December 31, 2009
The sun peeked through the pohutakawa trees onto our tents, and NZ1 (at least that was my guess) made its approach to landing from the South East after its 11 hour flight from LAX. I rolled over in my tent and saw that it was 0550hrs. In less than ten minutes Liss would introduce the [...]
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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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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 [...]
Categories: Auckland, FYD, Graeme Dingle, Jo-anne Wilkinson, Preparation | Comments [1]
November 16, 2009
Last week I joined a bunch of Summer and Winter Olympians, adventurers, business owners and outdoor gurus as The North Face officially opened its first flagship store in New Zealand.
As corporate big-wigs trundled home after work, the new store filled with athletes in enough trend-setting threads to fit out the shop – The North Face [...]
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November 16, 2009
Last week Jamie and four young Kiwis participating in The Big Walk headed over to The Radio Network studio, to record campaign advertisements – due to hit the airwaves later this month. The ads have been made possible by Classic Hits, ZM and NewstalkZB, who are committed to making The Big Walk happen.
The outing was a [...]
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November 10, 2009
People arrived into Auckland from all over the country yesterday for a day to prepare for The Big Walk alongside other like-minded people committed to the campaign. With the day hosted by ON-Brand Partners, it was a fantastic opportunity for Wilderness Instructors, Communications, and Support teams to discuss further ideas, ask questions, and clearly understand [...]
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November 3, 2009
Northcote Primary School was the alive with enthusiasm this evening, as a group of Project K graduates signed up for a great summer challenge – The Big Walk!
Auckand-based Project K offices teamed up with AUT staff to host graduates of all ages. It didn’t take long before stories from the various programmes started coming out. What [...]
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This is sooo Kool and i love the AWESOME video of me running with my bike of the Hook behind ...