INSTRUCTED ACTIVITIES
As these are our higher risk activities an instructor will be provided but will also need assistance from some of the group adults.
You may choose up to three of the instructed activities.
You may choose up to three of the instructed activities.
Crate Stacking |
Flying Fox |
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Using milk crates, try and balance on a tower of them while making a stack as high as you can.
Ratio: Instructor + 2 Adults minimum |
Fly along our 200m long Flying Fox, suspended 9m above the ground. A great thrill for children and adults alike.
Ratio: Instructor + 2 Adults |
Instruction Sheet - Crate Stacking
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RAMS Crate - Stacking
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Instruction Sheet - Flying Fox
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RAMS - Flying Fox
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Kayaking |
Rock Climbing |
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Kayak up the Opanuku stream. Learn about entering and exiting, rafting up and swapping kayaks. Play games that teach kayaking skills.
Ratio: Instructor + 2 Adults |
Climb to the top of our 7m climbing wall. With varying levels of climbs there is a challenge for everyone.
Ratio: Instructor + 2 Adults minimum |
Instruction Sheet - Kayaking
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RAMS - Kayaking
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Instruction Sheet - Rock Climbing
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RAMS - Rock Climbing
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
We have many activities to offer in our wonderful surroundings, get out in the bush, in the water and all around the site with these great activities.
These activities are based on group sizes of 10-12 people. All these activities will be run by your group adults.
These activities are based on group sizes of 10-12 people. All these activities will be run by your group adults.
Air Rifles
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Archery
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Slug shooting at targets within special purpose built barrels
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Test your aim at our archery range. Have you got what it takes to get a bull’s eye?
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Air Rifles
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RAMS - Air Rifles
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Instruction Sheet - Archery
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RAMS - Archery
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Bush Survival Skills |
Bush Walk |
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Learn about camping and survival, how to pack a bag, filter water and build a shelter
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Enjoy a 40 minute bush walk through native bush, discover what's around you using your five senses
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Instruction Sheet - Bush Survival Skills
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RAMS - Bush Survival Skills
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Instruction Sheet - Bush Walk
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RAMS - Bush Walk
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Confidence Course
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Orienteering
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Can you get around without touching the ground? Wobbly platforms, swinging logs, balance beams and much more.
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Use a map to find the markers all around camp!
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Instruction Sheet - Confidence Course
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RAMS - Confidence Course
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Instruction Sheet - Orienteering
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RAMS - Orienteering
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Outdoor Cooking
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Poles and Planks
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Lots of yummy fun! Make a hobo stove and cook some Maori bread, or use gas cookers to cook some pikelets.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Can your team overcome the challenges involving poles and planks. To come out victorious your team will have to learn to work together.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Outdoor Cooking
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RAMS - Outdoor Cooking
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Instruction Sheet - Poles and Planks
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RAMS - Poles and Planks
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Raft Building
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River Games
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As a team, design and build your own raft using the gear supplied. Test it out on the waterhole and see how far your group can get.
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Get wet and wild with leaky barrels and water tug-o-war. Compete with your team mates to build the fastest and strongest boat out of sticks and string.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Raft Building
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RAMS - Raft Building
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Instruction Sheet - River Games
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RAMS - River Games
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Rogaining
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Rope Maze
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Test your teamwork, strategy, map reading and bush identification as your solve clues all around camp.
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Race through an exciting Rope Maze ducking and diving through ropes to reach the end first
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction - Rogaining
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RAMS - Rogaining
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Instruction Sheet - Rope Maze
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RAMS - Rope Maze
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Scavenger Hunt
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Slackline
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Go on a mission to find certain clues or objects. Be the fastest, be the most creative and see who comes out on top.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Test your balance with our slackline, can you make it all the way across without falling off?
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Scavenger Hunt
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RAMS - Scavenger Hunt
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Instruction Sheet - Slacklining
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RAMS - Slacklining
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Slip'n'Slide |
Stream Science |
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Get set to get wet! Shoot down the bank and see how far you can go. Minimum Adults Needed: 1 Can also be used as a large group activity |
Perform a variety of tests to discover the health of our stream. Catch some invertebrates, measure the clarity and temperature of the water and more.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Slip'n'Slide
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RAMS - Slip'n'Slide
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Instruction Sheet - Stream Science
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RAMS - Stream Science
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Trolley Carts |
Waterhole |
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Work together as a team to construct your own Trolley Cart, then test it out by riding down the hill
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Shoot down through the bush on our waterslide or swing out on the rope and plunge into the fresh water swimming hole.
Minimum Adults Needed: 3 |
Instruction Sheet - Trolley Carts
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RAMS - Trolley Carts
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Instruction Sheet - Waterhole
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RAMS - Waterhole
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INDOOR ACTIVITIES
These activities can take place indoors. Great to use as an activity as part of your rotation or as a backup to the outdoor activities in case of unfavorable weather. These activities are based on group sizes of 10-12 people. All these activities will be run by your group adults.
Blast From The Past |
Catapults |
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Have fun playing a bunch of ‘Old School’ games; including egg and spoons races, sack races, tug of war, musical chairs and so much more.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Build a catapult out of bamboo sticks and compete against one another to see who can fire a ball the longest and highest.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Blast from he Past
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RAMS - Blast from the Past
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Instruction Sheet - Catapults
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RAMS - Catapults
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Giant Games |
Indoor Orienteering |
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Play your favourite games on a much larger scale. Giant Jenga, Pick up Sticks, Yahtzee and more. A great wet weather option too.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
An indoor alternative for a rainy day, find hidden clues and solve riddles on a treasure hunt in and around our camp buildings (2 different courses).
Minimum Adults Needed: 2 |
Instruction Sheet - Giant Games
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RAMS - Giant Games
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Instruction Sheet - Indoor Orienteering
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RAMS - Indoor Orienteering
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Inventors Lab |
Problem Solving |
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Can you protect an egg dropping from the second story, or build a bridge out of straws. Test your problem solving and team work skills on these and other challenges.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Cross the ‘Shark Infested Waters’, diffuse the ‘Radioactive Bomb’, solve the mystery maze and have fun using your brain.
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Inventors Lab
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RAMS - Inventors Lab
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Instruction Sheet - Problem Solving
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RAMS - Problem Solving
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Royal Drama |
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A fun and crazy hour of trying out your acting and drawing skills, to become the winning team. Charades and Pictionary have never been so competitive!
Minimum Adults Needed: 1 |
Instruction Sheet - Royal Drama
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RAMS - Royal Drama
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LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES
The following activities are designed for your whole group. A great way to begin or end your time at camp. Each of these activities are run by an instructor.
Only available for School groups
Only available for School groups
Camp Wide Relay |
Rainbow Tag |
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Race against the other teams to complete challenges all over Camp.
Minimum Adults needed: 15 |
Try find all the colours of the rainbow while avoiding those who will steal your colours.
Minimum Adults needed: 15 |
Instruction Sheet - Camp Wide Relay
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RAMS - Camp Wide Relay
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Instruction Sheet - Rainbow Tag
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RAMS - Rainbow Tag
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Sideline Soccer |
Top Team |
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Split the group in half and have them play a giant game of soccer using a swiss ball.
Minimum Adults needed: 4 |
Up to 10 teams rotating through different obstacles trying to get the most points possible before the hooter blows.
Minimum Adults needed: 10 |
Instruction Sheet - Sideline Soccer
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RAMS - Sideline Soccer
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Instruction Sheet - Top Team
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RAMS - Top Team
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Wipeout
Slide, crawl, jump and splash your way through our Wipeout course.
A great way to end camp in the summer months Minimum Adults needed: 12
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EVENING ACTIVITIES
Just because the sun has gone down doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! Here are a few ideas of what you could do to fill your evenings.
Note: These activities will be run by your group.
Note: These activities will be run by your group.
Burma Trail |
Campfire |
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Tread carefully through a winding path in the bush. Do it at night or use blindfolds during the day. Feel free to add some spooky frights along the way.
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End the day with a campfire, bring along some marshmallows to toast for a tasty treat.
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Instruction Sheet - Burma Trail
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RAMS - Burma Trail
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Instruction Sheet - Campfire
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RAMS - Campfire
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Group Games |
Trivia |
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Got some energy to burn at the end of the day? We have some games just for that! You may use our book of games and sports equipment to run these games in the Gym.
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Test your knowledge on a range of Trivia topics. Plug our Trivia Memory Stick into your laptop and you’re good to go.
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Instruction Sheet - Group Games
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RAMS - Group Games
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Instruction Sheet - Trivia
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RAMS - Trivia
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FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
These activities can be used during free time or can be part of your activity rotations.
Gaga Ball |
Playground and Trampolines |
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A new way to play dodgeball. Get a group together and see who can last the longest in the Gaga Pit
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Swing as high as you can, speed down the slide or have fun going up and down on the seesaw. Show off your skills and tricks on our two trampolines and impress your friends
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Instruction Sheet - Gaga Ball
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RAMS - Gaga Ball
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RAMS - Playground and Trampolines
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Sports Equipment |
A large selection of sports equipment available to use both indoor and out
RAMS - Sports Equipment
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