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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 28, Nov 2022 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes, Learning about te ao Māori, Partnership Programmes
“Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati. Ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati.”When we stand alone, we are vulnerable. But together, we are unbreakable. (Thank you, Purapura Whetu Trust, for sharing these wonderful whakataukī / proverbs!)
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
Internship applications close soon! Join us and work towards a career that combines outdoor adventure with youth work. These photos (above and below) are from Anna, one of our interns down in Christchurch this year. Thanks Anna! Get in touch to find out more about our...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
THE TRUST’S BEGINNINGS – by Glenda Simpkin, co-founder with her late husband, Lyndsay Skimpkin “Lyndsay and I met at Youth For Christ (YFC), where we had been working together. That’s where our story begins. He was the Campus Life director for Auckland at...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Nov 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Ever seen someone climb a giant wooden ladder in fast forward? Watch this 20-second timelapse video!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Nov 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Bush Skills, Stories from Programmes
A short 5-second video showing the the stunning Southern Alps and students from Rangiora High School in Canterbury on their survival camp with Instructor April.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Oct 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Five Fun Facts about Grace, one of our Christchurch-based instructors ❤️ 1. “I am from Taranaki , the best place on earth 🌎Literally the definition of ‘earth, sea, sky’ 2. I am engaged to be married this November 💍 – to a very lucky man. 3. I followed my...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Oct 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
🚴 Mountain biking 🚴 through the snow with Rangiora College and Instructor April 😎
