Your Stories

Young entrepreneurs support child and youth wellbeing
The recent Young Enterprise Scheme national finals celebrated the entrepreneurial successes of secondary students from around the country, with many of the initiatives focused on improving child and youth wellbeing.
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Students awarded for digital solutions
The national finals of the 123Tech Challenge, the tech industry's in-school challenge, showcased a wealth of innovative problem-solving talent from primary, intermediate and secondary school students around the country.
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Life-skills = work-ready skills
A series of short videos that highlight the wide range of life-skills young people acquire through everyday activities - in and out of school - that are relevant to the world of work.
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Evidence grows for benefits of mindfulness programmes
Mindfulness programmes are helping children and young people improve their focus and attention, develop increased calm and resilience, conflict resolution and positive relationship skills, including empathy, forgiveness and honest communication
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WELLfed transforming lives through food
A Porirua programme is using food and cooking education to create social change and empowerment – transforming lives through food.
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Young people call for courageous conversations
A recent Youth Diversity Forum held in Ōtautahi Christchurch generated robust discussion, ideas and solutions for the future of race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Parenting programme creates ripple effect in communities
The Real Talk parenting programme, run by Wesley Community Action, is helping parents to take the best of what they had growing up and build on it. They also reflect on the negatives from their upbringing and make a conscious decision to parent more positively.
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Connecting kids to their local habitat
Over one hundred children from neighbouring schools in Waikato got together to help restore habitat near Lake Whangape, as part of the recent Conservation Week. Check out a range of hands-on, fun ways to get young people learning about and connecting to nature. Find out more
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Bringing fresh ideas and energy to community leadership
More and more young people are involved in Youth Councils, bringing new energy and ideas, and a unique perspective as to how best to tackle challenges and opportunities.
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Councils put young people at the heart of their cities
Councils have an important role in helping create positive change for children and young people. Two examples of councils who have already adopted their own strategic plans focussed on young people in their regions are Porirua and Auckland.
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Young people helping young people
Youth development organisation, Challenge 2000, is giving young people the opportunity to serve and be an active part of the community. As well as responding to the needs of the community, the organisation also delivers programmes that challenge the advantaged and that promote social justice and responsibility.
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Jack jumps into the deep-end
A council, training organisation and college partnership is helping a young man with disabilities gain real-world experience and develop skills and confidence ahead of entering the job market.
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Your Stories

Young entrepreneurs support child and youth wellbeing

Students awarded for digital solutions

Life-skills = work-ready skills

Evidence grows for benefits of mindfulness programmes

WELLfed transforming lives through food

Young people call for courageous conversations

Parenting programme creates ripple effect in communities

Connecting kids to their local habitat

Bringing fresh ideas and energy to community leadership

Councils put young people at the heart of their cities

Young people helping young people

Jack jumps into the deep-end