by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 10, Jun 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Five Fun Facts about Andy Balcar, our beloved Christchurch manager! 1. I used to play the Trombone2. I brew my own beer and recently attempted to make my own beer from all my own home-grown ingredients – I failed😊3. I have won 3 x Giant Pumpkin Contests4. I love...
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 | 12, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
April, one of the instructors in Christchurch, shared this: “Grace has been an awesome colleague and friend to the AST instructor team. She enjoys a phat chat in the office and chewing over some of the challenging topics in life. She is well-known for her home...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 4, Feb 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
The Adventure Specialties Trust whānau At our annual Staff Retreat, Pāhāōā marae, January 2023 😍 Back Row (left to right) (kinda) Tanya Laybourn (trustee), Papa Wii (marae host), Amy Horn and baby Lillian, Andy Balcar, Reuben Biggelaar, Oli George, Nathalie Nasrallah,...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
Anneke, our Christchurch therapist, on her very first abseil! JOB VACANCY: Auckland Adventure Therapy clinician Do you love the outdoors? Are you a trained therapist, social worker, counsellor or psychologist? We are looking for an experienced therapist to join our...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Oct 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
What is it like being an intern at Adventure Specialties Trust? “In a nutshell, this year has been amazing, challenging and rewarding. I have spent a ton of time in the bush, on the water, clinging on to walls and dangling from ropes. All in the company of a...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Sep 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
1. I grew up in a little place called Tasmania, which is where my love of the outdoors really began. Since before I could even walk our family would be found up in the highland lakes of Tassie either out on the boat trying to catch trout or sitting around the campfire...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, Aug 2022 | All, Blog, Job Vacancies
BECOME AN INTERN! Our annual #internship programme is open for applications for 2023! There are two spots available in Auckland and two spots in Christchurch. The internship is designed for people who are wanting to take their career in the direction of youth...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Aug 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog
We asked our instructors and office staff what they love about working at Adventure Specialties Trust and here is what they said:
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 | 8, Jul 2022 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Anita is our amazing Operations Assistant in Auckland (and previously an outdoor instructor). Here is more about Anita in her own words: “I first trained at AUT in the late 2000’s doing a Bachelor of Sport & Recreation with a major in Outdoor...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Jun 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
INTRODUCING ANNA! One of our new outdoor instructors in the Christchurch office.Here’s what Anna has to say about herself: ☀️ I am from the beautiful town of Waihi Beach in the North Island ☀️ I worked a ski season in Alberta, Canada. I fell into a tree well on...
