What are you doing these holidays? If you’re looking for something different, something exciting, something unforgettable, then you need to check out Shakespear Lodge camp!
We offer a variety of options for kids of all ages and abilities, from day camps to overnight camps, from centre-based programmes to outdoor experiences. You’ll have the chance to interact with nature, make friends, have fun, be adventurous, and most importantly, go home with positive stories and new skills.
The Y (formerly known as YMCA) Shakespear Lodge offers a range of holiday camp options for 6 - 14 year-olds during the school holidays and have both day and overnight options to suit any family.
The camp programme includes epic activities like orienteering, raft-building, kayaking, sports, arts and crafts. Children get to experience independence, meet new friends, develop confidence, and other skills such as teamwork and communication.
Join our Holiday Outdoor Adventure Programme and embark on an action-packed journey through nature's wonders! With day and night options, you can choose the adventure perfect for you and your kids. Pick up/drop off options available.
With The Y's Day Camps, you can drop your kid off during their break and go about work as normal.
Give your child a school holidays they'll love with The Y’s Day camps. Your child will make friends, interact with caring adults, and enjoy fun in the outdoors. Day camps with The Y are led by experienced staff and offers nearly all the benefits of overnight camp – new outdoor experiences, skill–building and lasting friendships – in beautiful, breath-taking outdoor settings, while allowing campers to return home each afternoon.
Day camps give kids a holiday getaway and offer parents a break from day-care. Kids scoot off to camp for the day, make new friends, learn new skills, and get home in time for dinner. Our Y Outdoors team understands that it’s tough for some of our campers to be away from home (and for their parents) so that’s why we offer a programme that gives campers the ‘camp experience’ without the hassle of staying over.
The Y overnight camp experiences can stretch from one night to a whole week and are led by a dedicated team of staff who ensure campers enjoy outdoor adventures and build new friendships that last a lifetime.
Overnight camps offer total immersion that allows campers to build strong friendships and a sense of community. This is the quintessential camp experience: at overnight camp, your child will play spotlight, tell ghost stories, and fall asleep to the sound of moreporks in the skies. And they will gather - and help create - memories to last a lifetime. The Y sleepaway camps are where kids can dare, discover, and dream.
Don’t wait, sign up now!
1503 Whangaparaoa Road, Shakespear Regional Park
Army Bay, Whangaparaoa
Phone: 09 424 7111
Jump Outdoors (6 to 7-year-olds)
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Monday 30 September - Wednesday 2 October
Discover Outdoors (8 to 11-year-olds)
Explore Outdoors (12 to 14-year-olds)
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Monday 30 September - Friday 4 October
Blast Outdoors (7 to 14-year-olds)
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Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 October
Drop off children between 8:15am - 8:45am.
Pick up children between 5pm - 5.30pm.
Offering our youngest campers a change to experience the exciting outdoors in a safe and caring environment. Activities could include some Kiwi classics like climbing, high ropes, bush skills, confidence or team building activities, or archery!
Group games and hanging out with children of a similar age makes this camp the perfect way to start your outdoors journey, making new friends and being active along the way
GET IN TOUCHOffering kids a chance to meet and hang out with campers of a similar age. The focus of this week is on outdoor activities - ranging from climbing, kayaking, orienteering, raft building and archery. Gaining skills and confidence in these is a fantastic way to prepare kids for New Zealand's great outdoors.
GET IN TOUCHA great way to make and hang out with friends of a similar age who enjoy the same things, while getting stuck into cool outdoor activities. Campers get to help design their own programme with activities early in the week providing the skills for an outdoor mission later in the week. From Going Bush to a water-based mission, who knows where the Explorers will end up.
GET IN TOUCHAn amazing way for kids to get the exciting camp experience but to go home and sleep in their own beds at night. Kids will enjoy all the epic adventures camp has to offer during the day, new outdoor experiences, skill–building and lasting friendships – in beautiful, breath-taking outdoor settings, led by accredited and we-trained staff.
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Dorm style accommodation. Campers can request to be in the same room as friends.
The Y staff are in cabins next to the campers - on duty overnight if needed.
Nutritious meals are included in the programme and dietary requirements can be catered for.
A wide range of 'Challenge by Choice' activities with any specialty equipment included.
Transport options to and from camp - from two central Auckland locations.
Or make your own way to and from camp.
Drop off at Camp - arriving between 8:45 am, and 9:30 am. Bus from The Y Mt Albert departs at 8 am; Bus From The Y North Shore departs at 9 am
Pick up from Camp - by 3:30 pm. Bus back to The Y North Shore - arriving at 4:15 pm; Bus back to The Y Mt Albert - arriving at 4:45 pm
(Traffic Permitting)
Need extra Support to pay for Camp?
As YMCA is an MSD-approved provider, eligible families can apply to WINZ for an OSCAR Subsidy. Please contact WINZ to see what you are eligible for.
If you receive MOH Career Support days you can use these to pay for camp - you need 5 full days to cover the whole programme or we can split the payment up - please contact the camp office for details.
Are you supported by Oranga Tamariki, Foster Hope, Barnardos...?
The Y works with these and similar agencies to assist children to attend our camps. Please contact your caseworker to discuss how they can support you to come to camp.
Our online booking system makes registering for camp a simple process. Once registered on AimyPlus - follow the booking instructions to select your programme, your price, and the transport options available.
Remember your login details so you can book for future programmes and make changes to current bookings.
Set up an account for your family and register. If you already have an AimyPlus account, you can use those login details - ensure to check and update your details.
If you're supporting a family, set up an account for them - so each family has its own account. If they already have an AimyPlus account, they can use those login details. You can include your contact details on their booking, and we will be in touch with you to arrange payment.