'Toward a healthier and safer community through improvement of individuals self - concepts'

This 'Challenge Ropes Course' is a tool for personal and educational growth that makes positive changes in people's lives. It's a blend of low and high ropes activities, in a prescribed sequence that takes people beyond their self-expectations, or limitations.

'Challenge By Choice'

No two people are the same, neither are their challenges. Therefore 'Challenge by choice' sets a safe physical and emotional environment for participants to grow and develop at their own pace.

Course Design

The Tauranga Ropes Course is a Project Adventure New Zealand (PANZ) designed and built Challenge Ropes Course. PANZ are leaders in designing and installing Challenge Ropes Courses having completed 33 in New Zealand. The parent company, Project Adventure, have built over 1,500 worldwide. Our Course complies with all OSH regulations for Ropes Courses.

Safety

The Tauranga Ropes Course undertakes comprehensive 6 monthly checks on all components of our Ropes Course. PANZ are contracted to do a comprehensive annual check.

The Low Ropes

The Low Ropes, not to be mistaken for a 'jungle gym', comprises of 11 activities no higher than 500cm from the ground. Essentially, it is a tool used to develop teams and enhance individuals.

The essence of a Low Ropes Course is FUN! What better medium gives participants the opportunity to learn and develop?

Trust, communication skills, cooperation, focus and support, goal setting, achievement, self-confidence, safety awareness and personal responsibility are some achievable outcomes of a Low Ropes Course programme.

Safety practices and sequencing are integral elements of all Low Ropes Course programmes.

The ownership of the activity belongs to the group not the facilitator, once ownership is taken, then the outcomes of each activity will be diverse and unique.

'The answers lie within'

The High Ropes

'99% of the population have a fear, to some degree, of heights'

Built on 18 metre poles, this is one of the highest pole-built Ropes Courses in New Zealand. Designed to be a challenge to all, whether it's climbing another rung on the ladder or scaling a free standing pole and making a daring jump for the trapeze.

Peak experience: after developing a safe learning environment (physical and emotional) through initiative and low ropes activities, the high ropes becomes an amazing tool - used to push boundaries and limits far beyond whatever you'd thought possible.

'To grow you must take a risk and step out of your comfort zone!'

Risk = Perceived Risk. Participating on a Ropes Course is definitely a perceived risk, in-fact - through a twenty year survey of 'job related injuries' it was concluded that a Ropes Course program is as risky as working in the field of real-estate, insurance or finance.

It should be understood that, every safety system on a ropes course has a backup. Our top quality equipment is designed and built to hold a capacity at least 5 times MORE than necessary.