After investing our final new member for the term our keas had a night of fun, games, and food! The new coloured lights in hall made for an exciting night, and as always the snacks made a highlight of the evening. 

We are humbled to have been selected as a finalist in the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2022 for Wellington City.

These awards are drawn from the community and we were completely unaware of our nomination.

Wellington International Airport and the five local councils come together to recognise the work carried out by community groups in the wider Wellington region. The focus of the awards is to celebrate volunteers for their valuable contribution to society.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday 23 August.

I’d personally like to thank all the scouting kaiārahi (leaders), the committee who tirelessly work away in the background, helpers who regularly turn out, caregivers and of course the 88+ youth who engage in scouting on a weekly basis – the sum of all these parts coming together in an exciting and progressive programme of events is building a great mana for future generations of New Zealanders.

Mark Le Masurier

Group Chairperson

The keas had a great night of organized chaos making their own marble runs out of craft materials around the hall. We had some fierce competition to make the longest marble run, with great team work happening all around the place! 

What a great way to wrap up our term topic of construction. 

A big thank you to Chris, David and John who spent a significant amount of their long weekend maintaining the Scout Hall windows. Two of the new window frames installed. The sashes are coming very soon.

Following on from our Matariki activities night the keas made a trip to the Carter Observatory to learn more about the star cluster that makes up Matariki, as well as the lore and legends behind it.

Learning about gravity with a ball run was a blast, as well as a trip into the 360degree planetarium for an immersive film experience about the stars. 

A big thank you to the fantastic observatory staff who gave us all the best time!