GirlGuiding New Zealand
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Christchurch 8141
New Zealand
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Badges
One of the great things about being a brownie is having lots of badges to try. Brownie badges cover many hobbies and interests, so there is something for everyone. Some badges can be earned at Brownies when everyone works together. Other badges are your choice and done in your own time. You will do lots of different things that you won’t do at school.
Koru Badges
Girls earn koru badges starting with the Green Koru Badge, followed by the Silver Koru Badge through to the Gold Koru Badge.
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The Green Koru badge is achieved by completing Becoming a Brownie, Biscuit Patch, Four Sunshine Badges, Attending a Guiding Event and the White Sunbeam Badge. |
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The Silver Koru badge is achieved by completing the Green Koru Badge, Four Sunshine Badges, Biscuit Patch, Yellow Sunbeam and Attending a Guiding Event. |
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The Gold Koru badge is achieved by completing the Green Koru, Silver Koru, ANZAC Heritage Patch, Leadership Challenge, Attending a Guiding Event, Link Badge, the Orange Sunbeam and the Red Sunbeam. |
Sunshine Badges
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These are badges that you will do with your whole unit. There are 8 different badges:
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Sunbeam Badges
The Sunbeam Badges are a progression to group all the other badges you will earn at Brownies. There are some badges your leader will do with you in your unit time and others that you can choose to do at home.
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You will be presented with your Sunbeam Badges when
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Sunbeam Interest Badges
The Sunbeam Interest Badges are the ones that you can do at home.
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There are 16 different badges including:
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Whānui Badges
These badges can be completed throughout Guiding and include the ANZAC Heritage Patch, Biscuit Patch, Māoritanga, Walk a Mile and Water for Life.
Brownie/Guide Link
When girls are 9 1/2 years old, they move on to Guides. They earn a special linking badge for their Gold Koru.
