Story: Youth organisations

Girl Guides sash (2nd of 3)

This sash was worn by a member of the Raureka Girl Guide troop in Hastings in the early 1980s. The badge with the golden rope making a figure-of-eight is the chief commissioner's badge, the highest award for Girl Guides (aged 9½ to 14½) at the time.

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How to cite this page:

Helen Dollery, 'Youth organisations - Scouts and Guides', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/29511/girl-guides-sash (accessed 17 April 2024)

Story by Helen Dollery, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 31 Jan 2019