The Jamboree is traditionally held in summer between late December and early January, with a significant New Years party.

The 23rd New Zealand Scout Jamboree was held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton in the North Island from 30 December 2023 to 7 January 2024.

The list supplied from Paul van Herpt, National Scout Museum Adviser, is as follows Note: The 1939 Jamboree was cancelled due to the outbreak of war, details below Prior to update, the list included a reference to a Jamboree in 1942, as labelled on the www.teara.govt.nz website;[24] it was in fact a rally, of which there were many.

The 22nd New Zealand Scout Jamboree was held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton in the North Island.

It ran from 28 December 2019 to 7 January 2020[26] This Jamboree, unlike earlier ones, has 1 central command centre (known as the hub), with 4 villages surrounding.

At the hub, you can pay for gas, retrieve birthday cakes, purchase ice, or locate lost items.

Some programme activity themes included; Survival; Water; Challenge; Adventure; Lake Karapiro (Overnight base).

[31] The 21st New Zealand Scout Jamboree was held at Renwick Domain, Marlborough in the South Island from 29 December 2016 to 7 January 2017.

[32] Giesen Park in Renwick will host the main camp site with four other activity hubs in Picton, Blenheim, Omaka and in Pine Valley.

Adventure Jam 2011 was attended by over 4,000 Scouts from all over New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia and other countries.