Scouts Aotearoa, known internationally as Scouts Aotearoa New Zealand is a trading name of The Scout Association of New Zealand, the national

Scouting Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth social movement, movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the twentieth century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activi ...

association in

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and an affiliate of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

(WOSM) since 1953. Scouts Aotearoa had 12,156 youth members and with 5,888 volunteers as of the end of 2020. The association actively participates in many Asia-Pacific Region and World Scout camps and Jamborees.

History

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. 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. In 1953, the New Zealand branch became a direct member of the

. 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. 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, Arthur W.V. Reeve was awarded the ''

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has r ...

'', the only distinction of the

, awarded by the

World Scout Committee The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

for exceptional services to world Scouting. The Scout Law was rewritten, and reduced to three key tenets in 2015: An official

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translation was also created.

Events

The first New Zealand Jamboree, the New Zealand Exhibition Jamboree was held in

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in the years 1925–6. An estimated 200 people attended. The next was held in

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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. 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 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: *Keas - 5-8 *Cubs - 8-11 *Scouts - 11-14 *Venturers - 14-18 *Rovers - 18-26

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

Scouting and Guiding on Niue comes under the administration of Scouting New Zealand, continuing the arrangement from before

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

became a self-governing dependency of New Zealand.

References

External links

* {{Authority control World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Scouting and Guiding in New Zealand Youth organizations established in 1923 1923 establishments in New Zealand