SUMMER CAMP
Summer Camp in New Zealand June/July 2026
GREEN CAMP NZ SUMMER CAMP 2026
📅 29th June – 12th July
Join us for an unforgettable 2-week adventure exploring pure, safe, green New Zealand.
From breathtaking landscapes to meaningful cultural connection, this experience blends outdoor exploration with learning, wellbeing, and community.
✨ Visit some of New Zealand’s most beautiful places
✨ Experience life at Green Camp NZ
✨ Connect and learn alongside the Green School NZ community
✨ Enjoy a traditional Māori hāngi
✨ Celebrate the traditions of the Māori New Year at our special campus festival
⚠️ Spaces are extremely limited
Ages: 13-15 year olds
Only 11 spots available.
✈️ Week 1: Welcome to Taranaki – Culture, Connection & Coastlines
📍 Monday 29 June – Haere Mai! Welcome to Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Arrive in New Plymouth
- Meet & greet by Green School NZ educators and camp facilitators
- Traditional welcome and campus tour at the award-winning Green School New Zealand
- Set up camp and settle in
- Team-building challenges & connection games
- Evening mindfulness session
- Stargazing under Taranaki’s incredible night skies ✨
🌱 Tuesday 30 June – Experience Green School Life
- Join Green School NZ students in hands-on, experiential classes
- Sustainability workshops and creative learning
- Prepare a traditional hāngi together
- Help set up for the magical Puanga Festival
🔥 Wednesday 1 July – Puanga Festival Celebration
Celebrate the Māori New Year with our school community.
- Traditional music & performances
- Māori arts & crafts workshops
- Storytelling and cultural connection
- Shared hāngi feast
- Community celebration
Learn more about our GSNZ Puanga festival here
This is an authentic, heart-opening cultural experience students will never forget.
🌿 Thursday 2 July – Campus Immersion
Another day learning alongside Green School students:
- Creative design challenges
- Outdoor education
- Sustainable innovation workshops
- Leadership and collaboration games
🏔 Friday 3 July – Taranaki Mounga Adventure
Explore the iconic Taranaki Mounga .
- Scenic walks
- Waterfalls and native forest
- Stories of the Mounga
- Epic group photos
🌊 Saturday 4 July – Coastal Exploration
- Wander the stunning Pukekura Park
- Explore New Plymouth’s award-winning Coastal Walkway
- Ocean adventure with Chaddy’s Charters 🐬
🚐 Week 2: Rotorua, Waitomo & Auckland Adventure Circuit
🌳 Sunday 5 July – Travel to Rotorua
Journey to New Zealand’s geothermal capital.
Evening:
🌌 Magical canopy walk with Redwoods Treewalk Nightlights
🌊 Monday 6 July – Whitewater & Wellness
- Raft the Kaituna River (home to the world’s highest commercially rafted waterfall!)
👉 https://kaitunarafting.co.nz - Relax and recover in natural hot pools
👉 https://www.polynesianspa.co.nz
🌋 Tuesday 7 July – Cultural & Geothermal Wonders
Spend the day at Te Puia:
- Māori cultural performance
- Traditional carving & weaving
- Visit the Kiwi Conservation Centre
- Explore bubbling mud pools and geysers
🌲 Wednesday 8 July – Adrenaline Day!
- Soar through native forest with Rotorua Canopy Tours
- Roll downhill inside a giant inflatable ball at OGO Rotorua (ZORB)
Pure joy. Pure laughter. Pure NZ.
🌌 Thursday 9 July – Underground Adventure
- Explore the glowworm-lit magic of Waitomo Caves
- Visit a Kiwi sanctuary to learn about NZ wildlife conservation
🧙 Friday 10 July – Hobbiton Movie Magic
Step into Middle-earth at Hobbiton Movie Set
- Guided tour of The Shire
- Behind-the-scenes movie magic
- Iconic Hobbit holes & Green Dragon Inn
🌆 Saturday 11 July – Auckland City Explorer
Discover NZ’s largest city:
- Waterfront exploration
- Sky Tower views
- Shopping & souvenirs
- Cultural precincts
🌿 Sunday 12 July – Poroporoaki (Farewell)
- Reflection circle
- Celebration brunch
- Certificate ceremony
- Depart with new friendships, new confidence, and unforgettable memories.







