Superheroes - Winter Day Camp 2015

It's been a long break - but we have sniffed out our camp SUPERHEROES & we are back!

There have been a few changes and we are now re-launching camp at a new venue.  We will be running the camps at Takahue Hall (10 mins south of Kaitaia) and to start with these will be day camps (not staying the night.)  We aim to do this every 6 months in July & January.  For more info or questions regarding this change please contact us & we will be more than happy to chat with you about it. 

So if you are want to have a SUPER week, having some SUPER fun, being a SUPER hero, then check out these details & get your rego form in ASAP. We have some SUPER cool changes & new SUPER activities for you to enjoy, with the same SUPER leaders & friends.  

Dates: Monday 6th July - Thursday 9th July
Times: 9:00 - 4:00pm each day
Price:  Full Week - $20 per child if registered & paid before 4th July, Casual - $7 a day.
Theme: Superheroes
Transport: A bus will be provided (limited spaces) from town - please see the rego form for more details.

Click here for a registration form to print out & post to us or click here to register online.

 **Online Registration opens Monday 25th May
 Registration forms will also be sent to those on the mailing list & schools this week. (If you're not on the list click on the subscribe button.)

 If you would like to be a leader, click here for info & application forms -- online or the print version.

Camp REVAMP

Press Release:

We love running camps, we love seeing kids having fun & something to do in the holidays & we love doing this in the Far North of beautiful NZ!
We want to carry on doing this, but for us 3 week-long camps a year was too much.  So we have done some hard thinking and we are having a Camp Revamp.
Here is what we think will be sustainable for the next few years to carry on giving children in the Far North a great opportunity in the holidays.

1.  Annual Summer Camp - this will most likely be 3-4 days long, although there may be an option of having 2 different aged camps such as 8- 10 years & then 11-14 years of 3 days each.

2.  Annual Winter Day Camp -  this will be 4 days long in the July holidays and be for ages 8-12 (or 13 if still at Intermediate or Primary School).  We will not stay overnight but instead we will fit all the fun into 4 days.


Location:  We have decided that Lonsdale Park is too far away from home base for us to continue using it.  Although we love this campsite, we have searched and found something similiar - closer to home.  We are looking to use a great facility, 10 minutes south of Kaitaia in the beautiful Takahue valley.
More details about all of this will come soon as we start to advertise for the coming Winter Day Camp.

We know that this decision will mean some people will be no longer able to come so easily and we are sad about that.  We have not made this decision lightly, but we do believe this is the best way forward to keep Far North Holiday Camps running.  Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

We are excited and looking forward to what camp will be like as we re-launch in this new setting!

To Infinity & Beyond -- October Camp 2014

“To Infinity & Beyond” through the Milky Way, past stars, all the way to Mars and back to Earth.  The latest holiday camp at Lonsdale Park was a space odyssey of truly epic proportions.  The 55 children who signed up for this adventure were sent to 4 different planets for the week.  The week began with dinner in the dark ; ration packs being handed out along with glosticks to help them on their way.  Mars, Neptune, Pluto & Venus were proudly represented in all sort of activities including a very wet and tropical Space hunt for clues which led them on to a Space Race.  The Bush Walk & cooking lunch on a fire was also enjoyed along with the usual camp activities of archery, quad bike rides, the confidence & blindfold course and lots of organised games. Uncle Jono and his specialist drama team continued the space theme in the daily chapel times as we learnt about how the world was made.  The final camp send off with a night around the fire toasting marshmallows, looking at the stars through a telescope & singing songs was hampered by the rain but instead led to an impromptu Talent Quest indoors that produced some hidden gems.  The night finished with a blast as we let 6 lanterns off up into space.  The team which ended up with the most rocket fuel and won the big overall prize was Neptune and congratulations to Kiah & Nellie Young who were awarded the top camper prizes.  A big thankyou once again to all the youth leaders and adult helpers who served tirelessly for the week and made camp happen.  Also a huge thankyou to local businesses Pak n Save, Bells & JNL for their generous donations, and to other individuals & churches who gave resources and time towards camp.  All the photos can be found here.  

We will be taking a break over summer & our next camp is planned for the April holidays.