New Zealand Cadet And GEMS National Board

The NEW ZEALAND CALVINIST CADET CORPS AND GEMS, hereinafter called the Movement, is an organisation, Cadets for boys and GEMS for girls, in New Zealand of 7 to 15 years of age, inclusive, who pass the membership requirements. The basis of the Movement is the Word of God, the Bible as interpreted in the Standards of the Reformed Churches of New Zealand, i.e. The Heidelberg Catechism, The Canons of Dort, the Belgic Confession of Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith. The purpose of the Movement is the spiritual, mental, social and physical development of boys and girls through the study of the Word of God and other wholesome activities according to the accepted merit-badge programmes. This Board is the governing body of the individual Cadet & GEMS clubs for New Zealand. All members that make up this Board, along with all counsellors serving in the individual clubs, volunteer their time.