December 29, 2009
Just before Christmas The Big Walk’s North Island contingent strode into Auckland and what better way to celebrate their arrival … than a bit more walking!!!
We figured the best way to mark the milestone of reaching the city of volcanoes was to scale one of them! But which one? There are 48(ish) to choose from [...]
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December 23, 2009
We were glad to dry out and sort gear at the Mossburn camp ground then it was on to the Mavora Lakes by bike. It could have been a nothing day – 40kms of road, but it wasn’t – Instead it was a break-through day where a sense of team began to shine through. On [...]
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December 21, 2009
With The Big Walk nearing the end of its third week, one of the most encouraging insights emerging is the depth of commitment towards youth development in the most isolated pockets of the country. Rest assured, Heartland New Zealand is alive and well, underpinned by the core values we associate with our nation.
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I pulled up [...]
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December 9, 2009
Cynth and I camped in a field by a gentle stream at the entrance to Mt Linton while we waited for the first lot of students to arrive. At 5.30pm on the December 6, they arrived in Bill Roxburgh’s van – five graduates of Project K Waitakere; Amelia, Mason, Jamie, Jake and Mathew, together with [...]
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December 9, 2009
Well you might not know, but there are two Cynthias acting as support crew on The Big Walk – Cynthia in the North Island and me in the South Island. Thought it was time that I put some words together about our journey!
The South Island has put on a feast of weather for us these [...]
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December 1, 2009
Thank god a man’s not trying to sleep, I said to myself, after being woken from a daze for the third time by my mobile going off in my pocket. It’s Jamie he’s thinking again – he reminds me of myself – scary! He talks to me about satellite phone scheds, getting students to [...]
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December 1, 2009
When I was 60 I predicted my best years would be the next five, and to a greater degree, that has been true but, hells bells, what a roller coaster four years. Jo-anne and I are very happy and FYD grows rapidly around us – by itself our work with FYD would be quite enough [...]
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November 20, 2009
It’s nearly 40 years since Jill Tremain and I set out to traverse the Southern Alps from end to end in winter. As we prepare to set out on The Big Walk I’ve been reflecting on that ambitious undertaking so long ago: it took us 100 days; on 50 of those days we were stormbound [...]
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November 18, 2009
When we established the organisation that is now FYD we could scarcely have imagined that 15 years later we would have nearly 20,000 young people in programmes – young people who will contribute to a better New Zealand.
But there is still much to do and as The Big Walk develops you’ll see how this event [...]
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November 3, 2009
The Foundation For Youth Development (FYD) has achieved some incredible results – working with communities to grow great Kiwi kids. Here are a few statistics describing the potential FYD have helped liberate in our young people.
FYD aims to inspire all school age New Zealand children to reach their full potential through its three key programmes which [...]
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