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GROWING OUR
NEXT GENERATION
CREATING LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT PROVIDE YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BE CARING AND CONFIDENT CONTRIBUTORS
TO THEMSELVES, FAMILY, AND OUR NATION.
AN INTRODUCTION TO HILLARY OUTDOORS LAKE TAUPŌ
“IT’S NOT THE MOUNTAIN WE
CONQUER, BUT OURSELVES”
- SIR EDMUND HILLARY
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“ I REALLY BELIEVE THE
EXPERIENCE CHANGED THE
COURSE OF MY LIFE. TO SEE Since 1972 the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoors Education Trust (Hillary Outdoors) has
HOW MUCH IT CHANGED ME been offering world-leading outdoor education programmes to the young people of New
Zealand. Over 150,000 rangatahi from a wide variety of backgrounds have experienced
AND HOW MUCH I’VE GROWN the benefits of these life-changing programmes. Our learning through adventure model
develops vital skills such as confidence, resilience and empathy.
SINCE. I’VE LEARNT INVALUABLE
SKILLS ABOUT TEAMWORK, How do we know it works? A recent independent study by Auckland University of
Technology revealed participants in Hillary Outdoors programmes experienced positive
PERSEVERANCE, AND impacts in five key areas: environmental concern, adventurousness, leadership, social
behaviour and academic results. We also receive correspondence every day from teachers,
COMMITMENT. I DON’T THINK parents and students who tell us the Hillary Outdoors experience has changed lives.
I WOULD BE HEAD BOY Demand for our programmes continues to grow. Our existing centres at Tongariro and
WITHOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.” Great Barrier Island are booked out months in advance, and we are consistently turning
away schools and students who would greatly benefit from our learning approach.
- LIAM COLEY, HEAD STUDENT, HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Due to a generous gift from the Henry Hall Trust, 7.5ha of land has been made available for
a new Hillary Outdoors centre at Kinloch, Lake Taupō. The $29.3m youth outdoor education
and resilience facility will have the capacity to offer programmes to over 4,000 intermediate
and secondary school students each year. Designs have received local and regional council
resource consent and include best practice sustainability features, with an aim to achieve a
net zero impact.
The centre is a significant investment for Hillary Outdoors, and we need your help to
achieve our goal. By offering our rangatahi the life-changing experience of learning through
adventure, we are giving our future leaders the skills they need to take on a new future.
With your help we will achieve great things.
Ngā mihi nui
Graham Seatter
Campaign Director
Chief Executive, Hillary Outdoors
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A CUP TO BE FILLED, THE STORY
OF SIR GRAEME DINGLE.
With fellow mountaineer Jill Tremain, the climbers his character and ambition that led to his
were going where no-one had been before. They achievement of remarkable personal goals. He
were traversing the 1200 kilometre Southern Alps. decided to open an outdoor centre called OPC (now
known as Hillary Outdoors).
Describing himself at that time as a “25-year-
old, boring, self-centred bastard, obsessed with In 1972, when Graeme Dingle was looking for
mountaineering” Dingle’s lightbulb moment came somewhere to locate the Centre and thinking about
when Jill Tremain philosophically told him: sites in the South Island, he turned to Sir Ed – his
friend, mentor and fellow mountaineer. Sir Ed
“Life is a cup to be filled. Not a measure to suggested somewhere “much closer to the centres
be drained.” of population in the North Island—say Ruapehu—
which can be easily reached by lots of people”.
Dingle instantly knew his life would be more fulfilling
by giving something back instead of taking and he 1972, opened Hillary Outdoors Tongariro Centre
started to think about ways he could achieve this.
2006, opened Hillary Outdoors Great Barrier
Island Centre
As a young instructor in the industrial midlands of
the United Kingdom during the late 1960s, Dingle 2020, proposed to open Hillary Outdoors Lake
saw kids alienated by a school system that did not Taupō Centre
work for them and lost in a society which did not
challenge them. Hillary Outdoors led the development of outdoor
education in New Zealand. Dingle’s ground-
Dingle could see similar patterns emerging in breaking philosophy changed established outdoor
OUR FOUNDERS
New Zealand’s education system and he education ideas and shaped the professional
understood how the outdoors had helped mould outdoor education industry in New Zealand today.
“My vision is to be part of making this country the best in the world for
A story of Sir Edmund Hillary, as told by his son, Peter Hillary
children and young people. But we can’t do it alone.”
The way the story goes… he was a pimply-faced teenager with an exasperated teacher who really didn’t
know what to do with this class of Auckland Grammar Boys. Until apparently the very advanced, in those – SIR GRAEME DINGLE
days, idea of taking the whole class down to Mt Ruapehu. And dad said for him, getting down there was
love at first sight. He really, really knew that this is what he wanted to do. I think in a way it’s that type of
experience that comes through participating in Hillary Outdoors programmes.
“Hillary Outdoors is, in my view, one of the most worthwhile
undertakings in New Zealand”
– SIR EDMUND HILLARY
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YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS ARE
SPENDING MORE TIME THAN EVER
ON DIGITAL DEVICES AND LESS TIME
OUTDOORS AND BEING ACTIVE.
New Zealand children aged 5–17 years ranked third highest
out of 40 countries for being overweight.
– MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Only 10% of New Zealand secondary school students meet the
recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
– ACCORDING TO THE LATEST YOUTH HEALTH SURVEY (2012)
New Zealand’s youth suicide rate - teenagers between 15 and
19 - is the highest of OECD and EU countries.
– 2018 UNICEF REPORT
“This opportunity has changed the way I view the world, no longer
seeing through a 6-inch diameter screen. I had so much fun and
made the most of it while I was there. It was the most adventurous
undertaking of my life so far. I felt like Bear Grylls for 5 weeks...
I believe from this opportunity I can now survive in the wilderness
and technology is not the most important thing in the world. I had
fulfilling experiences without technology like rock climbing, tramping,
abseiling and kayaking. I hope to do more of these types of activities
in the future.”
– TE RANGI, STUDENT, WAIKATO
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SOME OF THE BEST
CLASSROOMS HAVE TREES
The outdoors education offered by Hillary Outdoors “Hillary Outdoors is making a positive difference in the lives
has the potential to address some of the key issues of young people through increased wellbeing and mental
facing young New Zealanders and give students the health, a stronger connection with family and community,
skills to succeed in life.
increased participation in outdoor physical activities, building
environmental stewards, the creation of an environment
where cultural identity is strengthened, and an increased
contribution to self.”
– INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (AUT), 2018
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HILLARY OUTDOORS LAKE TAUPŌ TO
ENHANCE PROGRAMME OFFERINGS
GROWING THE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND
Each year Hillary Outdoors Lake Taupō will serve more than 4,000 additional young
people in residential outdoor and environmental education. Hillary Outdoors currently
provides outdoor education to more than 7,500 young people per annum, and this Centre
can increase our capacity to provide outdoor education to over 11,500 young people.
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
Multiple Hillary Outdoors Tertiary-trained alumni are now creating lasting positive change
for tens of thousands of children, communities, and the environment in locations all over
the world. The Lake Taupō centre will enable Hillary Outdoors to expand our successful
tertiary and develop employment readiness programmes. 100% of those who take part in
the tertiary programme at Hillary Outdoors are placed in full time employment within 12
months of finishing.
CONTINUING TO BE INNOVATORS
Hillary Outdoors Lake Taupō will be the first outdoor education centre in the Southern
Hemisphere constructed to meet the Living Building ChallengeTM criteria. The buildings will
be constructed to have a net zero impact and a carbon minimisation philosophy.
“The Centre will provide a valuable and essential service of empowering
young people (across a broad geographic area of New Zealand) to be
work-ready, positively focussed and engaged in prioritising their own
career pathways.”
– ENTERPRISE GREAT LAKE TAUPŌ
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150,000+
By Hillary Outdoors’ 50th Anniversary
in 2022, over 150,000 young people
will have learned through adventure
at Hillary Outdoors
WE KNOW WHAT WORKS AND WE KNOW
HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Sir Edmund Hillary understood from his own experience the power of strengths-based
learning and goal-setting. He said:
“For a life to be interesting, set objectives for yourselves, and tough objectives. Things 1 MILLION
that make you use every strength and skill that you possess. When you overcome those Over $1m is awarded annually in Hillary
challenges, you just don’t stop there, you carry on picking out the next great challenge.” Step Scholarships for hundreds of students
from low decile areas to get an outdoor
Hillary Outdoors programmes are built on this philosophy. We expose young people education
to outdoor situations which allow them to draw upon their inherent skills, talents, and
knowledge to achieve success. They can then translate those learnings back to their
daily lives.
“Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) currently partners with Hillary Outdoors to
train young people from our region through our Cadetship Programme.
The RAL Cadetship Programme is a partnership between RAL and The
Ministry of Social Development (MSD). Cadets are put forward by MSD and +$1.4M ON
THE ECONOMY
selected by RAL based on their suitability and readiness for work. We The Centre is projected to generate an
employ up to 20 cadets annually and provide them with work experience incremental economic impact of at least
$1.4m on the Taupō economy in 2025,
and training on the mountain. making Hillary Outdoors the largest
employer in the wider Kinloch area
Part of this programme includes a week-long course at Hillary Outdoors to
provide them with additional skills and experiences to not only grow their
resilience but also improve their work readiness. We have seen first-hand
the benefits that the Hillary Outdoors programme has on these young
people, building their confidence and mana, with improving retention
rates and reduced absenteeism from work.”
– MT RUAPEHU WHAKAPAPA AND TUROA, ROSS COPELAND, CHIEF EXECUTIVE +25 YEARS OF TERTIARY
Over $30,000 has been awarded in Māori
Scholarships for Tertiary Students. With
over 25 years of Tertiary-trained and cadet
graduate programmes our alumni are now
creating lasting positive change for tens of
thousands of children, communities, and the
environment in locations throughout New
Zealand and the world.
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EXPANDING THE IMPACT:
THE STORY OF THE HENRY HALL TRUST +34% OVER
PAST 6 YEARS
Hillary Outdoors is now reaching capacity in both of its existing Centres.
Course demand is growing strongly, with 34% growth in the number of
In early 2017 the Trust decided to utilise its land at Kinloch, Lake Taupō to partner with a well-proven students attending courses at both Hillary Outdoors Centres in Tongariro
and reputable New Zealand organisation to the benefit of New Zealand and the Taupō region. Our family and Great Barrier Island over the past six years.
has benefit immensely from fifty years holidaying in the Taupō region and we therefore want to give-
back to the region.
The Trust undertook a lengthy scoping exercise and we met with all kinds of local and national organisations. 11,500 YOUNG PEOPLE
We ultimately selected Hillary Outdoors because they met all the following criteria we required of our partner:
By 2025, the new Centre will support Hillary Outdoors to educate over
11,500 young people through their programmes and events annually.
BENEFICIAL TO YOUTH particularly those local DESIRE TO HELP GROW the local economy and
to the Taupō district and surrounding regional create a centre that offered a point of difference to
communities what is currently available.
10,000+ ENVIRONMENTAL
ABILITY TO ASSIST WITH EMPLOYMENT
readiness of youth and create employment
SYMPATHETIC TO THE ENVIRONMENT and the
willingness to incorporate sustainable features into
STEWARDS ANNUALLY
opportunities for local young people. The Centre will be a model for Hillary Outdoors to develop sustainability
the building design and programmes.
practices and training programmes which will be rolled out across the
entire organisation, providing education on sustainability for thousands
WORK WITH LOCAL IWI to assist them to DISPLAY A PROVEN BUSINESS MODEL and of students each year.
achieve their goals for young people. present financial plans to back-up the viability of
a new centre.
Hillary Outdoors has impressed me as an organisation who can tailor solutions to help all young people. The
organisation’s leadership is in touch with the pressures young New Zealanders of all backgrounds face and
the results that Hillary Outdoors is achieving are quite remarkable. This Centre will enable Hillary Outdoors to
broaden its reach and capabilities within a sustainable environment.
The uniqueness of this new Centre and the subsequent benefits to the region and New Zealand are immense.
This Centre will be a game-changer in youth development and sustainability.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall Trust
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WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS ARE INSPIRED
The design of the Hillary Outdoors Lake Taupō This Centre will allow Hillary Outdoors to offer
“The economic, social, environmental and sustainability benefits from this
Centre will be constructed according to the programmes to younger intermediate school-
principles of the Living Building ChallengeTM, one aged youth. The lakeside centre can provide a less complex will be invaluable for the Taupo community and at a nationwide level,
of the most rigorous performance standards for demanding introductory level of outdoor education and the Hillary Outdoor Centre will add another compelling dimension to our
built environments in the world. due to the natural environment. regional educational offering.”
Annually, over 4,000 intermediate and high school Lake Taupō provides an eclectic mix of nature, – ENTERPRISE GREAT LAKE TAUPŌ
students will be immersed in the Centre’s natural culture, heritage, and waterborne sporting and land
environment and encouraged to develop their activities in an accessible geographical location.
awareness, understanding, values and skills toward
shaping future sustainable communities.THE TIME IS NOW
We can expand Hillary Outdoors’ ability to transform lives by opening a new
Centre at Lake Taupō which will educate more students, train more Instructors,
train more Tertiary and Cadet students, further partnerships through a new
employment readiness programme that focuses on predominantly Maōri and
Pasifika youth and reach more schools to integrate outdoor education into New
Zealand’s curriculum.
Life changing experiences happen weekly at Hillary Outdoors. Thousands of young
people every year are immersing themselves in outdoor education and opening
their minds to the natural world around them, to themselves, to their family, to their
community, and to our society.
This is a pivotal time for our youth, our schools, the environment, and our nation.
Hillary Outdoors Lake Taupō has a big role to play.
“I have always felt the importance of young people becoming
familiar with the out-of-doors. It gives us challenges. It
encourages us to enjoy things that are beautiful. It encourages
us to preserve the environment. The out-of-doors makes kids
aware of what our country has to offer. It makes them realise
there are things beyond the concrete jungles of our cities”
– SIR EDMUND HILLARY
20 21“When the journey gets tougher we have to do
the same. This week has changed my life”
– STUDENT YEAR 13, CHILTON SAINT JAMES SCHOOL
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LEADING OUTDOOR EDUCATION
PURPOSE
YOUTH LEARNING THROUGH ADVENTURE
31D Bartley Terrace, Devonport, Auckland 0624, New Zealand . Free Phone 0800 688 843
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