SATURDAY

9.00am - Meet in Waipari yard

9.00 to 10.00am - Some theoretical aspects covered

10am to 12.30pm - Some practical aspects covered in the individual instruction on the training course

12.30pm - Lunch

1pm to 5pm - Drive out to bush campsite,

5pm to? Set up camp, relax, drink, eat, sing, drink, chat, and sleep.

SUNDAY

8.30am  - Strike camp, and head off to the top of the Atua hill; Option of challenging track, involving winching etc, or easy track.

12.00pm - Lunch on top of hill.

12.30pm - Set off via old rock formations containing fossils, back to station yard.

3.30pm - Travel to Tukituki river for river training and a swim or fish.

4.30pm - Exam and certificate to finish. This is a paper consisting of 25 multi-choice questions.