by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Some stunning photos by Instructor April from a 3-day sea kayak trip with Rangiora College, Canterbury. April says, “We left from Cass Bay, stayed on Ōtamahua (Quail Island) for two nights, then paddled to Ripapa Island. Ripapa Island is tapu so you can’t...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, May 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
A whole bunch of Adventure Specialties Trust staff (including instructors, adventure therapy clinicians, contractors, interns and our Safety and Training manager) went on a 5-day “Kayak Block Course” where they got a chance to practice a wide range of...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 27, Jun 2022 | All, Blog, Upcoming Programmes
BREAKAWAY APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! This is our eternally popular FREE school holiday programme for teenagers in West Auckland. WHO: There are different programmes for juniors (11-13 years old) and seniors (14-17 years old). Strict eligibility criteria apply so please...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
Twice a year, the staff at Adventure Specialties Trust gets together for staff training. There are over 25 of us, instructors and management and contractors, spread across Auckland and Christchurch. So it’s definitely a mission to get everyone in one place, but...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 18, Jun 2021 | All, Upcoming Programmes
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of our fundraising raffle!!! 1st prize: LEIGHANN FORREST has won a sea kayaking adventure for herself and 7 friends. 2nd prize: BRIAN KNOWLES has won some awesome outdoor gear (a tent, sleeping bag, backpack) donated by Torpedo 7 and...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Jun 2021 | All, Upcoming Programmes
[UPDATE: THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT! WE RAISED ALMOST $6000 FROM THIS RAFFLE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAFFLE WINNERS, LEIGHANN FORREST, BRIAN KNOWLES AND SIMON SCOLTOCK.] Our new Christchurch HQ is up and running, and we are holding an official opening...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, May 2021 | All, Upcoming Programmes
Te Māhuri (which means “the young tree” or “sapling” in Māori) is a free kaupapa Māori adventure therapy programme for rangatahi (youth) based in Christchurch. What? Te Māhuri is an adventure therapy programme that includes mountain biking,...
by Adventure Specialties Trust | 27, May 2020 | All, Upcoming Programmes
A Kaupapa Māori Rangatahi Adventure Therapy Programme. Purapura Whetu is working in partnership with Adventure Specialties Trust to support whanau to flourish through exploration of the natural environment. Te Māhuri provides an opportunity for rangatahi to experience...
