We all meet at the Kiwi Family Trusts office at 9am to embark on a week of fun and adventure. It was a cold morning and wouldn’t you know it we picked up the rental van and the heater wasn’t working. We had a delay of and hour and a half until we got another van. With that little sager over we loaded the van up and off we set. Rangiora fire brigade was the first stop.

Rangiora Fire Brigade

Trying the gear on

The boys lined up before they are put through their training

Training begins

Orienteering

Camp mother. Is she lost?

The boys trying to hid. Can’t hide from camp mother

Abe Sailing

This was the best leveler the boys could of had. A lot more respect for each other after this exercise

Demonstration of the use of stoat traps

The boys being introduced to the stuffed pests

Dock Conservation Power Point Show

Pulling the weeds out of the Wiamak so the whimpy??? bird can nest

Back at Camp

The three stooges

Resting those tired feet

Camp mother doing what she does best

Team Work! Got to get those muscles working

Visited Police department

This was a great experience for these boys who are at that age of discovering that there are consequences to their actions if they decide to get into trouble. They where taken into the cells, shown the finger print room, photo area and control room. The experienced first had what a bullet proof vest was like and how heavy it was. Some of the boys could hardly lift if. They where shown the cctv cameras that operate in the town and found out that since the cameras have been introduced the crime has dropped dramatically.

Jet boat rides

What a blast. The boys really enjoyed this. Got the adrenaline going. I don’t think the smile was wiped of their face until we got back to camp. The guys at Ashley River NZ, where very obliging and also gave the Trust a good deal on the price.