Auckland - Farm adventures

Let’s be farmers for a day! We will be heading to the strawberry farm for some juicy goodness, and then to the animal farm to pet some furry friends.

*West-based programme, no Ellerslie meeting option.

About Recreate NZ

Recreate NZ is a unique and innovative registered Charitable Trust established in 2002 in Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau.

Recreate NZ is committed to enhancing the intellectual, social, emotional and physical development, and the independence of young people with intellectual disabilities.

Their main kaupapa is to serve our amazing community of young people with disabilities, and to act as a valuable support network to their whānau. We currently deliver over 5,500 opportunities across a range of 600 adventure, recreation, social, education and work-skills programmes in the Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Bay of Plenty and Christchurch regions each year.

Their values

Recreate NZ believe in fostering a safe, inclusive and positive environment to enable personal development opportunities for young people on our programmes.

Personal Growth: Recreate NZ focuses on experiential learning and meaningful personal growth opportunities for young people with disabilities.

Youth Leading Youth: Young people are supported by age-appropriate facilitators and volunteers. We encourage volunteerism, providing leadership skills and inspiring young people to engage in community-based initiatives.

Challenge: We follow social and rights-based models to challenge the status quo. We work to identify and remove barriers to enable full participation in society.

Social: All our programmes are group-based, where age-appropriate socialisation is a key factor for developing friendships.

Healthy Wellbeing: We foster healthy lifestyles including good food choices, being active and encouraging positive social relationships.

Self-determination: We are strengths-based and person-centred to encourage autonomy, where young people can make positive decisions for themselves.

Whānau: We support parents, caregivers, and whānau by offering valuable respite resulting in stronger and more connected communities.

Community Inclusion

When disability is not viewed positively, it puts disabled people at high risk of social exclusion. Recreate NZ programmes and events are inclusive, utilising mainstream venues and activity providers, teaching the community to be more thoughtful about individual capabilities, and increasing acceptance of functional diversity in society.

Participants develop skills and connections on our programmes that enable greater community contribution, and at the same time barriers are broken down, creating more accessibility. Positive experiences promote achievement and elicit responses in other areas of life such as, further education, independent living, employment opportunities, increased socialisation and an active role in community life.

Venue

630c Great South Road
Ellerslie
Auckland

Cost

$150

Contact

• +64 09 638 5364
• info@recreate.org.nz