City of Gisborne Cadet Unit

Recruiting for the 2025 intake.
Please email or call we look forward to seeing you

Due to the current weather conditions cadets will be cancelled tonight.
Please pass onto other cadets.

Please stay dry and safe team.

National volunteer week
Awesome 😎

🌟 Celebrate National Volunteer Week in New Zealand! 🌏🇳🇿

National Volunteer Week 2024 runs from June 16-22. This year’s theme is ‘Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together’. Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community, and this week celebrates the collective contribution of the millions of volunteers who enrich New Zealand.

Did you know that in New Zealand, volunteers collectively dedicate over 159 million hours each year to helping our communities thrive? and over the past 12 months NZCF volunteers gave 154,404 hours which is the equivalent of more than 52.84 years service!

Throughout the week make sure to show your appreciation for these amazing individuals who give their time, energy, and skills to make Aotearoa a better place for everyone, and honouring the incredible contributions of volunteers across the country.

Massive opportunity to celebrate 160 years of the New Zealand Cadet Forces

🎉 It’s our 160th Anniversary in 2024, and to celebrate this upcoming milestone we’ve released a commemorative anniversary coin featuring our 160th logo and a raised NZCF crest.

These coins will only be available until the end of 2024, and are in stock on the Cadet Forces shop today!

Awesome piece of machinery NH90 Gisborne airport

Thank you to all the cadets who participated in commemorating ANZAC day, awesome turn out big thank you going out to 14 Squadron, the officers, staff and parents for supporting our most important day of the year.

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Today is Army Day! We want to wish the New Zealand Army a happy 179th birthday and to say thank you for your service to all past and present soldiers. Who do you want to give a shout out to this Army Day?

On March 25, 1845, the Militia Act passed into law creating the ‘New Zealand Military Forces’ and in 1860 the first volunteer force was created, with a permanent regular force established in 1962. The title of ‘New Zealand Army’ was formally adopted in the 1950s.

In 1994, 30 years ago this year, the NZ Army transformed itself into Ngāti Tūmatauenga (Tribe of the God of War), an iwi (tribe) created by, with, and for the state, granted iwidom by the then Māori Queen, along with the blessings of the iwi surrounding Waiouru and Sir Charles Bennett, DSO, the last Commanding Officer of 28 Māori Battalion. All who attest into the NZ Army, regardless of their ethnicity, become part of Ngāti Tūmatauenga, creating a sense of pride and belonging for all serving men and women beyond their shared experiences and dedication to service.

The NZ Army is considered a world-class, combat-ready land force and has been involved in several international conflicts, including the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation, the Vietnam War, and more recently in peace-keeping operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Personnel have been deployed in various roles across the world including Egypt, the Middle East, South Sudan, South Korea, and Antarctica.

The NZ Army culture is based on the values of Tū Kaha (courage), Tū Tika (commitment), Tū Tira (comradeship) and Tū Maia (integrity). It embraces diversity, shared experience, and strives to be a force for all New Zealanders, embraced in Te Ao Māori. Here at the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa, we are proud to tell the stories of the New Zealand Army and to hold the taonga from its long and battle-worn history. So, to all past and present soldiers of the NZ Army, thank you for your service.

New Zealand Army

• • • • • Update - 17th March 2024 • • • •

Kia ora tātou,

Apologies for the late notice - the AGM will be postponed to 2nd April 5:15pm due to personal circumstances with two of our executive board members being unavailable.

Again, please confirm below if you can attend the new time.

Ngā mihi nui,

CGCU Support Committee

• • • • Original Post • • • •

Kia ora tātou,

Ka nui te mihi ki tēnei rā.

We would like to invite you all to the CGCU AGM in particular parents/caregivers of current cadets.

Date: 19th March 2024
Time: 5:15pm
Place: 188 Childers Road (Cadet Unit)

The agenda will follow as such
1. Karakia/Mihi
2. Apologies
3. Previous minutes
4. Financial Report/Budget 2024
5. Chairperson Report
6. Unit Commander Report
7. Re-election of Executive Committee & Committee members
8. Karakia Whakamutunga

Please note, we have Executive positions available so please submit nominations to email below no later than 16th March 2024.

Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance so we can forward the previous AGM to you.

Lastly, zoom will be available if you cannot attend the hui in person. This will be available on the day of the hui.

For security reasons, please use your full name, keep your camera on and outline your cadet/relations to the unit before we give you access.

Ngā mihi,

CGCU Support Committee

Kia ora tātou,

Ka nui te mihi ki tēnei rā.

We would like to invite you all to the CGCU AGM in particular parents/caregivers of current cadets.

Date: 19th March 2024
Time: 5:15pm
Place: 188 Childers Road (Cadet Unit)

The agenda will follow as such
1. Karakia/Mihi
2. Apologies
3. Previous minutes
4. Financial Report/Budget 2024
5. Chairperson Report
6. Unit Commander Report
7. Re-election of Executive Committee & Committee members
8. Karakia Whakamutunga

Please note, we have Executive positions available so please submit nominations to email below no later than 16th March 2024.

Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance so we can forward the previous AGM to you.

Lastly, zoom will be available if you cannot attend the hui in person. This will be available on the day of the hui.

For security reasons, please use your full name, keep your camera on and outline your cadet/relations to the unit before we give you access.

Ngā mihi,

CGCU Support Committee

Kia ora team,

Unfortunately we won’t be able to parade tomorrow night.
I won’t be available due to being in Waikato hospital for the week.

We’ll be continuing with this terms training plan as scheduled, any questions or queries flick me a dm.

Please let other cadets know of the cancellation.

Have a safe week team,
Regards

2LT

Greetings now recruiting for the 2024 Cadet year.