GirlGuiding New Zealand
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).
| GirlGuiding New Zealand | |||
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| Māori | Ngā Kōhine Whakamahiri o Aotearoa | ||
| Headquarters | Christchurch | ||
| Country | New Zealand | ||
| Founded | 1908 | ||
| Founder | David Cossgrove | ||
| Membership | 10,000 | ||
| National Board Chair | Maia Faulkner | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
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| Website http://www.girlguidingnz.org.nz | |||
The organisation is known for its biscuits.
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.
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.