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We hope you have been enjoying the programme drops so far, we’ve seen some wonderful clips and images of members Scouting From Home! This week we are featuring: Reflection (no mirrors required) Marble Track (what Marble-ous fun!) Our Culture (what makes your culture and other cultures unique) Use #scoutingfromhome when sharing your pictures on social media and if you use

Scouts New Zealand today announced that over the Easter holiday the 79 th National Rover Moot will be run entirely online. This is the first virtual Moot in the 85-year history of Rover Moots. Moots first started in New Zealand in 1935.

A weekly programme of activities for young people Wellington: 2 April 2020. Scouts New Zealand today launched its “Scouting from Home” programme and a website where families looking for activities for their young people during the Level 4 alert can sign up. The programme is open to all New Zealand families. Scouts New Zealand Programme Manager John Williams said, “The

With Aotearoa New Zealand more than a week into lockdown we hope everyone is doing well.

SCOUTS New Zealand is pleased to announce the week 10 Scouting From Home programme drop.  This week we are featuring three new activities designed around personal development, adventure, and community engagement.

SCOUTS New Zealand is pleased to release our week 9 Scouting From Home programme to our current members.  This week we are featuring: Baking (who doesn’t love a good biscuit) Shelter Building (why not camp inside in a home built shelter) Jamboree Over The Internet (JOTI) The Scouting From Home programmes have been specifically designed to be done at home,

SCOUTS New Zealand is pleased to announce that the Week 8 Digital Programme is available for families enrolled in scouting. The programme features a nature walk, a care package, and learning New Zealand Sign Language. Going forward the weekly programme will be released on Saturday mornings.

Scouting is not closing. We are going digital to enable young people to connect during a difficult time. We are excited to be bringing you an alternative way for your young people to succeed and build life skills.

SCOUTS New Zealand will stay open as an online delivery service and suspend in-person group meetings.

The Government has announced a Covid-19 level two alert, asking for non-essential meetings to stop.

SCOUTing is continuing for its 12,000 youth members, who will keep learning via online meetings.

That’s right.  Mudslide day. If you are wondering what on earth mudslide day is, it’s exactly as the name suggests.  Every year Scout Groups across the country set aside a day to go sliding down wet soapy hillsides into puddles of muddy water.  Why would we do such a thing one might ask? It’s a lot of fun! It’s also

Originally started by SCOUTS New Zealand in 1969, Conservation Week encourages New Zealanders to help take care of the environment.  This may include planting trees, a beach clean up or setting pest traps. There are always plenty of organised activities to partake in.  While the Department of Conservation took over conservation week duties in 1987, scouts are still very much