Our People, ō tātou
Our friendly staff are here to help and will try their utmost to ensure that your whole experience from booking and planning through to your departure from the island (and everything in between), runs as smoothly as possible.
Facility Manager; Duncan Watson
With a background in corporate business, Duncan has been with the Motutapu Outdoor Education Camp since 2005. Based on the mainland in Auckland, Duncan not only oversees all the bookings but also has the thankless job of finding funding for various projects and overall ensuring all aspects of the camp runs effectively.
But don't let it be said that Duncan is all paperwork and finances, he is also a very accomplished sailor and regualrly competes in sailing regatta's that are both inshore and offhshore based.
Duncan is also involved in the wider outdoor industry; this included being an elected member of the Outdoors New Zealand Board from 2011 - 2016.
Operations Manager; Bronwen Lehmann
Bronwen joined us in August 2007 after nearly a decade of instructional experience in a number of different organisations. Her background, that also includes teaching at a secondary level, has been in pursuit of passing on her passion for the use of the outdoors as a teaching tool for life skills.
Based on the Island throughout the week she is responsible for not only the educational validity of the camp but also ensuring all operational and logistical requirements are met.
Bronwen aims to ensure that all clients have an experience to remember and is motivated to make the organisation of camp as effortless as possilbe. Please do not hesitate to contact her with any questions you may have or to request assistance, when organising your stay with us.
Maintenance Coordinator; Rob Scanlan
Senior Instructor; Gavin Bensemann
Gavin became a part of the MOEC team in the winter of 2011. With years of experience, including running his own outdoor company 'Adventurous Minds' with wife Stacey. Gavin has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the outdoor industry and is one of those rare people that are born to work with children; you'll often find him with a gaggle of kids following his every move!
He has a relaxed and easy going nature, but do not be fooled as behind the facade is a brain that is ticking over at 100 miles an hour. His ability to observe and process what is happening is priceless when managing the risk within the activities and developing personal training schemes for all our instructional staff.
Gavin is also very creative and with a few guidelines as to what activities you wish to partake in and an indication of the aims and objectives of your camp, he will design a programme that will not only suit your needs but ensure you have an experience to remember for a lifetime.
Head of Central Plateau & Resident Instructor; Roseanna (Zanna) Hammat
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Instructor: Jessica Earle

Instructor: Mark Belcher

Instructor: Hannah Power
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