Fee Policy

As with any club or activity group, unfortunately we have to charge fees to cover our expenses for the term, even though the leaders are all volunteers and only get paid with the smiles and laughter of the young people. Currently the fees are set at:

  • Term Fee $115
  • Starter Pack $75 (The Starter Pack includes all items required to be invested into the group, including uniform, group scarf and badges. This is only charged once when the youth member joins the Group)

Fees will be invoiced via email at the start of each term by the treasurer. Payment is to be direct credited into our Group bank account, which is ASB 12-3056-0706321-00. Please use the invoice number as a reference.

Please note: TERM FEES will not be taken in CASH by any member of our LEADER team.

Leader’s children are permitted to attend weekly activities free but are expected to pay for camps and outings. If you wish to let your children attend free, join us as a warranted leader, by speaking to our Group Leader.

We do not ask for fees until your child wishes to be invested, which is normally after 1 or 2 weeks of attendance. Term fees and starter pack must be paid at this time. Your child will not be invested if fees are not paid. If invested members fees are not paid within the first four weeks of each term (and you have not discussed the non payment with the Group Leader, Section Leader or Treasurer) then badges your child earns will not be awarded. Continual non payment will impact your child's ability to attend other Scouting activities.

Where do the fees go?

Scouting is organised into: Group, Zone (District), Region and National hierarchies. The Group, Zone and Regional organisation is mainly run by volunteers, however the National Office has an affiliation fee per child which goes towards running scouting across the country, and pays the wages of the full time employees of Scouting New Zealand. The rest of the fees go towards the hire of the hall, insurance and buying equipment we use like: camping gear, safety equipment, leader training and uniforms, ropes, books, badges, scarves and other items used either at camp or on section nights.

Events/Camps

At times, we may run additional events/activities or camps outside from our normal weekly sessions. These require additional payments to cover costs and the amount will be communicated from the Section Leader. These should be paid to the same bank account, with your child’s name in the Particulars, but with the event name as the Reference.


If you are worried that you may not be able to afford the term fee or event cost, then please talk in confidence to a Leader. Scouting New Zealand is all about trying to enable every child to develop their full potential, and we may be able to help with discretionary funding for fees or for specific activity costs.

Treasurer: Hannah Williams treasurer@farmcovescouts.org.nz