Scouts Aotearoa

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The Scout Association of New Zealand
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HeadquartersLevel 1, 1 Kaiwharawhara Road, Wellington, 6035
CountryNew Zealand
Founded1923
incorporated 1941
Founder The Boy Scouts Association (of the United Kingdom)
Membership18219 [1]
Affiliation World Organization of the Scout Movement
Website
http://www.scouts.nz/
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Scouts Aotearoa, known internationally as Scouts Aotearoa New Zealand [a] [4] [5] is a trading name of The Scout Association of New Zealand, [6] the national Scouting association in New Zealand and an affiliate of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) since 1953. Scouts Aotearoa had 12,156 youth members and with 5,888 volunteers as of the end of 2020. [7]

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The association actively participates in many Asia-Pacific Region and World Scout camps and Jamborees. [8] [9] [10] [ clarification needed ]

History

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Membership emblem until 2008

For the history of Scouting in New Zealand generally, from 1908 see Scouting in New Zealand. In 1923, The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom formed a branch in New Zealand and set about re-organising scouting according to its Policy, Organisation and Rules and establishing its Wolf Cubs and Rover programs. [11] The Boy Scouts Association's New Zealand branch was incorporated in 1941 as The Boy Scouts Association (New Zealand Branch), Incorporated which changed its name to The Boy Scouts Association of New Zealand in 1956 and then to The Scout Association of New Zealand in 1967.

Until 1953 the New Zealand branch was represented internationally through The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ] In 1953, the New Zealand branch became a direct member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. In 1963, the Venturer Scout section was introduced. In 1976, the first females became members of the Venturer section, on a trial basis. In 1979, females were formally admitted and the Venturer section became co-ed. [12] In 1987, girls were formally admitted into the Scout section. This was followed by girls being admitted into the Kea and Cub programs in 1989.

In 1979, Mr. Arthur W.V. Reeve was awarded the Bronze Wolf , the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. The Scout Law was rewritten, and reduced to three key tenets in 2015: [13] An official Māori language translation was also created.

Events

The first New Zealand Jamboree, the New Zealand Exhibition Jamboree was held in Dunedin in the years 1925–6. An estimated 200 people attended. The next was held in Auckland in 1958–9. Since then they have been held every three years. The 20th New Zealand Jamboree was held from 2013 to 2014 in Feilding, and the 21st New Zealand Jamboree was held at Renwick Sports Ground, Marlborough, from 29 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. [14]

Ventures are held every three years and attended by youth in the Venturer section. Venture is split into two parts – phase one (off site expeditions) and phase two (onsite activities). The 15th New Zealand Venture was held in Mayfield, Canterbury from the 29th December 2022 to 8th January 2023 [15]

As of 2023, there have been 80 National Rover Moots in New Zealand. Moots are normally held locally and nationally once a year which are organised and run by Rovers. The 80th National Rover Moot (Wild Moot) was held at Kumara Racecourse, Kumara, West Coast over Easter weekend 2023.

Sections

Youth members follow programmes, in sections divided by age-ranges:

Cook Islands Boy Scout Association

The Cook Islands Boy Scout Association comes under the administration of Scouting New Zealand, continuing the arrangement from before the Cook Islands became a self-governing dependency of New Zealand, as does Scouting in Niue and Scouting in Tokelau.

Scouting and Guiding on Niue

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The emblem of Scouting on Niue features a palm tree.

Scouting and Guiding on Niue comes under the administration of Scouting New Zealand, continuing the arrangement from before Niue became a self-governing dependency of New Zealand.

See also

  1. ↑ "Aotearoa" is not a well known term outside of New Zealand. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Scout Association of New Zealand Annual Report 2022". Scouts Aotearoa. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Act 2003". legislation.govt.n. Parliamentary Counsel Office. 5 May 2003. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand to play as Aotearoa". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Homepage - SCOUTS Aotearoa". Archived from the original on 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Adam (6 February 2021). "Newport Scout Leaders Receive Commendation as Cross-Borders Virtual Sessions Recognised". IWRadio.co.uk .
  6. ↑ "Charities Services | Home". register.charities.govt.nz.
  7. ↑ "SCOUTS New Zealand - Annual Reports". Scouts.org.nz . Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "WSJ 2023".
  9. ↑ "WOSM Fee Categories" (PDF). Scouts.com.au . 3 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Bonetti, Sara (3 August 2015). "Food, Friends and Family". Wa - Official Newspaper of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. No. 6. p. 6.
  11. ↑ Culliford, S. G. (1958) New Zealand Scouting, the first fifty years, 1908 - 1958
  12. ↑ Dollery, Helen Alison (2012). "Chapter 3: Organisational Histories". 'Making happy, healthy, helpful citizens':The New Zealand Scouting and Guiding Movements as Promulgators of Active Citizenship, c.1908-1980 (PhD thesis).
  13. ↑ "The Scout Law | Our Values". Scouts New Zealand. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "22nd New Zealand Scout Jamboree | Solve the mystery". jamboree.org.nz.
  15. ↑ Knowles, Sara (26 January 2023). "ignite '23". Scouts Aotearoa. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Section: Kea".
  17. ↑ "'Scarlette says it's fun' - How a young Scout made park better for his 'best buddy'". RNZ. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "King's Birthday Honours: Scouting helped make friends around the country". NZ Herald. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Section: Cubs".
  20. 1 2 "Midhirst Scouts celebrate successful term". NZ Herald. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Section: Scouts".
  22. ↑ "Section: Venturers".
  23. ↑ "Venturer off to World Scout Jamboree".
  24. ↑ "Section: Rovers".
  25. ↑ "Regal Rover Scout Crew". 29 September 2016.
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