GirlGuiding New Zealand

GirlGuiding New Zealand
MāoriNgā Kōhine Whakamahiri o Aotearoa
HeadquartersChristchurch
CountryNew Zealand
Founded1908
FounderDavid Cossgrove
Membership10,000
National Board ChairMaia Faulkner
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website
http://www.girlguidingnz.org.nz
 Scouting portal

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.[1]

There are three main principles to Guiding, remembered by the trefoil and 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.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ Girl Guide biscuits are back, and now they're sold in supermarkets
  2. ^ A Guide to Guiding in New Zealand/He Aratohu mō te Kaupapa Whakamahiri i Aotearoa Guides New Zealand: Christchurch (2000)
  3. ^ "Promise and Law – Girl Guiding New Zealand | Pippins, Brownies, Guides, Rangers, Leaders, Volunteers". www.girlguidingnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2016.