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Basic Bush/ Bronze DofE training - Manawatu branch

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Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:30 pm

Tamaki West Road Dannevirke

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Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:30 pm - Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 am (NZDT)

Tamaki West Road Dannevirke

110 High St, Dannevirke 4930, New Zealand, Ashhurst

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Basic Bush/ Bronze DofE training - Manawatu branch
Manawatu branch have spaces on their Basic Bushcraft course. This course meets the requirements for Bronze Duke of Edinburgh training. Adult bushcraft training is catered for and will be seperate from the youth groups.

The course is aimed at beginner trampers or those with little experience. It will suit those who wish to undertake easy overnight bush trips using tents or huts close to road ends. An online preparatory session will be held before a planned weekend overnight trip is included. This trip will include a fixed camp or hut stay and a tramp with a full pack.

Participants must:
Be fit to travel for approximately four hours across hill country, on a track, with a full pack.

On completion, the participant will have an experience of:
* How to plan and execute an easy bush trip involving camping out
* How to select and use suitable clothing and equipment
* How to operate camp stoves and manage fuels safely
* Operating in an environmentally responsible manner
* Understanding basic first aid and survival
* Carrying out map work and route finding on a track including applying basic map to ground skills and route finding
* Using bush walking skills including moving effectively with a group along a track
* Basic river safety

Registrations close 2 weeks before the event. Some pre-course preparation information will be sent to ensure you come with the right gear and are ready for the course.
Training weekend 8.30 am Saturday 29th Nov – 3pm Sunday 30th Nov 2025 Tamaki West near Dannevirke.

Cost $60 per person.
Link to Register: tinyurl.com/OTNZMan-bronze
Contact Heather Grady with any queries Y2hhaXIgfCBvdXRkb29ydHJhaW5pbmcgISBueg==, phone 021 210 9859.


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Basic Bush/ Bronze DofE training - Manawatu branch, 28 November | Event in Ashhurst | AllEvents
Basic Bush/ Bronze DofE training - Manawatu branch
Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:30 pm