For ten rainy days in May, Living Springs looked like something out of a Bruce Willis movie with sixty members of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad moving in to set up base for a national training initiative. The weather at times added to the mystique with sinister black SUV’s moving in the mist and black kitted, armed professionals moving in and out on excursions. The Peter Morrow Auditorium was in lockdown as communication central and, one evening the participants included two NZ Army Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV’s). Not your everyday camp but, when things go bad these are the people who move into harm’s way on our behalf, and it was an honour and a privilege to host them. They illustrate once again the amazing diversity of people who are now connecting with Living Springs and finding here a setting and supporting services which can help them towards doing something extraordinary.

We are launching our new Sea Kayaking Tours. This is a great way to explore Lyttelton Harbour and will appeal to both visitors to the region and groups looking for something different to do. There are half and full day trips available from $80pp. The trip includes sighting amazing old shipwrecks and paddling through sea caves not accessible by land.

For more information and to find out when we are running trips
phone 0800 GO 2 SEA

Over the last few months, we have been upgrading the Living Springs website to make it more informative, interesting and user friendly for our clients. Something new we’ve added is the ability for organisers of upcoming camps to go in and download at their convenience all the forms and docs they need to complete in preparation for coming to camp at Living Springs. Plus, there are lots more images of all our great facilities.

We’ve also created Living Springs Facebook and You Tube pages so you can follow us easily on line (links available on our home page). Make sure you become a fan. Our website is all about continual improvement so if you have any feedback, we’d love to hear from you. Please note, we have had technical issues with the 'contact us' form. It has been resolved now but if your haven't had a responce to a query please talk with us directly.

Please send comments to info@livingsprings.co.nz

You don’t have to be part of a big group to enjoy the idyllic setting of Living Springs. If you want to escape the city for the weekend but don’t want to have to travel for hours, why not try our Bellbird Heights Motel Units for a relaxed getaway?

We have 2 x 2 bedroom units and 2 x studio units available for hire. These are modern and comfortable units with well equipped kitchens. Set amongst native bush, you can listen to the Bellbirds and enjoy amazing harbour views from your balcony.

For enquiries contact us on 329 9788 or email us on
admin@livingsprings.co.nz

Living Springs has become a popular venue for music group rehearsals. Many recent groups have commented on the amazing acoustics in our auditorium.

Recent visits have included the NZ National Youth Choir, who were preparing for their overseas tour which included performing in Shanghai at the World Expo.

Another group who come regularly to rehearse are The Christchurch City Chorus who are part of Sweet Adelines International - a world–wide organisation of singers. Recent winners of the 2010 National Women’s Barbershop Competition held in May, they will be heading to Houston in 2011 to represent the region in the International Competition. Their win ranks them among the world’s top Sweet Adelines International Choruses. Congratulations from the team at Living Springs.