Uniforms

Formal Uniform:

The Sea Scout uniform that all youth members wear is a navy blue shirt with the Scouts NZ logo and embroidered fern on the pocket, group scarf and woggle, black shorts or trousers, and closed in shoes.  This is our formal uniform and is worn in the winter months (Term 2 & 3) and at all official events or when indicated.

The cost of this shirt is $41.93 and you can order it directly from Scouts NZ here. Shipping takes from 3-4 days after placing your order.

Activity Shirt:

We also wear a Maroon Activity Shirt during the summer months (Terms 1 and 4), during camps, hikes, beach play, and at informal events or where mentioned (the cost of this shirt is $35) and we source it locally. You can place an online order here and pick it up the following week from the Ship.  

Sewing Badges onto your formal uniform:

Please use this Scouting NZ guidelines to place your badges: badges layout

We recommend to wash brand new shirts first before sewing any badges on, as it may shrink and distort the badges

Method One – Using a sewing machine

  • Pin badge into correct place with at least two pins

  • Double check you have it in the right place

  • Work from the top side of the shirt, through the badge

  • Use navy thread matching the shirt on your bobbin

  • Use clear nylon thread on the top, this is invisible so you don’t have to swap thread for each badge. Alternatively use the same colour as the border of the badge you’re sewing

  • Travel a small amount at a time, leave the needle in and lift the pressure foot up to turn the fabric, ensuring the badge and fabric stay flat

  • When you work on the sleeve turn the shirt inside out. Then you can work inside the sleeve on top of the badge and the sleeve does not have to wrap around the machine arm

Method Two – Hand Sewing

To hand sew on a badge using thread that matches the border colour of badge. If you don’t have a close colour match use; clear or invisible nylon thread

  • Pin badge into correct place with at least two pins

  • Double check you have it in the right place

  • Use small over hand stitches through the border of badge, just catching the edge

  • Use a length of thread no longer than your fore-arm; otherwise it is likely to tangle

  • Use a single thickness of thread; it is less likely to be seen

  • You may need to use a thimble as the material of some badges can be quite tough