New Zealand Scout Jamboree

History

The first NZ Scout jamboree was held in Dunedin in 1929. In recent years Jamborees have been held every three years. The list of Jamborees include:

21st New Zealand Scout Jamboree

The 21st New Zealand Scout Jamboree will be held at Renwick Domain, Marlborough on South Island from 29 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. Giesen Park in Renwick will host the main camp site with four other activity hubs in Picton, Blenheim, Omaka and in Pine Valley. As in almost all Jamborees, the event is divided into a number of sub-camps and attending Scout troops are allocated to a specific sub-camp. Each sub-camp has its own administration and support, provided by volunteers. The event has been welcomed locally with the 4500 participants expected to bring and economic boost to the area Special transport arrangements have been put in place to get all the Scouts and supporters to and from the site.

Staff

Jamborees provide opportunities for both adults and young people to work as volunteer members of staff (often called the "support team" to provide a number of services to the Jamboree. Staff members arrive a number of days before the jamboree begins and usually depart on the same day or a few days later to setup the site so that it is ready for the scouts to arrive on opening day.

Youth Staff Team

The Youth Staff team (YST) is a group of about 150 people aged from Yr 12 (in 2016) to 26 years old. These volunteers come from Venturer groups all over the country and some may be from overseas. YST’s role is to give service and a chance to give back to Scouting.

20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree

The 20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree (also known as NZ20 or MPWR) was held at Manfeild Park, Feilding, New Zealand between 28 December 2013 and 6 January 2014.

Manfeild Park, near Feilding, was the main venue for the Jamboree. Some activities were held outside Feilding - for example, the caving base was held on a farm north of Pohangina, near Ashhurst. On the final day of activities, the full-day water-based "Water'M" activity was cancelled and the Scouts scheduled to attend were taken to the Lido Aquatic Centre in Palmerston North for the afternoon.

The 20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree was attended by over 3,000 Scouts and Leaders from New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Indonesia, South Korea, and several other countries.

The theme of NZ20 was 'MPWR' - the empowerment of patrols to be independent and responsible scouts at the Jamboree.

The patrol leaders were given more responsibility than at the previous Jamboree and had to manage their own timetable and their patrol without an adult leader with them.

The Jamboree was split into three sub camps: MBLZN (yellow), MBRK (blue) and MBLDN (red). Each subcamp had a subcamp office that was responsible for running the subcamp.

On January 1, 2014, the Jamboree set a Guinness World Record for the most people wearing paper hats at a single venue (3054, breaking the previous record of 1155).

19th New Zealand Scout Jamboree

The 19th New Zealand Scout Jamboree (known as Adventure Jam 2011) was held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand between 29 December 2010 and 6 January 2011. Mystery Creek Events Centre, near Hamilton, was the main venue for the Jamboree. Some activities were held outside Mystery Creek.

Adventure Jam 2011 was attended by over 4,000 Scouts from all over New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia and other countries.

The camps were split into 3 subcamps: Xtreme (red), Xcite (blue) and Xplore (green).

FuseAir 107.6 FM was the Jamboree's official radio station.

The 18th New Zealand Scout Jamboree

The 18th New Zealand Scout Jamboree (known as C-JAM) was held in Christchurch, New Zealand between December 2007 and January 2008