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August 8 2014
Cubs return to old Hauraki den
Scouts groups have been re-established in Hauraki after 20 years in abeyence. Hauraki’s scout den was built in 1957. Its scout group closed down in 1995 and the hall was taken over by Girl Guiding, said Regional Development Manager of Scouting, Brian Corney. But last week, newly formed Kea and Cub groups moved back in to the den, with eight children in each group, a number they expect to grow to around 30, with children from Belmont and Hauraki joining. It was Corney who initiated the relaunch of a Hauraki Group, after learning that Devonport’s scouts had a waiting list of over 60 children and that the Calliope Sea Scouts were full as well.“In the 1980s and 1990s scouts were in freefall, but for the last eight years, they have been growing again and locally we have had phenomenal growth,” Corney says. The Devonport and Takapuna area in particular are 80 percent up compared to six years ago, says zone leader Danny Wrigley. Hauraki’s old den is not easy to find, situated on a pocket of reserve land between the end of Jutland St and Marsden Rd. Belmont resident Kim Houston was a Kea leader there 22 years ago, with her then six-yearold son Asa. “I have been dusted off and brought back again,” she says about returning as a Kea
Keen to be Keas… (clockwise from bottom left) William Goodger, Kim Houston, Shannon Blackhall, Samuel and Sophia Law, Danny Glass and Zac Bower are part of the new Kea group in Hauraki leader last week. Houston has been helping out with Devonport’s scout group for the last three years and has more than 10 years service under her belt, including as a District Cub Leader. Jordan Phillips, an electronics technician for the Navy, is the leader of the new Cub group. “I joined scouting when I was five and have been
involved ever since,” he says. Phillips is also a scout leader in Devonport. Like Houston, he is particularly excited about the old hall’s two purpose-built lofts. “They are massive and you get up there on a ladder. They are only for the scouts and the leaders are never to go up there. It’s just great for the kids,” he says.
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