E3 for Year 12-13 school students (ages 17-18) is a 11-day wilderness expedition. Travelling as a small community through remote wilderness areas of Aotearoa New Zealand, each expedition is focused on developing the character of participants and strengthening their connections with God, others, and creation.
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Our E3 Bay of Islands expedition is an 11-day wilderness journey. Starting from a place of importance in our bicultural journey in Aotearoa New Zealand, we begin with a pōwhiri at Waitangi. Here, we give respect to the whenua/land and moana/ocean that we will travel on.
The next day, we have a day of learning sea kayaking skills on the water before paddling the short distance to Kororāreka/Russell where we will camp overnight, with the sound of kiwi and other native wildlife in the nearby bush.
Returning to our sea kayaks, we make our way to the outer islands. We will either: hike the amazing trail of Cape Brett walkway (including a rest day) or we will paddle to Urupukapuka Island, enjoying the amazing kayaking experience around the surrounding islands. Eventually, we make our way over to Rangihoua/Marsden Cross, which is the site where the Gospel was first shared in New Zealand on Christmas Day in 1814.
After an overnight stay here, we paddle our way back to Waitangi to complete our circumnavigation of the bay, intentionally ending back at the marae where we started.
For more info: https://sunz.org.nz/camps/e3/
For FAQs: https://sunz.org.nz/e3-faq/
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E3 is a partnership between SUNZ, Adventure Specialties Trust and A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand.