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Come work with us: JOB VACANCY!
Location: Living Springs, Whakaraupō/ Lyttelton Harbour Reports to: Conservation Officer/Team Leader Hours: Part-time – 24 hours/week, $27/h Term Contract: 12 months INTRODUCTION Living Springs is a unique retreat and conference centre nestled at the southern end of the Port Hills in Whakaraupō / Lyttelton Harbour. Renowned for its commitment to environmental stewardship, Living Springs is…
Read MoreCamping has big opportunities
Recently our Kids Camp Director, Bex Joseph, returned from Europe where she attended the Christian Camping International (CCI) conference. Bex attended the conference as part of CCI’s global leadership program for emerging leaders, which is led by John McAuley from Muskoka Woods, Canada and Chris Mitchell from Lighthouse Leadership in Australia. This program is about…
Read MoreCome work with us: job vacancy!
12 months, Full Time Allandale Living Springs is seeking a passionate Conservation Field Worker as part of the Helping Hands programme working with Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Inc and Conservation Volunteers NZ to deploy a workforce dedicated to the ecological restoration of the Whakaraupō catchment. The successful applicant will be part of a team…
Read MoreTurn 50 cents into $50,000!
Win with Living Springs! We’ve partnered with the Peak Foundation and the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand for this exciting lottery initiative. Follow the link below and support Living Springs. Tickets are 50 cents, so get in quick before they’re all gone. The organisation supported by the winning ticket number will also get a $5,000…
Read MoreVolunteer Living Springs
Do you have what it takes? Would you like to spend at least 4 months in beautiful surroundings? Go on adventures and meet lots of new people? Volunteer Living Springs! Living Springs is looking for volunteers for 2021. If you are over 18 years of age, love working with kids, and want to experience a…
Read MoreDrumroll please…
Drumroll please… The winner of the Toyota Highlander SUV for 12 months and a $10.000 radio advertising campaign is… LIVING SPRINGS!!!! To mobilise and support small businesses impacted by COVID-19, Toyota New Zealand are providing 100 businesses with a Toyota Highlander SUV for 12 months. It is so fantastic to be acknowledged for all the…
Read MoreLiving Springs Most Challenging Hour
Dear Friends and Supporters of Living Springs, These are unprecedented times and this is without a doubt the most challenging period Living Springs has had to face in its fifty year history. This letter is to update you on our current status and also on why it’s critical that organisations like Living Springs survive…
Read MoreWatoto Children’s Choir at Living Springs
As some of you may have seen on our Facebook page, we had the Watoto Children’s Choir to stay with us last week all the way from Kampala, Uganda. As their story is quite a special one, I thought I would share it with you today. There are an estimated two million children in Uganda…
Read MoreSpecial Torpedo7 offer
Adventure is everywhere A.A. Milne once wrote: “When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” At Living Springs we all love our adventures may they be big or small. Another thing most of us secretly enjoy is a spot of online shopping. And…
Read MoreThe Future of Learning Conference
Living Springs management took part in the Future of Learning Conference in Christchurch in effort to be better equipped to journey with the large number of school children who come on school camp. This conference was thought provoking and highlighted the importance of a vision for the future of learning. Living Springs hosts over 5000…
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