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Secondary Schools Outdoor Adventure Race Finals
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 5:12 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Teams from around New Zealand and one from Australia will assemble at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC) in Tongariro next week for the Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge finals, regarded as the toughest teenage outdoor adventure race ... More >>
Christchurch’s Cashmere High wins Get2Go 2012 final
Saturday, 15 December 2012, 1:50 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Almost one hundred gutsy school students spent a week on Great Barrier Island last week competing in the biggest challenge of their lives: competing for the title of New Zealand’s most adventurous young teens with Christchurch’s Cashmere High ... More >>
Outdoor Pursuits Centre gets hooked up to broadband
Monday, 19 November 2012, 3:34 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
It had to be one of the most challenging broadband hook-ups in New Zealand, but the Tongariro OPC base finally has fast and reliable internet access. Previously, the remote 40-year-old base of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New ... More >>
Genesis Energy and OPC’s Student vs. Wild winners announced
Friday, 2 November 2012, 11:48 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Seven New Zealand secondary schools have won a share of $50,000 in Genesis Energy scholarships to the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand, after winning the 2012 Student vs. Wild competition. More >>
2012 Get2Go Challenge regional winners announced
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 10:21 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
The 100 most adventurous young teens in New Zealand have been found – and now they prepare to face off in the outdoor challenge of their lives. More >>
Gruelling contest finds most adventurous teenagers
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 1:37 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Media release For immediate release Wednesday 19 September 2012 Gruelling contest finds most adventurous teenagers in North Island More >>
Have a real adventure these school holidays
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 10:30 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
No need to be a couch potato these school hols, OPC has just the ticket to get that spring in your step and have a fantastic adventure. More >>
OPC father-and-son adventure weekend announced
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 6:53 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Kiwi dads and their sons are being challenged to a weekend of outdoor bonding adventures at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand at Tongariro. More >>
Get2Go – North Shore & Waitakere Teens To Vie For Title
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 3:47 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Next week (9 August) Waitakere and North Shore year 9 and 10 students will be put through their paces by the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand (OPC), with support from Youthtown in a range of challenging wilderness adventures. More >>
Get2Go 2012 –Calling all teens
Friday, 15 June 2012, 9:29 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand (OPC), with support from Youthtown, is calling for Year 9 and 10 students nationwide to test themselves in a range of challenging wilderness adventures. More >>
2012 Student vs Wild competition opens
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 11:25 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
2012 Student vs Wild competition opens Wilderness-savvy young New Zealanders to vie for $50,000 in Genesis Energy OPC scholarships The search is on for New Zealand’s young answer to Bear Grylls. More >>
Opunake High School Wins Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 1:51 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
In a hard-fought battle, Opunake High School emerged with the top place at the final of this year’s Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge. Runners up last year, Opunake High emerged victorious with a total of 3980 points, 232 points ahead of their nearest ... More >>
Teen Adventurers Set for Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge
Monday, 30 April 2012, 2:53 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
On 13 May the most adventurous senior secondary students in the country will assemble at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre at Tongariro to begin the 2012 Genesis Energy Secondary Schools Hillary Challenge. More >>
Play Hard and Get Ahead: Study at Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Monday, 23 April 2012, 4:18 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand (OPC) is a not-for-profit Charitable Trust Outdoor Education organisation set up nearly 40 years ago by mountaineer Graeme Dingle, with support from his friend and mentor Sir Edmund Hillary. More >>
Have a real adventure these school holidays
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 5:00 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Don’t let these school holidays pass in a fog of PlayStation and boredom. Get out of the house, have a real adventure and learn some cool new tricks. More >>
Ladies Adventure Weekend at OPC, May 5 and 6
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:13 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
It’s a girls weekend away with a difference. Pack the adventurous spirit but leave the high heels at home for two days of fun challenges at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand, on May 5 and 6. More >>
OPC Tongariro appoints passionate new Centre Manager
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:16 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
A career outdoor instructor and UK champion in mountain-bike orienteering has been appointed Centre Manager at OPC’s Tongariro base. Janet Prier has immigrated to New Zealand to take up the appointment after a 26-year career in outdoor education ... More >>
Graham Seatter Takes Top Job at OPC
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 4:56 pm | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Graham Seatter, a former school teacher who became a leading New Zealand corporate affairs manager and was most recently the boss of New Zealand Soccer, has been appointed chief executive for the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre More >>
OPC Implementing All of Coroner’s Findings
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 9:36 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
The Coroner’s finding into the Mangatepopo Gorge tragedy is fair and balanced and the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre will implement all of the recommendations from the Inquest. More >>
OPC Launches Its Enquiry Into Mangatepopo Tragedy
Monday, 26 May 2008, 11:19 am | Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre announced today that it has launched its own independent review of the Mangatepopo River tragedy that claimed seven lives on April 15. More >>
