SUMMER CAMP
Summer Camp in New Zealand June/July
GREEN CAMP NZ SUMMER CAMP
📅 June – 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 per year.
✈️ Week 1: Welcome to Taranaki – Culture, Connection & Coastlines
📍 Day 1 – 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 ✨
🌱 Day 2 – 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
🔥 Day 3 – 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.
🌿 Day 4 – Campus Immersion
Another day learning alongside Green School students:
- Creative design challenges
- Outdoor education
- Sustainable innovation workshops
- Leadership and collaboration games
🏔 Day 5 – Taranaki Mounga Adventure
Explore the iconic Taranaki Mounga .
- Scenic walks
- Waterfalls and native forest
- Stories of the Mounga
- Epic group photos
🌊 Day 6 – 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
🌳 Day 7 – Travel to Rotorua
Journey to New Zealand’s geothermal capital.
Evening:
🌌 Magical canopy walk with Redwoods Treewalk Nightlights
🌊 Day 8 – 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
🌋 Day 9 – 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
🌲 Day 10 – 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.
🌌 Day 11 – Underground Adventure
- Explore the glowworm-lit magic of Waitomo Caves
- Visit a Kiwi sanctuary to learn about NZ wildlife conservation
🧙 Day 12 – 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
🌆 Day 13 – Auckland City Explorer
Discover NZ’s largest city:
- Waterfront exploration
- Sky Tower views
- Shopping & souvenirs
- Cultural precincts
🌿 Day 14 – Poroporoaki (Farewell)
- Reflection circle
- Celebration brunch
- Certificate ceremony
- Depart with new friendships, new confidence, and unforgettable memories.
Inquiry
Thank you for your interest in Green Camp NZ Summer Camp!
Please fill out the form below so we can get to know you and start the process.
