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Five Things
The weekend is nearly here and whether you’ll be spending it indoors or outdoors, we’ve brought you five more links from around the web to read in your downtime. Should kids climb trees? How high should they climb? Which trees are safe to climb? A whole heap of...
Waste Free Event
We hear the term waste-free banded around quite a lot, but when it comes to events our eco-conscious ideals often seem to go out of the window – balloons, plastic wrapped snacks, drink bottles and promotional trinkets all become the accepted offerings. The Lodge Real...
Towgether
As a non profit organisation there is always a list of 'need to haves' and 'nice to haves'. Purchasing any big ticket item often involves a lot of angst; should we invest in a high quality item for the future or just make do with what we have? Are we making the...
Five Things
We've been lucky with mild weather for camps this year, but winter is on its way and we're definitely starting to feel the days closing in. When you’re cosying up indoors in the evening, check out these links from around the web: This short video is about the growth...
Our People: Gemma
One of the things we really enjoy about our 'people' blog posts is that along with the reader, we also get to know the people we work with better! This week we are sharing the words of Gemma, one of our POET Programme Coordinators: I’m a first generation New Zealander...
2019 Camp Wrap Up #1
Our Programme Coordinators have hit the ground running this term with 8 camps already completed. Here's a run down of how they went - first up is Donald: It's midterm and time for a recap on what’s happened so far. My first programme for the year was Tarawera High...