NZ Scout Jamboree is the largest event in the National Scouting calendar. Every three years over 1000 volunteers put together action-packed days for over 2500 youth members of the Scouting movement. It’s the event of a lifetime for many participants and often the highlight of their Scouting careers.
They will be challenged individually and collectively, pushed out of their comfort zones, entertained and inspired. Scouts learn to both be independent and to work together with many different people and small teams to participate in various challenges. Scouts will learn new skills and responsibilities, meet people from across the world and very likely return home from the Jamboree a different Scout and person altogether!
A jamboree contingent is made up of a maximum 36 scouts and 7 leaders. A leader is assigned to each patrol and there is a Jamboree Troop Leader per contingent. We will take a maximum of 30 Tauhinu Scouts to include 1 patrol of Aussie (6 Scouts plus 1 Leader) in our contingent.
Programme
- Core activity days with a mixture of on-site and off-site activities
- Off-site whole days, and often includes 1 overnight camping night and rest of the nights are on-site, and includes half-days of activities, a duty patrol day with a scheduled service activity, a Jamboree Patrol day, & New Years Day
- In January there is usually for Open Day for families and friends to visit, details to follow
- Evening programmes will be run on-site special activities
- Camp recreational spaces; areas to hang out, badge swap, play games, etc.
Pre-Jam Camps
These camps are important preparation to ensure the contingent is ready to go to Jamboree. Scouts will be placed in their Jamboree patrols. We are likely to hold these in conjunction with Awatuna and Orewa scout groups again.
Pre-Jam Camp 1:May – Motu Moana
Pre-Jam Camp 2: October\November – Motu Moana
This is compulsory to attend as it counts toward your camp nights to meet the Jamboree requirement as well as your Scout Bronze Badge.
The cost for these camps is factored in the Jamboree fee.
Fees
Calculations have the average at around $2200 per Scout. This includes $1500 attendance fees (estimated). Costs of uniform, transport, pre-jam camps and equipment and leaders fees make up the other parts. A contingency of 10% will be added to the final estimate and any surplus refunded after jamboree.
Scouts are fully expected to help fundraise a large chunk of these costs themselves by participating in events organized by the jamboree fundraising committee. It is quite common for some scouts to fundraise their entirety of their fee if they start early enough.
Payment will be staged through the year, and also based on fundraising progress.
Uniform
Each scout will be issued a contingent uniform they will wear at the Jamboree. This consists of 2 polo dry-fit shirts, a bucket hat, a scarf, woggle and 20-30 swap badges.
Kit Required
Parent Help Required
An event of this size requires help from parents and the scouts to be fully engaged with the process of getting their troop to Jamboree. It would be too much to expect the leaders to be able to organize everything on top of weekly programmes and events.
Closer to the time we will also need help with transport, badge sewing, packing and equipment.
Scout Expectations
Troop Leaders & Support
Troop Leaders
- Donelle Lawson (Jamboree Troop Leader)
- Craig Pretty (Deputy Jamboree Troop Leader)
- Thads Cooke
- Rosie Waite
- Paul Butterworth
- Andrew Kinzett
- Andrew Willoughby
Leaders on Staff
- Carol Wan
- Bronwyn Allison
Fundraising
- Vicki Lowrie
- Victoria Kerr
- Sophia Hamon-Craddock
- Kaye Penney
- Carol Wan
- You!
Treasurer
Mike Gilby
Camp Support
Mark Allen
Email Address for all Jamboree’s queries: