by admin | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kia ora Parents and Guardians, We hope you’re all doing well! We wanted to give you a heads-up about a change in our camp plans because of the orange weather warning forecast for this Sunday. To keep everyone safe and sound, we’ve decided to push back the start of...
by admin | Dec 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Everything Parents Need to Know: A Sneak Peek Inside Your Child's Finlay Park Adventure! Is your child ready for their Finlay Park experience? Whether they’re first-time campers or returning adventurers, we know parents (and kids!) often have questions about...
by admin | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Village Kitchen Revamp: Bigger, Brighter, and Wash-Up Done Right! If you’ve stayed in The Village at Finlay Park, you know it’s a fantastic spot for groups who love a self-catered, community feel. But let’s be honest: when you’re feeding a hungry camp, the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | ShareYourStory
Have you ever found a place where you can feel peace, be challenged and personally grow? A place that you know will provide you space to focus on what’s important but also push you to become better than when you arrived… The Finlay Park team asked me to write a few...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | ShareYourStory
The Waller family is 3 generations at Finlay Park.GENERATION 1Barry Waller – 1958 – 1963 Easter camps with Manurewa BaptistMrs Gail Waller – Helping out in the camp kitchen various camps Finlay Park holiday camps 1983 – 1991GENERATION 2Javan Waller – 1983 – 1989 BYM...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | ShareYourStory
My name is Dale DRAKE. I first started coming to Finlay Park in either the late 80’s or very early 90’s – I don’t recall exactly. I started coming as a young teenager with my Putaruru youth group friends. I came for most holiday camps and later on, as I got...
by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Uncategorized, update
Exciting Features Dual Slide Design Race your friends on our side-by-side slides and see who can reach the bottom first! Enhanced Safety Our new slide is built with the latest safety features to ensure a fun and safe experience for everyone. Construction of the...
by admin | May 16, 2024 | update
We host over 12,000 people per year at Finlay Park and our mission is “To provide campers with a World Class adventure camp, showcasing the love of Jesus and the beauty of God’s creation” Have you been to Finlay Park this season? What group did you come...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | update
The Barge is an incredible work horse for Finlay Park. Taking thousands of kids a year down to Animal Survival or across to the Glow Worms at night. Wai Ora does an amazing job. And for lots of kids it is their first time on a boat! We only use Yamaha engines on the...
by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
You may be wondering what is Ian doing now that Gus is the Finlay Park Camp Director. Well we are glad that you asked. Today the Special Projects team was fixing the floor in the big gym, and of course stopping for the interruption of a phone...
