Northern Region

ISSUE 25 | July 2015

I Am Auckland Awards
St John Youth Nominees
A massive congratulations to our very own Elinor Swery, who is the acting Central District Youth
Manager and Competitions Officer and Gina Ford our Area Youth Manager for Waitemata on their
nominations for the I Am Auckland Awards.
Not only has the effort of our outstanding leaders been recognised but also St John as a Youth
Organisation has been nominated for its positive influence on the development of young people,
encouraging individuality and purposefulness.

The I Am Auckland Awards celebrate the amazing contributions young people make to their
communities across Auckland, and recognise the youth workers and organisations that support
them to be the best they can be.
Developed and delivered by young people with the support of Auckland Council, the awards
are based on the seven goals of the I Am Auckland strategic action plan, which strives to
prioritise children and young people in community and civic decision-making.
Congratulations to Elinor on being awarded the Youth Opportunities Award. We are extremely
proud of Gina and Elinors effort, and continue to be astounded by their level of care and
commitment for St John Youth.

Calling all cadets!

Do you want to go on events to get some clinical exposure?
Do you want a career in the Ambulance Service when you leave school?
Do you want to treat real patients?
Do you want to better your clinical skills?
Well we are trying to make your dreams come true, over the last 6 months a dedicated team of
volunteer staff have been looking at how we can get Cadets into operations and working on real-life
injuries and patients so that we can make this programme better than ever and we need your help.
We are looking for Gold level cadets (incl NCO's), ADM, DM, Parents , AYM, DYM absolutely
everyone over the age of 13 to come to a focus night on the following dates to give us your opinion
on how Clinical Events should be run in the eyes of youth. So come on and have your say.
Monday 13th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Manukau Ambulance Station, Plunket Ave, Manukau
Monday 20th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington
Tuesday 28th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Epsom Hall, 174 Manukau Road
We will be supplying some Pizza and Drinks at the meeting, which will run for an hour and a half.
If you are interested please RSVP to youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz

JBs Corner
As I write this, we will have wrapped up the Penguin, Green and Blue Comp weekend. I say
weekend as I know some people have had competitions both days, and I just wanted to say a huge
thanks to the people who have given up their time to our youngest cadets this weekend, and a
special mention to our team of District Cadets of the Year who have largely run them too. Great job
guys, and a fitting way to close out your terms as DCOTY.

We've now started a new St John "Year". I'd encourage everyone to take a quick break and
consider the goals you've set yourselves this calendar year, which is now half way through. Use
this as an opportunity to look back, see what has worked well, what lessons can be learned from
the bits that haven't worked so well, and what can be done to improve and grow. This year I've
been trying to benchmark more - taking measurements of things I do, at work, at home and with my
St John team. So often we set goals for ourselves, our divisions and teams, but often they are only
a way point en route to a larger destination. Take the chance to look back and see how far you've
come from where you started and be proud of what you've acheived. 2015 has been quite a ride for
me so far, and the best bit is that its barely half over!

To everyone in the wider youth team, our NCO's, Leaders and Managers at our Divisions, the
AYMs and Portfolios Team, the DCOTY and RCOTY, our Youth Executive and especially to our
Cadets who inspire us everyday to keep doing what we do, thank you for what you've done for our
Region this last 6 months, and thanks in advance for what is yet to come. Wow, what a 6 months its
been, I can't wait to see what we can do with the next 6!

JB P
Vickis View
Its been a big month for me. I feel like Ive
been all over the place! Ive been lucky
enough to travel all around seeing divisions
and getting to meet new people. One of the
highlights for me was going to Christchurch
for the Investiture Service. I greatly enjoyed
seeing our wonderful volunteers being
recognised for their exceptional efforts. It
was a privilege for me to see Nic Telford,
JB Parker, Olivia Pritchard, Joanne
Cutforth and Sally Britnell being invested
and particularly to be a part of their special
day. Witnessing their efforts being
rewarded motivated me to try harder and to
make sure I give as much as possible 1South
to
South Hokianga Division
help our young people.
Travelling around Northland late last month, I got that same feeling. I love visiting our rural
divisions, having grown up in one down in Whangamata. Seeing all the hard work that our
wonderful leaders in Northland put in as well as all the dedicated and enthusiastic kids has left me
feeling so proud of our programme. Not without its challenges, St John Youth still continues to
provide support and development for our young people. For me, that is what its all about. Each and
every one of you is a small but vital part of what we do and I for one cannot thank you enough.

Vicki H
Bits and Pieces
Cadets attending Two Divisions
If there are any cadets attending more than one division a PTF needs to be sent to Head Office
from the second division enrolling them and well take care of everything from there.

Leaders attending Camps and Activities

Just a little note for Youth Leaders and Divisional Managers that you are not required to attend all
camps and courses due to having cadets from your division going. We love having you there but
we do want you to know that it is not mandatory. We hope that you will come when you can
because you can

Contingent Policy 2016 on the Hub

We have updated our Regional Contingent Policy for the National Youth Festival for 2016, called
The Road Ahead and this can be found in the Northern Region Youth section of the Hub. This was
sent to all DMs earlier this year however, if youd like a copy sent to you, please email
youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz

Divisional Mapping
A wee reminder of the Divisional Maps that show on our website, please be aware that the default
coordinates are set to South Africa, so please take a look at the attached information to this email
highlighting this problem and how to change it.

GP Changes
Just a reminder on the 1st July 2015 a change to how achieve your Grand Priors Award took
effect. The key change is that you will need to complete 100 Hours Community Service in addition
to your 12 badges (6 compulsory and 6 of your own choice). The diagram below shows the new
process.

How it works
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Trophy Recall
The competitions committee is looking for any old youth trophies that have gone missing. These
include any district, regional and interprovincial trophies from gold level competitions. We would
appreciate if you could have a thorough look through your divisional cupboards, drawers and any
storage areas. Please also encourage cadets to look at home. These trophies have a lot of history
and value attached to them and we would like to present them in future competitions.
Please return any trophies found to Vicki Hawkins in the Youth Office, or get in touch with Elinor via
email elinor.swery@gmail.com

Northern Region Youth Team Email

Lately there has been some confusion over which email to use, in order to reach the youth team in
the office. If you wish to contact the youth team, can you please send your emails to the
youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz You should then receive an automatic reply confirming that your
email was successfully recieved.

Warm fuzzies and welfare

Music to our ears at Massey
A lovely little piece of feedback about Massey Youth Division from a very proud Mr & Mrs Scott.
Thank You so much for Philoxenia's Special Invitation to attend the "The Regional Enrolment &
Awards Ceremony". I must say it was a delight to hear her read this letter to me & visually it looks
appealing so WELL DONE to those of you in the office who put it together and thanks also to all the
organisers of the event. Sounds Awesome.

Whats coming up!

July
4th & 5th
9th & 10th
10th 12th
24th 26th
25th 26th
August
1st
2nd
7th 9th
21st
22nd
23rd
28th
29th & 30th
30th
September
11th 13th
19th
20th
25th 27th
25th 27th
26th & 27th

Penguin, Green and Blue Competitions

Caregivers Course
Regional Gold Ventureship Badge Camp
Youth Leaders & Officers Essentials Training Courses
First Responders Day 1 and 2 Course
AYM Training Day
East Auckland and Manukau District Gold Competitions
Interprovicial Competitions (Central Region)
Regional Enrolment Ceremony Practice (Botany)
DCOTY Workshop
RCOTY Selections
Regional Enrolment Ceremony (Botany)
First Responders Day 3 and 4 Course
Hauraki/ Coromandel and Counties District Gold Competitions
LDT Course
Regional Blue Competitions
Regional Gold Competitions
Youth Leader & Officers Essentials Training Courses
Regional Gold Tented Camp
First Responders Day 1 and 2 Course

Upcoming courses
To register for any regional course or tented camp, please fill out a youth course application form
and send it with payment details to the Community Programmes office at the latest by the Friday
three weeks prior to your chosen course. Spaces will not be allocated until both a form and
payment confirmation has been received. Please do not tick cash hand delivered unless cash is
actually hand delivered to HQ. Remember spaces are allocated on a first in first served basis, so
the earlier you apply the better.

Youth Leaders & Officers Essentials Training Courses

25-27 August Northland (exact venue to be confirmed)
We have two Youth Leaders and Officers Essential Training Courses coming up this year. This
course is set up to train our volunteers to be the best youth leaders possible! People have been
asking for good youth leader and officer training to be provided for some time and this is part of our
wider strategy to give leaders the tools to do their roles well!
Both courses starts Friday evening, and concludes Sunday afternoon. There is a lot of content to
cover, but the key focus is on networking and giving leaders the opportunity to learn from each
other. It is run in a safe and fun environment giving our Youth Leaders and Officers the opportunity
to ask questions and together come up with the best ways of dealing with situations that come our
way.
The courses will provide you with a toolbox of skills that will help you complete your divisional tasks.
Whether youre a brand new leader, or someone who has been around for a long time, these
courses will be beneficial for all. There is no cost to attend this course as we believe leader training
is crucial in achieving our goal of running awesome youth divisions.

First Responders Day 1 and 2 Courses

26-27 September Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington
The Youth Advanced First Aid course is a 2 day course, based on Clinical Developments First
Responder training. On successful completion of day 1 and 2, cadets
will gain the Gold First Aid badge. This is now the only pathway for
cadets to gain their gold badge.
The skills learnt on this course require on-going practice and using
these skills on operational events can be extremely useful. The content
is intensive and it would be beneficial if you had your Blue First Aid
before attempting the AFA course. The course involves both student
participation and book work. Students are also required to role play in
the patient simulation sections.
At the end of the course cadets will be familiar with an Ambulance and its layout which will benefit
you if you are looking at moving into an operational role.

Cadets attending this course will need to ensure they have completed the precourse workbook
available from the Youth Office.
This is a compulsory badge for your Grand Priors Award.
Course cost: $50 for cadets and leaders

East Auckland and Manukau District Gold Competitions

2 August Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington
These district youth competitions are for gold level teams and individuals. The first 12 teams and
individuals will be taken, with priority going to divisions within the home district boundaries.
East Auckland and Manukau Districts are combining their gold competitions, and will be held at
Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington.
To register: email team/individuals names to Enid Gini enidg@xtra.co.nz
Deadline for entries: Friday 10 July

Interprovicial Competitions (Central Region)

7-9 August - Forest Lakes Camp, Otaki
This year Interprovincials are taking place in Otaki, hosted by our friends in Central Region. We will
be in touch with their Divisional Managers of competing teams with further details.

Regional Enrolment Ceremony (Botany)

Practice Ceremony - 21 August - St Columba Church, Botany
Official Ceremony 28 August - St Columba Church, Botany
These special ceremonies give cadets the opportunity to formally be welcomed into St John. This
event is open to all youth members from any district to attend. Youth members to be enrolled must
have full uniform, practice the four arms and eight points of the
St John cross, and the Youth Promise. This should be done in both divisional and own time.
The ceremony and practice ceremony will be held at the St Columba Church. The practice will start
at 6pm and will go for around an hour. For the official ceremony cadets need to be onsite by 6.30pm
for a run-through, with the ceremony start time of 7pm.
In the meantime, please email names of cadets to be enrolled (spelled correctly as we print
certificates off these emails) to youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz by Friday 7 August.

First Responders Day 3 and 4 Course

29-30 August Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington
28-29 November - Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington
This course is for Cadets (15+) and youth leaders wishing to follow a clinical pathway. It provides
first aid training at a higher level than the day 1 and 2 course, these skills and knowledge are
required to finish off the training required to gain a first responder qualification. If you wish to attend
this course please have a chat with your divisional manager prior to applying, as you will need to
gain approval.

Hauraki/ Coromandel and Counties District Gold Competitions

30 August venue TBC
These district youth competitions are for gold level teams and individuals. The first 12 teams and
individuals will be taken, with priority going to divisions within the home district boundaries.
Hauraki/Coromandel and Counties Districts are combining their gold competitions, and will be held
at the
To register: email team/individuals names to Enid Gini enidg@xtra.co.nz
Deadline for entries: Friday 7 August

LDT & NCO Extension Courses

11-13 September TBC
The Leadership Development Training (LDT) course is for
all levels of cadet leadership - Corporals, Sergeants and
Cadet Leaders. Cadets from any district are able to attend
this course. Any youth member wishing to be promoted to
a youth rank or obtain their Gold Leadership badge must
attend an LDT course.
When registering cadets for the course, please state on the
course application form which course level they are to
attend - Divisional Managers you would make this decision
based on the age, maturity level and leadership ability of
the cadet. See your LDT DM Guide for more info.
The NCO extension course is a one off trial course for current NCOs to come along for some extra
training to help refine their leadership skill and give them even more training to take back to their
division. Cadets are required to hold one of the cadet ranks to attend the extension course. The
cost for this will be the same as attending the LDT course which is $60.

Regional Blue and Gold Competitions

19-20 September Camp Morley, Clarks Beach Road, Clarks Beach
This year we are combining Blue and Gold Competitions, to be run at a camp. Blue Competitions
will be held on Saturday 19 September, and Gold Competitions on Sunday 20 September. Gold
cadets that are competing on the Sunday, are more than welcome to judge/patient for Blue
competitions and then stay the night on Saturday.
To gain entry for competing at Regionals your competitions team must have either come first and
second aggregate team and individual, from each district, will qualify for regionals.
It will be up to each division to ensure they have enough leaders attend with their divisional teams to
meet CYPP ratios. Dinner will be served on Saturday night, and potentially a movie shown. Other
than that, it will be over to the divisions to entertain themselves. There will be a small cost of $20
per person to stay overnight to help us recover costs for the use of the camp, dinner, and breakfast.
We will also be looking for judges, patients and marshals for the day. Any such travellers are
welcome to stay overnight on Saturday as well, as long as their police check and CYPP training is
up to date.
Information to register for the overnight aspect of Regional Competitions will be sent to divisions
that have qualified for Regionals.

Regional Gold Tented Camp

25-27 September - Huia Barn Paddock
This camp is open to gold level members aged 13-17 years old who would like to work on their Gold
Camping badge. Successful applicants will be contacted via email with gear requirements etc. We
also would love to hear from leaders who are keen to help, and are the type to get right into all the
camp activities.
Cost: $50

Vacancies
Assistant Regional Competitions Officer
The Regional Competitions Portfolio has been growing in the last few years and we now have a
new position open for someone who is passionate about competitions. You will work closely with
the Regional Competitions Officer to ensure that the competitions within our region run to a high
standard. The ideal applicant should have extensive experience with competitions as well as a

proven ability to train and work alongside both youth and adults. You should be motivated and
enthusiastic, have excellent organisational and planning skills and be a positive role model.
The specific responsibilities of this role include:

Coordinating District PGB Competitions, Novice Competitions and Hutchinson Cup

Competitions.
Assist with providing competition training, and resources to divisions.
Assist with coordinating Regional Blue Competitions.

Training and mentoring will be provided to the selected applicant and it is expected that they will
start coordinating their specific competitions from 2016. For a detailed job description, please get in
touch with Elinor (elinor.swery@gmail.com). This position is unranked. Applications will close on 31
July 2015.

National Youth Competiton Organising Committee

We are asking for expression of interest for those people who would like to be a part of the
organising team for the National Youth Competitons in Auckland next year . This is a considerable
time commitment between now and the conclusion of the competitions in April . To apply please
email Lynn Mosley at lynn.mosley@xtra.co.nz with a brief resume of the skills you can offer the
team. Applications close 31 July 2015.

Divisional vacancies
We are looking to make the following appointments. Should you wish to put your name forward for
any of these roles, please apply through the St John recruitment website
https://join.stjohn.org.nz/home If you are not able to apply online, please contact the manager
named below by the closing date. If you do not know how to contact the manager directly, please
email youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz and our office will pass this on.
Role

Location

Contact

Closing Date

Assistant Divisional Manager

Cornwall Park

Agnes Wong

24/07/2015

Acting Assistant Divisional Manager

Clevedon

Alan MacKinley

17/07/2015

Recognising Achievement
Super Penguin Awards
Congratulations to the following youth members who have gained their Super Penguin Award. This
award follows a great deal of dedication from our youngest members and their leaders. Primo also
sends his congratulations.
Name
Fiona Eeles
Logan Grant
Jack Collier
Grace McPaul
Jorja Marsland
Mia Shore
James Baker
Sarah Berry
Jade Dean
Adam Grapengiesser
Azra-Lilly Morris
Kendyl McNamara

Division
Mt Wellington
Mt Wellington
Kumeu
Hibiscus Coast
Hibiscus Coast
Hibiscus Coast
Hibiscus Coast
Devonport
Takapuna
Takapuna
Takapuna
Takapuna

Date
28/04/15
28/04/15
10/03/2015
08/06/2015
08/06/2015
08/06/2015
08/06/2015
04/02/2015
04/02/2015
04/02/2015
04/02/2015
18/04/2015

Grand Priors Awards

Congratulations to the following members on achieving the Grand Priors Award. This is the
highest award a youth member can obtain and is presented by the Governor General, our Prior.
We commend these members for their hard work and effort.
Name
Division
Date
Mark Yeoh
Mt Wellington
27/04/15
Sara Aitkenhead Mt Wellington Home School 18/04/15

Community Service Shields

Congratulations to the following youth member on completing a community service shield. We are
grateful for this incredible and selfless service to the community through St John.
Name
Indigo Harding

Division
Avondale

Service Shield
800 Hours

Date
19/06/15

Records update
New Leaders
We warmly welcome the following new youth leaders to the St John Youth whanau. Its great to
have you on the team with us developing fantastic young people!
Name
Vanessa Chow
Abby Chandra
Briar Chandra
Andrew Cooksley
Catherine Dean
Andrew Hallberg
Caitlin Hall
Sanette Mouton
Emma Mundell
Cie Robinson-Bates
Leigh Tate
Salome Watton
Michelle Wynyard

Division
Ellerslie
Papakura
Waiuku
Takanini
Paeroa
Cornwall Park
Kumeu
Rosedale
Devonport
Kawakawa
Massey
Rosedale
Kawakawa

Role
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader
Youth Leader

Date
19/02/15
04/05/15
24/03/15
29/04/15
20/03/15
01/06/15
10/03/15
30/03/15
15/04/15
21/05/15
25/02/15
03/11/14
21/05/15

Appointments
Name
Tracey Crowther
Amanda Valentine
Jacques Van Zyl
Rowena Critchley-Jones
Sarah Hall
Eve Mulder
Anthony Ballard

Role
Assistant Divisional Manager
Assistant Divisional Manager
Assistant Divisional Manager
Divisional Manager
Divisional Manager
Divisional Manager
Area Youth Manager

Location
Birkenhead
Warkworth
Kerikeri
Kaitaia
Kumeu
Onehunga
Whangarata

Date
07/05/15
10/4/15
12/05/15
12/05/15
01/04/15
19/06/2015
28/05/2015

Cadet Promotions
Name
Selena Gordon
Loren-Crystal Pitt
Keerthana Ananth
Ashmita Mirajkar
Sophia Wu
Mark Yeoh
Amber Fokma
Elva Lin
Rohann Mackrell
Ting Kai Chen
Anne Pan

Role
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Corporal
Cadet Corporal
Cadet Corporal
Cadet Corporal
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant

Division
Clevedon
Clevedon
Botany
Botany
Botany
Mt Wellington
Massey
Botany
Mt Wellington
Botany
Botany

Date
4/5/15
4/5/15
01/06/2015
01/06/2015
01/06/2015
05/05/2015
20/05/2015
01/06/2015
18/05/2015
01/06/2015
01/06/2015

Resignations
Name
Kim Duncan
Sallie Lakin
Corey McCallum

Location/Role
Divisional Manager Kaitaia
Divisional Manager Doubtless Bay
Divisional Manager Kumeu

Date
01/12/14
15/05/15
01/04/15

Leave of Absence
Name
George Mita

Division
Northern Youth Resource

From
01/06/15

Term
1 Year

Transfer
Name
Tomas Andersen
Jarrod Butler
Elizabeth Harding
Jade Morris
Rebecca Sheppard

From
Youth Leader Pt Chevalier
Youth Leader Pt Chevalier
Youth Leader Pt Chevalier
ADM Otara/East Tamaki
Maungaturoto

To
Youth Resource Member
Youth Resource Member
Youth Resource Member
Youth Resource Member
St Lukes

Date
05/05/15
05/05/15
05/05/15
02/04/15
10/02/15

Sign off
Just a short News In Youth this month, dont forget to catch the attachments with this email
because its all important
Remember to wrap up warm and keep those germs away, as Jon Snow would say Winter
is Coming!

Elise James
News in Youth Editor