OUR HERITAGE EST. 1962 IN ANAKIWA

At the time of the Treaty of Waitangi the residents of Anakiwa were Ngāti Rāhiri. Although this hapū departed during the 1850 land wars to support their whānau in Taranaki, other hapū and whānau of Te Ātiawa have manawhenua (authority over the land) throughout the area to the present day.

In 1962, the Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand purchased a guest house built by the Beauchamp family who had farmed Anakiwa since 1863. Governor-General Lord Cobham opened the school on 1st September 1962 and shortly after thirty-six young men were welcomed on the first course. Ten years later the first women were invited to attend. Over the years the school in Anakiwa has grown significantly with the original guest house being replaced with new buildings in 1980 and the addition of a new watch house in 2018 as part of Project Refresh, a major building campaign to future proof the school.

Outward Bound and Te Ātiawa recognise the diverse history of Anakiwa, and actively work together to protect the uniqueness of the area.