Outdoor Education

Cliffhanger Training & Adventures   (www.cliffhanger.co.nz)  

Outdoor education experts, offering a variety of half-day adventure activities and three-day trips that incorporate kayaking, bush tramping, caving and rock climbing.

Education Outdoors New Zealand   (www.eonz.org)  

EONZ is a national professional association of outdoor teachers and educators. Membership is open to all educators of people in the outdoors, including schools, teachers, tertiary institutions and youth groups.

Tongariro River Rafting   (www.trr.co.nz)  

Sharing a range of adventure activities with you, including rafting, kayaking, fly fishing and mountain biking. They also offer outdoor education programmes for schools and overnight rafting adventures.

Earthwise Living Foundation   (www.elfnz.com)  

Each 4 week course is a combination of fun, friendship, outdoor education, and a tour. Students get a smorgasbord of wilderness fun from hiking to sea kayaking, abseiling to horseriding.

Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Trust   (www.rotoitilodge.co.nz)  

The Trust caters for school groups during the school term, and for a large array of other groups and organisations during weekends and school holidays.

Outdoor Education New Zealand   (www.outdoorednz.co.nz)  

Offers secondary school students from around the world the opportunity to study outdoor education in an adventure-seeker’s paradise that prides itself on world-class safety and quality of experience.

SENZ Training Centre   (www.senztraining.org.nz)  

Runs sports and outdoor conservation programs for 16 to 25 year olds. SENZ Training Centre also provides short-term training programs for international students, which can include English language and sports components.

Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre   (www.boyle.org.nz)  

Offering outdoor education, team building and social programmes for schools, community groups, social clubs, sports clubs and work groups.

Upper Hutt City Cadets   (www.upperhuttcadets.org)  

A Unit of the New Zealand Cadet Forces, and a great place to make friends, take on adventures and challenges, gain knowledge, and learn teamwork and leadership skills.

Action Adventure   (www.actionx.co.nz)  

Short and affordable programmes that allow learners to experience outdoor activities and go on to further training in the adventure industry.

Safe As Outside   (www.safeoutside.org)  

Do you want to know all about setting up and running safe outdoor activities? Safe As Outside's resources can help schools and other education providers offer safe outdoor education. They provide a range of tools, templates, policy guidelines, checklists and outdoor instructors.

Out Of The Rut   (www.out-of-the-rut.co.nz)  

At Out of the Rut adventure, creative thinking and life coaching are combined in a natural environment and in fabulous accommodation. They facilitate discovery through adventure, guidance to help you step you out, and exploration of your horizons so you may focus your energies effectively.

Motutapu Outdoor Education Camp   (www.motutapucamp.co.nz)  

An outdoor education camp in the Auckland area.

Adventure Training and Leadership Training New Zealand   (www.adventuretrainingnz.com)  

Offering training to be a leader in Adventure Tourism and Travel. Study in New Zealand for an internationally recognised education in the rapidly growing industry of outdoor, guided adventure.

Valley Outdoor Centre   (www.outdoorcentre.co.nz)  

An outdoor centre situated within the Parikarangaranga valley, building safe, experiential learning programmes.

AdventureWorks NZ   (www.adventureworks.co.nz)  

Auckland specialists in experiential training and development, offering programmes focusing on specific needs and outcomes for a wide variety of client groups from the education, community and corporate sectors.

Outdoor Professionals   (www.outdoorprofessionals.co.nz)  

Based in Orewa, this team arrange activities including caving, abseiling, rock climbing, canyoning, archery and shooting. People take part to train for a career in the outdoors, to boost self-confidence or simply to enjoy the outdoors.