The details...
How do we get to the Bush Boardrooms?
Maungatautari: The Visitor Centre at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and meeting place for our packages is 20mins south of Cambridge, 50minutes south of Hamilton and about 1 hour 15 from Tauranga - at 99 Tari Road, Pukeatua.
Waitākere: Velskov is situated at 627 Huia Road, Parau, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, just 25-35 minutes drive from Auckland CBD. Secure parking is available.
Pureora: The middle of nowhere - well send you detailed instructions! Piropiro Pureora Forest Park, approximately 3.5 hours drive south from Auckland and about 1 hour south of Te Kuiti.
Capacity at each location
Maungatautari: For groups of 6 - 16
Waitākere: For groups of 8 - 20
Pureora: For groups of 10 - 30
How far do we have to walk?
This depends on which location and which package you choose.
Maungatautari: For packages including our mindful hike, your team may walk up to 5km over the course of the day. It's around 1km on a gravel bush track to walk into the secret spot the bush boardroom is nestled. There are some short, steeper sections and ups and downs!
Waitākere: The track at Velskov is a bush track mix of metal, dirt, foliage and roots. There are some steep sections but overall you may walk 1-3km over the day.
Pureora: This track is a mix of stairs and bush track with dirt, foliage and roots. There are some steep sections, but it is only a short 5minute walk to the Bush Boardroom at Pureora. On the mindful hike, you may walk up to 3km.
Fitness requirements
We know that not everyone will be experienced when it comes to the outdoors and hiking, and that's fantastic. Getting a little out of comfort zone in safe hands is what it's all about. We can cater to most fitness levels and abilities and will work within your groups capabilities. As a rough guideline, individuals should be able to walk for an hour continuously with a few steep inclines on a sometimes uneven surface at a very gentle pace.
Accessibility
All of our tracks at each of our Bush Boardroom locations have gradients which makes wheelchair access difficult or impossible, depending on the ability of the person using the chair, their supporters and the sort of chair. We would like to be more accessible but the terrain makes this difficult.
What about the weather?
We have complete rain cover for each of our Bush Boardrooms, so the rain isn't a problem for your meetings.
For the other components of our packages, as long as everyone comes prepared with rain jackets and umbrella's we will still go ahead.
Rain policy
We will go ahead with the agreed programme if there is rain on the day(s), as long as it is safe to do so.
Wind
If there are high winds over 70km/hour, the whole of the Southern Enclosure at Maungatautari closes for safety. At our other venues we will apply the same caution. In these instances, we will arrange an alternative date that suits both parties at no additional cost.
What seasons/months do you operate?
We run our packages year round. We have heating, blankets and hot chocolate for the coolers months!
Cell phone coverage?
Maungatautari: There is limited cell phone reception at this Bush Boardroom - you will find some patchy coverage spots if you are a spark customer. Your host will never be far and is usually based at the bush shelter with a radio for emergencies.
Waitākere: There is reception/coverage at Velskov.
Pureora: The is no cell phone reception at Timber Trail Lodge but there is WiFi.
Unplugged?
There is no power at our Bush Boardrooms! We think simple is best, so do away with powerpoints and laptops, but provide an easel with paper and pens to use.
Accommodation
The Timber Trail Lodge can sleep up to 45 guests. If you are interested in accommodation for either Maungatautari or Waitākere, let us know as we can recommend accommodation options for your group.
Catering for dietary requirements
We can cater for most special dietary requirements, please ask on enquiry.
Custom programmes and packages
Yes! We can put something specifically tailored for your business/team together. If fact most of our packages are bespoke.