DAVID ALEXANDER/STUFF A young Finn Beattie, left, and Dylan Soloman enjoy the rafting challenge at a national jamboree at Blue Skies in 2007. NONE Garry Donnithorne, a Christchurch motor industry veteran with ties to the company which has bought Scouts NZ's Blue Skies conference venue and camp. Blue Skies was built in the 1960s on local fundraising and the back field had been gifted. SCOUTS NZ Scouts NZ chief executive Joshua Tabor says a dwindling number of Scouting activities were being held at Blues Skies. DAVID HALLETT/STUFF Cubs cross a rope bridge at Blue Skies Scout Centre in Kaiapoi.

Source: Stuff December 29, 2019 19:03 UTC