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On the 2nd of July the Upper North Island Territory held their Annual Swim Festival. It was a very successful event and fun was had be all participants and spectators

Shackleton Sea Scouts in Whangārei had their first group camp in over 22 years in May, staying at the Lions Lodge in the Tangihua Forest.

Jamboree On The Trail (JOTT) is an annual day for the World Scout Movement to hike together. All Scouts, whatever their age and wherever they may be in the world, are invited to participate in whatever way they can. In their own way, everyone will be hiking the same direction: towards a better future through Scouting. Keas and Cubs could visit

Our Annual Report for 2021 is ready! Featuring the highlights of 2021, Scouting From Home, National Cub Day, Scarf Day, National Schools, Founder’s Day Awards, annual accounts, and more. SCOUTS AOTEAROA ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Monday 25th April marked ANZAC Day and Scouts across Aotearoa New Zealand were out in force to commemorate the event. Some communities had cancelled their services but some Groups/Zones planned their own smaller events like the Lower Hutt Zone. Six groups from the zone joined together to march at the Garden of Remembrance. Read more here. Those who were away from

BRAVO to the following winners of this year’s Best Practice Awards! Category – Diversity and Inclusion Winner – Andrea Leadbetter  Taranaki Zone Andrea has been instrumental in the integration and inclusion of te reo Māori in her Zone.  Andrea is currently studying Level 5 te reo and has taken on the role as Zone Kaiāwhina to support Kaiārahi in integrating

BRAVO to Malvern Tama Cubs who did a fantastic job representing Scouts Aotearoa on What Now on Sunday. It was an early start and a long wait but they all did a marvelous job being on live TV! Check out some behind the scenes photos.

Do you want to have your say in Scouts Aotearoa’s important decisions? Applications are now open to join the Youth Advisory Group!

Our Annual Report for 2020 is ready! Featuring the highlights of 2020, Scouting From Home, Jamboree, National Schools, Founder’s Day Awards, annual accounts and more.

Churchward Park Scout Group from Malborough Zone featured on What Now over the weekend. They taught What Now host Stella how to make pancakes and took her out for a kayak!