It's happening again in 2027! Wednesday, Thursday, Friday April 14, 15 and 16 - the first week of the school holidays, send your kids along to OTAMATEA DAY CAMP! REGISTRATIONS OPEN EARLY MARCH 2027. Please note this camp is for kids who live or go to school in the area from Matakohe to Brynderwyns. This is such a popular camp, we would hate to have local kids missing out. Please do not apply or try to register if you are from outside of this catchment area. Otamatea Day Camp is put on by the churches of Maungaturoto/Paparoa/Ararua to share the message of Jesus Christ with kids in our area. The cost of the 2027 Day Camp is yet to be confirmed, but usually hovers around the $30/$40 mark per child for all three days, the most affordable school holiday programme around! Buses are available to get kids to the camp site - more info about that on the registration forms when they become available (early March). Please note that due to catchment area changes, there is no longer a bus from Mangawhai/Kaiwaka. The day usually kicks off around 9.30am and finishes around 3pm, except on the last day of camp which ends with a family BBQ, with all parents and siblings invited. Days are filled with building bush huts, doing various activities and electives, playing sports, cooking sausages over an open fire, singing in the big tent, getting dirty...all that good kiwi stuff! This is a popular camp that has been running for many years, and we'd love to welcome your tamariki. See you at Day Camp!
