Glenda says, “Here is an...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Dec 2021 | All, Blog
FEATURED HIKE: The stunning views from the Omanawanui Track, located at the southern-most point of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, overlooking the Manukau Harbour and Whatipu Beach in Auckland. This is a reasonably steep uphill-downhill-uphill-downhill walk, but...
