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                                              HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

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                                              MERC School Holiday Programmes, led by our team of qualified instructors, are an excellent way for children aged 7 - 12 yrs (inclusive) to have fun outside the home. Our instructor to child ratios mean that spaces are limited so do make sure that you book early.

                                               If you are not already on our School Holiday Programme Database please email our office on 
                                              office@merc.org.nz so that you can be kept up-to-date with registration details as they come to hand.

                                              The School Holiday Programmes that we will be running in the upcoming break will have some variations on our regular, highly popular activities:


                                              The dates for the next School Holidays will be:

                                              16th January- 20th January

                                              -Monday 16th - Abseiling, Slingshot and Body Boarding

                                              -Tuesday 17th - Raft Building, Climbing and Surfing

                                              -Wednesday 18th - Bush and Coastal Walk Expedition

                                              -Thursday 19th - Sailing, Kayaking and Tree Climbing

                                              -Friday 20th - Canoeing, Snorkelling and Stackem


                                              23rd January- 27th January
                                              -Monday 23rd - Slingshot, Climbing and Bodyboarding

                                              -Tuesday 24th - Stackem, Surfing and Orienteering

                                              -Wednesday 25th - Expedition (Sailing or Kayaking to be confirmed on the day)

                                              -Thursday 26th - Dinghy Games, Tree Climbing and Canadian Canoeing

                                              -Friday 27th - Snorkelling, Kayaking and Abseiling


                                              Important Registration Details

                                              Sir Peter Blake MERC is now OSCAR and CYFs accredited, for more information on eligibility please contact the MERC office at 09 473-0714

                                              Age: 7yrs - 12yrs (inclusive)

                                              Times: 9am - 4pm

                                              Cost $35 per child/per day.

                                              Sir Peter Blake MERC School Holiday Programmes are designed for children aged 7 -12 years (inclusive).  If your child is yet to turn 7 but you would like to be added to our School Holiday Programme Database please complete an enquiry form and you will remain informed of all our future programmes.

                                              Programmes run from 9am - 4pm each day during the April Holidays, July Holidays and September Holidays.  Our Christmas Holiday Programmes run each day during the last two weeks of January.

                                              Staff will be on-site outside of these times, but please advise in advance if you will be making early drop-offs or late pick-ups. 

                                              Children are unable to be supervised prior to 8.30am and after 4.30pm