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Local, Low Cost, Low Risk: Karangahake Gorge
It's a beautiful day outside and you'd love to take your family somewhere to explore the outdoors - but not knowing where to go and what to take with you means you end up staying home. A couple of the barriers to getting outdoors can include thinking you don’t have...
Our People: Donald
How do we do what we do? Its easy - its all about our people. This week it's Donalds turn to share (in his own words) some of what makes him tick....... Its Kia ora, my name is Donald and I am a programme coordinator at POET. I grew up on the Kāpiti Coast in a...
Smiles All Round
Sometimes you just get lucky and are delivered a great story to share; that's what happened earlier this week and we couldn't wait to post it for you all to read. Mark Ewing (in his own words) takes us on a bit of his lifelong outdoor journey. His funny and inspiring...
Community First
This week is Volunteer Week and just like last year, we wanted to share the stories of some of people we know who are giving back to their community by sharing their time, knowledge and skills. As a community organisation we believe in the importance of this week to...
Camp Wrap Up #2
Well I survived! Four weeks of back to back camps during May meant I was a bit tired in the end. Unusual for me to need two nights in a row of in bed before 9pm to recover – getting old! Lots to do, places to be, and conversations to be had. Overall things went really...
Our People: Mike
I became aware of the work of POET during my time as a lecturer at the University of Waikato. As a teacher and researcher of outdoor education I was drawn to POET’s mission of making a difference in young people’s lives through place-responsive approaches to learning....