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Dag 60
lørdag 30. desember 2023 10:27
⛅ 23 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871346, 175.35223637°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
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Setting Up With the Events Team
30. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This morning I met my manager who said there wasn't anything for me to do on 'inflatable world' today - my original job. However, she invited me to go and help the events team set up for the opening ceremony, so I happily obliged! I helped set up the lighting, sound, perimeters and fine tuning the final touches of the ceremony.Les mer
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ReisendeDID YOU CONNECT ALL THE WIRES ON THE THIRD PHOTO ?
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Reisende Certainly don't trip over the wires, ooops! 🤔
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Reisende Couple of early birds? 🤣
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Dag 60
lørdag 30. desember 2023 20:02
⛅ 23 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871327, 175.35221137°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Jamboree Opening Ceremony
30. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Wow the opening ceremony was a hit! The hall/hangar was packed from wall to wall to officially open up the Jamboree. Just a quick 20 minute event tonight with the main event tomorrow!
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ReisendeLOOKS BRILLIANT
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ReisendeWOW. How busy is that!
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ReisendeGreat set up. Bring on the main event.
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Dag 60
lørdag 30. desember 2023 21:13
⛅ 20 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.87132, 175.35219537°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
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Jamboree Uniform and ID
30. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This afternoon I was finally able to collect my Jamboree uniform and ID! Although when I turned up they suddenly had two IDs for me so I feel as if my things were ready all along.

The green necker is the event necker and then the events team gifted me one of their neckers and woggles. I was also told by my boss that I could join the events team for the entire event if I wished so I snapped her hand off! So tomorrow I'll be helping prepare for a 4 hour New Year's Eve party from 8pm - midnight!Les mer
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ReisendeVERY SMART
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Reisende What a woggle, wow! 👍
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Dag 61
søndag 31. desember 2023 08:28
☁️ 21 °C
Høyde: 33 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.872635, 175.35506637°52’21” S 175°21’18” E
Portal-oo & Golf Buggy
31. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
This morning I've helped deliver the portal-oo from the opening ceremony. The kids have all been tasked to find it and have their picture taken with it, we were stopped a good few times just on the delivery route!

I also had the chance to drive the golf buggy around site putting equipment out!Les mer
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ReisendeSOUNDS GOOD FUN 🚽
30.12.2023SvarOversette
ReisendeHappy New Year Greg 🥳
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ReisendeDefinitely made for "The Doctor". WHO?
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Dag 61
søndag 31. desember 2023 13:35
🌧 25 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871332, 175.352237°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Activity Day 1
31. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Today's main task was to re-configure the event hangar to a suitable format for the NYE party. This involved having to move all of the centre wires from the floor into the roof, which I was delighted with as it meant I could go onto the overhead runway!

Other small tasks in the day included helping set up for a church service and supervising the 'village green'.

I have also observed and been told that in New Zealand, badge trading is a massive deal. Each Troop must bring at least 500 of their own custom made badges to the event which their kids will trade with other kids. I've already been given 6/7 different badges without even really doing much. This whole point was emphasised when it was absolutely teeming down with rain, yet there was a huge group of kids stood getting soaked for ages whilst trading badges.Les mer
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Dag 61
søndag 31. desember 2023 19:41
🌧 20 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871322, 175.35218437°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Calm Before the Storm
31. desember 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Before the NYE party we shown the Lego Movie on the big screen, this presented the perfect opportunity to strap a GoPro up to the ceiling.
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Dag 62
mandag 1. januar 2024 00:00
☁️ 18 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871344, 175.35220437°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
NYE Party
1. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We entered 2024 with a 3.5 hour party for every child and adult on camp! The team pulled off an amazing night of music and dance and all the kids loved it. We had no complaints at all which apparently is very rare! I learnt how to operate the lights, smoke machines and sparklers on the job but got the hang of it in the end. A night to remember!Les mer
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ReisendeBrilliant. 🥳 Happy New Year 🥂🎉
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ReisendeWhat a great way to spend New Year's Eve 🍾
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Dag 62
mandag 1. januar 2024 09:53
☀️ 18 °C
Høyde: 33 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871362, 175.34996537°52’17” S 175°20’60” E
NYD
1. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
New Year's Day was a day off for all the activity bases and we didn't have a show in the evening so we had an opportunity to have a stroll around camp. One of the few things open was our village green, which was especially busy since today was an open day with another fee thousand parents, siblings and younger Scouts paying a visit to the Jamboree.Les mer
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Dag 63
tirsdag 2. januar 2024 12:08
⛅ 20 °C
Høyde: 75 m
New Zealand Lake Te Ko Utu -37.891231, 175.47095937°53’28” S 175°28’15” E
Trip Out of Town
2. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Today our team took a lunchtime trip into the nearby town of Cambridge. Minor issue was that today was a bank holiday so everything was closed. We therefore settled for a McDonalds lunch and stocked up on supplies from some of the bigger shops.Les mer
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Dag 63
tirsdag 2. januar 2024 13:53
☁️ 21 °C
Høyde: 31 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871331, 175.35553537°52’17” S 175°21’20” E
Adventure Bases
2. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
This afternoon we visited the different adventure bases which includes diggers, water slides and 'challenge valley'.
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ReisendeIt's like the Croccy trail 😆
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Dag 63
tirsdag 2. januar 2024 19:50
☀️ 19 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871345, 175.35221437°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Campfire Night
2. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This evening was campfire night. We set up the lights for the stage and the guys on stage entertained the crowd!
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Dag 63
tirsdag 2. januar 2024 21:53
🌙 15 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871346, 175.35221437°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Special Tea
2. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Once the pavilion had cleared out the events team dragged some bean bags inside. First of all we watched the news report on the Jamboree (4th story on the 6 o'clock news on Channel 1!) and then enjoyed a sing along to the Greatest Showman with a few drinks decanted into mugs.Les mer
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Dag 64
onsdag 3. januar 2024 13:31
☁️ 22 °C
Høyde: 42 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.865807, 175.34274137°51’57” S 175°20’34” E
Mascot Stealing
3. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
So a big thing at these Jamboree's are mascots. Each team / Troop has its own mascots and the adult / older troops have a habit of stealing mascots from each other. There are many rules involved which I still don't understand.

Regardless, today we went on a mission to steal the Rovers (aged 18-25) mascots from their base at Challenge Valley. This was a success and in the afternoon we took one of the karts up to the base at the far end of site to see what was going on and take pictures of the mascots.

In the evening when the Rovers had gone for a night on the town we snook into their challenge valley base (took the gate off its hinges) and snapped the mascots having some fun.Les mer
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Dag 64
onsdag 3. januar 2024 19:41
☀️ 21 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871346, 175.35221437°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
Gangshow
3. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Tonight on the stage was the gangshow! I forgot to take any other pictures but there were a variety of groups from New Zealand doing skits on stage, including a rendition of '12 days of Scout camp' from which the '5 bars of soap' line drew roars of approval from the crowd everytime.Les mer
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Dag 65
torsdag 4. januar 2024 12:11
⛅ 21 °C
Høyde: 133 m
New Zealand Mangakomua Stream -38.155385, 175.52329838°9’19” S 175°31’24” E
Climbing Roadtrip
4. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we took a trip to visit some of the off-site bases. First up was the base with rock climbing, abseiling and zip-lining amongst other things. Our trip here was long than anticipated as the person on directions had 'avoid highways' selected on their maps.Les mer
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Dag 65
torsdag 4. januar 2024 14:30
⛅ 24 °C
Høyde: 81 m
New Zealand Flynn Cove -37.930368, 175.54108237°55’49” S 175°32’28” E
Water Base
4. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We then headed to the water base to observe the activities, lunch and for more mascot antics!
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Dag 65
torsdag 4. januar 2024 19:44
☁️ 22 °C
Høyde: 39 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.87134, 175.35220637°52’17” S 175°21’8” E
International Night
4. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Tonight on stage was international night! I'd done some setup in the day to prearrange the lighting colours for each country, so I'm definitely making progress!

We had performances from New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Cook Islands and a few others. They were all super impressive and it was a great night in a packed pavilion!Les mer
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ReisendeWHAT ABOUT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE UK REPRESENTATIVE ? 🇬🇧
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Dag 65
torsdag 4. januar 2024 21:00
☁️ 19 °C
Høyde: 25 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871787, 175.34936137°52’18” S 175°20’58” E
Ice Block Dispensing!
4. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This evening I drove 4 of us around part of camp in a buggy giving out 'ice blocks' (lolly ices) to many of the kids. We gave out over 1,000 'ice blocks' in around 15 minutes and had to bring the buggy to a complete standstill twice through being absolutely swamped! 15 minutes of madness that will live in the memory for a long time!Les mer
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Dag 66
fredag 5. januar 2024 10:01
☁️ 18 °C
Høyde: 29 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871874, 175.35695337°52’19” S 175°21’25” E
Returning the Mascots
5. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a prolonged mascot steal of two days we travelled in a 3 vehicle convoy to challenge valley to return the mascots to the Rovers. They were delivered in our portal-oo which would be based down at challenge valley for the day.Les mer
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Dag 66
fredag 5. januar 2024 12:11
☁️ 22 °C
Høyde: 35 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.87306, 175.35615937°52’23” S 175°21’22” E
A Day on Camp
5. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today was a quiet day for the events team so I spent much of the day milling around our village green, exploring camp and giving out our famous Portaloo badges, the kids reactions to being given them were amazing! We then had to pack up our village green and shown Moana on the big screen inside which was exceptionally well attended!Les mer
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Reisende😎 chill day x
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Dag 66
fredag 5. januar 2024 19:39
☁️ 20 °C
Høyde: 34 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.872162, 175.352637°52’20” S 175°21’9” E
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Fire Spinning
5. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This evening there was also a fire spinning session for 30 kids and 30 adults! Since I was in the events team I was one of the lucky ones able to participate! The fire was very hot and the flames were big but miraculously I managed not to set myself on fire.Les mer
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Reisende Oops! 😀
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Dag 67
lørdag 6. januar 2024 13:09
⛅ 23 °C
Høyde: 46 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871335, 175.3517837°52’17” S 175°21’6” E
Closing Ceremony Prep
6. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today was a busy day for the events team, reconfiguring the stage and prepping for the closing ceremony!

Throughout the week, the infrastructure team have been adding a new accessory to their dining table each day, with today's addition being a full sized boat complete with oars!Les mer
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Dag 67
lørdag 6. januar 2024 19:30
☀️ 23 °C
Høyde: 46 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.871344, 175.35178737°52’17” S 175°21’6” E
Closing Ceremony
6. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Tonight was the Jamboree closing ceremony! We had around 20 minutes of formalities and 40 minutes of disco! Didn't take any pictures myself so have stolen these off the Facebook page.

After the closing ceremony a few of us went and visited a few different troop sites to see what was going on and finished the night in the leaders retreat with an ice cream! Everyone was too tired to even have a drink so we went to bed.Les mer
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Dag 68
søndag 7. januar 2024 11:51
⛅ 23 °C
Høyde: 46 m
New Zealand Nihokeke Stream -37.87134, 175.3517837°52’17” S 175°21’6” E
Stage Pack Up
7. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today we spent the full day packing away our glorious stage! We worked through till 5:30 and decided to call it a day with the job almost done.

A sale also started backstage which included absolute bargain deals on all sorts of goods including bikes, tents, stretchers and bean bags.Les mer
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ReisendeThat’s a lot of packing !! Well Done Events Team
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Dag 68
søndag 7. januar 2024 18:37
☀️ 24 °C
Høyde: 80 m
New Zealand Lake Te Ko Utu -37.890066, 175.46717137°53’24” S 175°28’2” E
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Team Night Out
7. januar 2024, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This evening the events team plus a few others headed into the nearby town of Cambridge for food, drinks and McFlurry's in the park on the way home. A great night letting off some steam.
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Reisende Thoroughly deserved, brilliant! 👍😀🍺
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