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 | 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 | 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 | 30, Jan 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
JOB VACANCY: AUCKLAND OUTDOOR INSTRUCTOR We’re looking for a full-time instructor for our Auckland office! If you refer a friend for the job and they get the job, then you both receive a $300 gift voucher to the outdoor supplier of your choice! Here are the job...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 10, Aug 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
There are two possible explanations for this photo, which one do you think is correct? 1. At our recent staff training retreat, the instructors practised zipline rescues (how to rescue someone stranded along a zipline). 2. Staff training is actually just a great...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Jul 2021 | All, Blog
They’re crazy … ABOUT OUTDOOR ADVENTURE!!! How’s that for a cheesy joke?!? But, seriously, these guys are so passionate about what they do. Not just the outdoor adventure activities, but the genuine connection with the kids that they work with. Laura...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Apr 2021 | All, Blog
Huge congratulations to our instructors, Laura from Auckland and Andy from Christchurch. They both successfully completing their mountain biking MTB1 qualification through NZOIA (New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association). The MTB1 qualification is a gruelling 2-day...
