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Helping Women Heal from Trauma

Helping Women Heal from Trauma

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, Aug 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

REVIVE is a new Adventure Therapy day programme (one day a week over eight weeks) for clients who are being supported by ACC’s Integrated Service for Sensitive Claims (ISSC) therapists. We have just completed our first REVIVE programme in Christchurch. Anneke (a...
Thank you, Foundation North

Thank you, Foundation North

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 3, Aug 2023 | All, Blog

Thank you, Foundation North, for funding the purchase of our new mountain bikes so that more young people can experience the joy of being outdoors!
Congrats to our instructors on their Bush 1 qualification

Congrats to our instructors on their Bush 1 qualification

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...
Thank you, Recreation Aotearoa!

Thank you, Recreation Aotearoa!

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Jul 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

THANK YOU RECREATION AOTEAROA! For funding some amazing programmes over the last few months: Big Brother Big Sister and Upside Youth Mentoring in Auckland, plus Active Muslim Explorers Camp and Big Brother Big Sister in Christchurch.
#kayaking

#kayaking

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 15, Jul 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes

Mountain biking with Cashmere High School

Mountain biking with Cashmere High School

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Jul 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

Cole Yeoman – amazing photographer

Cole Yeoman – amazing photographer

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 8, Jul 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

This stunning photo was taken by the talented Cole Yeoman during the 11-day “E3 Canterbury” wilderness journey earlier this year. At that point, Day 2, the group of Year 12-13 students and 3 outdoor instructors (plus Cole) were on the St James walkway in...
Thank you for funding our new life jackets!

Thank you for funding our new life jackets!

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 3, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

A huge THANK YOU to Henderson-Massey Local Board who granted us funding to purchase some new PFDs (life jackets) which were used the very next day after they arrived in the office! We took a group called “Mums on the Move” out kayaking with Instructor...
What’s your favourite local walk or hike?

What’s your favourite local walk or hike?

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 1, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Featured Hike

Some of our fav tramps: Christchurch Port Hills Southern Alps Tongariro National Park Central North Island Hunua Ranges, Auckland What’s your favourite?
Coasteering: The Washing Machine

Coasteering: The Washing Machine

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

Check out this 17-second video of a favourite coasteering spot called “The Washing Machine” at Tāwharanui Regional Park in Auckland. It’s called the Washing Machine because it’s the sweet spot between several rocks where the waves come in from...
Experience wildlife up close

Experience wildlife up close

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, Jun 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes, Upcoming Programmes

Experience nature and wildlife, up close and personal. Get out of the city, breathe the fresh air, explore the great outdoors, cook outside, camp beneath the stars. Join us on an Adventure Therapy youth camp – IGNITE North Island or South Island – during...
photos from Kings Central North Island programme

photos from Kings Central North Island programme

by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes

Below are a selection of photos from a recent Kings College programme in the Central North Island (CNI) Photos taken by Instructor Nathalie – thanks Nat!
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