Pirongia Forest Park Lodge

"Kate Parr, the camp manager, was fantastic to deal with in terms of organising the camp programme and arrangements before and during camp. She was prompt in her email responses, happy to answer all my questions (nothing seemed like a stupid question!) and did all she could to make my school's camp at Pirongia Lodge as memorable and fun as possible. Kate's instructors at her company, First Step Outdoors, were also great to work with. I found them most professional to deal with and friendly. They worked really well with my Y10 class and were most encouraging and helpful. The instructors ensured my students were kept safe at all times whilst still giving them an adventurous and challenging outdoor experience. Kate organised catering for my group. Her cook, Rachel, was also very approachable and helpful. The meals provided were delicious and nutritious. Pirongia Lodge is in a beautiful setting. The Lodge offers great facilities both in terms of accommodation and activities for students to to do. It seemed well maintained and was very clean. The mattresses were surprisingly comfortable!"

"Again, another excellent stay at Pirongia Forest Park Lodge! We're super blessed to be able to run the Pirongia Trail Run from the Lodge and use the stunning grounds as our start/finish line and race HQ. Kate and the team have a real gem up there - what an awesome facility for the Waipa region. Looking forward to next year! Tu meke."

"The facilities are excellent and Kate is amazing. We have stayed here multiple times and it is fantastic every time! It is such a beautiful location and there are so many different activities to do. We absolutely love taking groups to Pirongia Forest Park Lodge and I look forward to staying there again in the future."

"Our tauira enjoyed the activities offered by Kate and her team. The venue was a perfect fit for our students and the location on Pirongia Maunga was picture perfect. Thank you Kate for providing fantastic activities, archery and the bush walk. being their favorite activities. We look forward to bringing our senior students back next year."

"The lodge and facilities comfortably accommodated our school rowing crews. The 2 dorms and separate rooms suites us perfectly. The kitchen was fantastic for catering, dinning room spacious and everyone enjoyed the outside space and nature. Being able to use a washing machine and having ample line for drying made life very easy. Kate was fabulous and assisted us greatly - I can’t recommend this enough to groups. Thank you for giving us all a wonderful experience."