NZSSCS is the New Zealand Stage and Screen Combat School, a training and events business on Mokoia Road in Birkenhead that was set up in 2015 by Alexander James Holloway. Its school teaches stage and screen combat to actors, and its holiday programmes are open to children and adults. Every programme includes sword fighting, axe throwing and archery, with themes such as warrior skills, prop and set making, script writing, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer and screen work for teens.
Axes & Arrows is the school's axe throwing and archery offer for groups. It runs team days, corporate events, birthday and stag parties, and mobile pop-up events at festivals, fairs, schools and private gatherings. Sessions are run by qualified combat instructors, and participants are paired by skill level, so first-timers and experienced throwers are both catered for. The website says the axe and archery sessions suit ages six and up. One customer described a day with the school as smooth, with good communication through the planning.