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Fun and togetherness at Guides jamboree

By Anita Moran
Rotorua Daily Post·
16 Jan, 2012 02:00 AM2 mins to read

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Learning new skills and making new friends are what bring girls back to the New Zealand Girl Guide jamboree.

Rotorua teenagers Rebecca Boles, Ellen Goodwin and Sandi Mahar are among thousands of Girl Guides and Rangers who have converged on Rotorua for the event, which is held every four years.

More than 2000 are taking part, along with about 500 leaders and parents.

Rebecca, Ellen and Sandi, who are all 15, used to go to the jamboree as Girl Guides in the past but this time they are Rangers.

"You get to do so much different stuff," Ellen told The Daily Post.

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"We have been exploring the whole of Tui Ridge, we have done an obstacle course and have been climbing trees."

Rebecca said she was looking forward to participating in other activities in Rotorua.

"We will get to go to the luge and do the Zorb and do all those things we don't get to do, even though we live here."

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The girls said they enjoyed taking part in the jamboree in previous years as Girl Guides and wanted to come back as Rangers.

There are about 40 local Girl Guides and Rangers taking part in this year's jamboree.

The week-long jamboree is for 10 to 18-year-olds and this year girls from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Malaysia and the Philippines are attending.

The Rangers, who are aged from 13 to 18, will spend half their week camped off-site.

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They can choose from activities which include blackwater rafting at Waitomo Caves, kayaking on Lake Taupo, tramping at Lake Tarawera, completing the Tongariro Crossing, horse trekking and water adventures at Lake Rotoma.

A huge range of outdoor activities is planned for the girls at Tui Ridge including rock climbing, bike and trail rides, mud slides and water activities.

The predicted rain hasn't stopped anyone taking part in the activities.

"It has been a bit wet but everyone still gets involved," Sandi said.

Tents which the girls are staying in had to be moved because of sodden ground but there were no other weather-related disruptions.

The jamboree finishes on Friday.

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