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43-527: GirlGuiding New Zealand (in Māori Ngā Kōhine Whakamahiri o Aotearoa ) is the national Guiding organisation in New Zealand . GirlGuiding New Zealand currently splits New Zealand into 8 regions around the country with approximately 10,000 members (as of the beginning of 2016). The organisation is known for its biscuits. There are three main principles to Guiding, remembered by the trefoil and

86-458: A girl is not allowed to run, or even hurry, to swim, ride a bike, or raise her arms above her head, how can she become a Scout?" Nevertheless, Girl Scouts were registered at Scout Headquarters. In 1909, there was a Boy Scout rally at Crystal Palace in London . Among the thousands of Scouts at the rally were several hundred Girl Scouts, including a group of girls from Peckham Rye who had no tickets to

129-612: A postal newsletter. There were several patrols, including the Thistle patrol. There is record of a camp at Eridge , taking tea with Agnes Baden-Powell at her house and visits to Guide Headquarters (at that time located at 116 Victoria Street in London) in the first few years of the company's existence. Lones in the USA are called Juliette Girl Scouts, so named after the founder of the Girl Scouts of

172-859: A sisterhood The uniform is the same as their counterpart. Their promise badge used to contain an ‘L’ but this was dropped after the last re-vamp of the logo. This section is for Young Women aged 17–25. Members of Connect can choose from a wide range of unique and exciting opportunities, including international experiences, volunteering within GirlGuiding New Zealand (GirlGuiding NZ) as a mentor or leader, learning new skills, staying in touch, having fun and working towards valuable qualifications. The three options are: Network (an alumnae group), Stay Connected (a chance for those who are keen to help out but can't commit to regular leadership) and Expanded Horizons (a programme for young leaders aged 17 – 25). These units (Pippins to Rangers) were affiliated to

215-435: A venue, instead they do their girl programme in other ways. These units may use a variety of methods to deliver programmes – including posting resources in the mail, sending emails, programmes on the internet, texting and other social media. The unit leaders discuss with families the best ways to deliver the programme for their circumstances. In 1929 the motto was established as: Solae Sed Sodales translating to: Lones but of

258-448: A young woman who is training to become a leader, taking part in organising Pippin, Brownie or Guide programmes, under the supervision of the leader. They were originally termed ‘Junior Leaders’ but this was changed in 1995. The Lone Peace Scouts originally started in 1923. The first member was Miss Nancy Borton of O Kaiawa, Hampden, Otago. In 1926, the Lones were split into two sections,

301-717: Is currently serving as the National Headquarters, as the National Offices in Armagh Street were also damaged in the earthquake. Kaitoke Lodge was donated to Wellington Province for camps from Mr and Mrs John Hoggard in 1962. Girl Guides Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909, when girls requested to join

344-630: Is the first Guiding centre in New Zealand, donated as a training house by Mr and Mrs Wilson (the Chief Commissioner of the time) in 1927. Situated only 30 minutes from Auckland city centre, in Waitakere, it is controlled by the Auckland Region. The motto is: faith, love and service. When first given, there was no electricity, running water or sewage system to the house but working bees and help from

387-551: The Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp , while others served in British Malaya . There has been much discussion about how similar Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting should be to boys' Scouting programmes. While many girls have sought to follow similar practices as boys' groups, some girls' organisations have sought to avoid simply copying or mimicking the activities of boys' organisations. Julie Bentley , appointed chief executive of

430-512: The Salvation Army . All practices are the same as regular Guiding units except the promise has the following added: When there are too few girls for separate units, they are amalgamated into one unit. This unit will carry out activities adapted to suit all ages and still be relevant to the different sections. This is seen as a temporary measure only when there are too few leaders and/or children. Boys cannot become enrolled as Guides. Otimai

473-590: The Second Boer War with Robert Baden-Powell , founder of the Scout and Guide movement. Following Baden-Powell's ideas Cossgrove established Boy Scout troops in New Zealand in 1908. His daughter Muriel wanted an organisation for girls so, after correspondence with Baden-Powell, Cossgrove started the Girl Peace Scouts and, on Baden-Powell's suggestion, wrote the programme in the book Peace Scouting for Girls , which

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516-465: The 1990s with the addition of the Edna Hanafin Room and a modern ablutions block. The house was severely damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was demolished in 2012, although the Edna Hanafin Room was retained. This room continues to be used as a meeting room. The Barn (located behind Cracroft House) was built as an accommodation facility, with a large hall, kitchens and bathrooms. It

559-461: The Boy Scouts. Officers wear ordinary country walking-dress, with biretta of dark blue, white shoulder knot, walking stick, and whistle on lanyard. Guide uniforms vary according to cultures, climates and the activities undertaken. They are often adorned with badges indicating a Guide's achievements and responsibilities. In some places, uniforms are manufactured and distributed by approved companies and

602-610: The Post Guides for girls who were physically handicapped and were at home or in hospital (see below) and the Lone Branch for girls who live too far away. In 1934, the first Ranger and Brownie Lones were established. At the beginning of 2013 the "Lones" were renamed to the Aotearoa Team. The Aotearoa Team is a nationwide region which is made up of units who deliver GirlGuiding in a different way. Girls don't attend regular unit meetings at

645-599: The UK at every level. Within Scotland Region Lones is set up as a separate County with all the same rights an privileges of a physical county. A county commissioner is appointed on a 5-year termly basis who in turn supports leaders who are assigned to each Section. The most populous sections are Guides (age 10–16) and the Senior Section (age 14–25). Girls are supported through postal newsletters, email, blog, phone calls and

688-702: The UK remains limited to girls. Transgender girls are admitted to units in some countries. Transgender women are also allowed to become leaders in some countries, including the UK. Things that are shared amongst all Guide Units are: Two central themes have been present from the earliest days of the movement: domestic skills and "a kind of practical feminism which embodies physical fitness , survival skills , camping , citizenship training, and career preparation". These two themes have been emphasized differently at different times and by different groups, but have remained central to Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. Individual national or other emblems may be found on

731-487: The UK. Trefoil Park is a section of land in a rural valley between Whangarei and Kaikohe was given to the Guide Association by an anonymous family in 1980. Much fundraising was carried out in the first couple of years to level the ground and build suitable accommodation on site. Gala day and concerts were held, plus the production of “Trefoil Treats”, a recipe book, sold 6,000 copies. 1982 saw many working bees to get

774-752: The United Kingdom Girl Guides in 2012, described the Girl Guides in an interview with The Times as "the ultimate feminist organisation". Even when most Scout organisations became mixed-sex, Guiding remained sex-separated in most countries to provide a female-centred programme. For example, the UK Scout Association introduced a mixed-sex group in 1976 with the Venture Scout programme, which opened to all age-based sections in 1991 and became fully co-educational in 2007. However, Girl Guiding in

817-737: The camp functioning and the ‘Camp of the Marsden Cross’ was held in January 1984 to open Trefoil Park. 200 Guides, 36 leaders and 20 Rangers attended the event which was opened by Joye Evans , Chief Commissioner of the time. The chapel at Trefoil Park is dedicated to Shirley Crawford (née Pearson) for her work in Guiding – 25 February 1995. Arahina, meaning ‘to have been led’ in Māori, was a national conference and training centre in Marton . Girl Guiding New Zealand bought

860-409: The community improved and extended the place with an official opening on 27 April 1928. ‘’Little Otimai’’ is a small cottage on the grounds, used for patrol leader trainings and Rangers. A ‘luncheon party’ was held for Robert and Olave Baden Powell on Thinking Day 1931 as part of their tour of the country. There is a chapel hidden in the woods of the grounds styled on a similar one at Foxlease in

903-519: The event and asked that Baden-Powell let them join in. Following negative publicity in The Spectator magazine, Baden-Powell decided that a separate, single-sex organisation would be best. Baden-Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell , to form a separate Girl Guides organisation. In 1910, The Girl Guides Association was formed in the United Kingdom. Other influential women in the history of

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946-615: The girls being right in the community, offering service and friendship to all. The promise is the same as the Brownie and Guide with an attachment on the end for the further responsibility of being a Ranger: The Guide laws are the same as the Guide. A cartoon human girl named Woozle was the Rangers' Mascot and was introduced in 1984. The original Woozle went to help in Third World countries in 1995 and

989-434: The individual country's Scouting article. The uniform is a specific characteristic of all Scouting movements. Robert Baden-Powell said it "hides all differences of social standing in a country and makes for equality; but, more important still, it covers differences of country and race and creed, and makes all feel that they are members with one another of the one great brotherhood". In the 1909 The Scheme for Girl Guides ,

1032-686: The local Guiding organisation. In other places, members make uniforms themselves. Lone Guides "Lone Guides" communicate monthly through magazines put together by dedicated Leaders, with contributions and letters from the girls. Lones of the Air talk to Guiders and other Guides on radios. Lone Satellite Guides use a computer satellite link to keep in contact. Lone Guides are recorded as early as 1916 in Canada. Lone Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers exist in most provinces. In 1930 in Nova Scotia ,

1075-405: The motto was Be Prepared . In 2007, this organisation changed its name from Guides New Zealand to GirlGuiding New Zealand. The Girl Peace Scouts existed until amalgamation with the Girl Guides in 1923. The name, Girl Peace Scouts, applied to girls between 12 and 20. Any girls who could afford the uniform were expected to wear a khaki blouse and skirt (coming below the knee), a leather belt around

1118-569: The movement were Juliette Gordon Low , founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA , Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska in Poland and Antoinette Butte in France. The first Girl Guide company to be registered was 1st Pinkneys Green Guides (Miss Baden-Powell's Own), who still exist in Pinkneys Green , Maidenhead , Berkshire . Many Girl Guide and Girl Scout groups trace their roots to this point. Baden-Powell chose

1161-686: The name "Guides" for the organisation from a regiment in the British Indian Army , the Corps of Guides , which served on the Northwest Frontier and was noted for its skills in tracking and survival. In some countries, the girls preferred to call themselves "Girl Scouts". The Guide International Service was an organisation set up by the Girl Guides Association in Britain in 1942. Their aim

1204-603: The opportunity to meet up at an annual gathering. Additionally, Lone Guiding supports peer mentoring for girls working on various Awards and Qualifications, from interest badges to the Queen's Guide Award. 1st Lone Company was established in 1912 by Agnes Baden-Powell . The Captain was Nesta G. Maude , the first Guide to earn the Silver Fish award. Members of this company lived in such diverse places as England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cyprus, Poland and Belgium. They kept in contact by

1247-571: The property in 1946 and it was well used for national leader trainings, conferences and meetings. In 2000, it was sold to the Institute in Basic Life Principles . Cracroft House was located in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere. It was built in the 1860s and was given to the Guide Association in 1959 by Mr and Mrs Cracroft Wilson. It was used for Guiding events and holidays and was extended in

1290-478: The province's first Lone company was formed. Helen Kidd, a Lone Guide from Nova Scotia received the Commonwealth Prize in 1955. In New Zealand, there is a project to offer Guiding over the internet for girls between 5 and 18. Lone Guiding started in 1912. The first Lone Guide conference was held at Foxlease in 1923. In 1925, separate Lone Ranger companies were started. Lone Guiding still operates in

1333-428: The same way, the name "Girl Guide" or "Girl Scout" has been used by a variety of groups across different times and places. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was formed in 1928 and has member organisations in 145 countries. WAGGGS celebrated the centenary of the international Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement over three years, from 2010 to 2012. Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell

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1376-524: The standard three fingered salute while repeating: At the time there were 9 Scout laws. In 2014 the Guide Promise changed to Fairy Peace Scouts were established for the younger sisters (aged from 7) of Peace Scouts in 1918. The programme was based on Māori legends and the UK Brownie/Rosebud programme. The leader was called the 'Fairy Mistress' and waved a wand. The motto was Be true . The uniform

1419-443: The then-grassroots Boy Scout Movement . The movement developed in diverse ways in a variety of places around the world. In some places, girls joined or attempted to join preexisting Scouting organizations. In other places, all girl groups were started independently; some would later open up to boys, while others merged with boys' organizations. In other cases, mixed-sex groups were formed, some of which sometimes later disbanded. In

1462-476: The three fingered salute. These are: To be true to yourself and develop your beliefs, to live by the Guide Law, and to take action for a better world. All girls, regardless of race, faith or other circumstances, may become enrolled members of GirlGuiding New Zealand as long as they are able to understand, and are willing to make the promise. Pippins do not make the promise. Lieutenant Colonel Cossgrove served in

1505-403: The uniform for the newly emerging movement was given as: Jersey of company colour. Neckerchief of company colour. Skirt, knickers, stockings, dark blue. Cap – red biretta , or in summer, large straw hat. Haversack , cooking billy , lanyard and knife, walking stick or light staff. Cape, hooked up on the back. Shoulder knot, of the 'Group' colour on the left shoulder. Badges, much the same as

1548-399: The waist with a knife plus a khaki hat with a brim. Good Turns were an important part of Peace Scouts. Girls always wore three pieces of ribbon tied in bows with the ends knotted to remind themselves to do good turns. The crest was in the shape of a fleur-de-lis with the motto, Be always ready , inscribed below. The oath was carried out with a girl's left hand on her heart and the right in

1591-666: Was a British soldier during the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa (1899–1902). He was the commander during the Siege of Mafeking , and noted during the siege how young boys made themselves useful by carrying messages for the soldiers. When he came home, he decided to put his Scouting ideas into practice to see if they would work for young boys, and took 21 boys camping on Brownsea Island , near Poole in Dorset on 1 August 1907. The camp

1634-606: Was a success, and Baden-Powell subsequently wrote the book Scouting for Boys . The book covered topics such as tracking , signalling, and cooking, and it outlined a method for an "instruction in good citizenship". Soon boys began to organise themselves into patrols and troops and calling themselves "Boy Scouts". Girls bought the book as well and formed themselves into patrols of "Girl Scouts", while some girls and boys formed mixed patrols. In those days, camping and hiking were not common activities for girls, as shown in an excerpt from The Boy Scouts Headquarters Gazette of 1909: "If

1677-424: Was a white dress and a Peter Pan hat . Before being enrolled, girls had to prove they could lace their boots, tell the time and skip on both feet. They then had to repeat the fourfold promise and the six laws: Rangers are girls between ages 12½ and 17. Rangers meet in "units" which are not divided into patrols, all girls work together to decide the programme. Rangers form a ‘V’ shape for ceremonies. This symbolises

1720-523: Was published in 1910. By the time the book was published, there were over 300 girls already practising Peace Scouting in Christchurch (Cossgrove's home), Dunedin and Auckland, creating confusion about the starting year. Letters from Muriel in 1908 discussing Peace Scouts with a friend have been found and this is generally the accepted date for the origin of the New Zealand Guide movement. The Peace Scouts became an incorporated society in 1919 and Cossgrove

1763-472: Was replaced by a new species: Macwoozlefum zealandii. This is no longer used by Rangers. Rangers wear a navy T-shirt or cornflower blue polo shirt and navy pants or skirt. Metal badges are displayed on a red badge tab and a red scarf is worn to distinguish Rangers from the other girls. Rangers can design their own uniform for special activities e.g. camps, subject to approval. A RIL is a Ranger in Leadership:

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1806-512: Was the head until his death in 1920. Leadership was then continued by his wife and son. The organisation became officially affiliated with the UK branch of Guiding (now Girlguiding UK ) in 1912 and, in 1923, the organisation changed its name and programme to Guides New Zealand and was a founding member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. From 1923 to 1968 the promise read: From 1923 to 1973 there were 10 laws and

1849-409: Was to send teams of adult Girl Guides to Europe after World War II to aid with relief work. The work of the organisation is described in two books: All Things Uncertain by Phyllis Stewart Brown and Guides Can Do Anything by Nancy Eastick. A total of 198 Guiders and 60 Scouts, drawn from Britain, Australia, Canada, Ireland and Kenya, worked in teams during the relief efforts. Some went to relieve

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