News
January
Ara Taiohi, New Zealand's peak youth work body, has launched the first government-endorsed Code of Ethics for youth workers with the Ministry of Youth Development.
The date is set and Youth Week are now looking for creative young people to help them determine the theme for Youth Week 2012. They are asking young people and people who work with young people, have youth advisory groups, or holiday programmes to ask the young people to help them come up with a theme for Youth Week.
If you sign-up to the Aotearoa Youth Voices network online in February and you'll be in the draw to win a Prezzy card valued at $100!
February
Youth Week 2012 is being led by Ara Taiohi and they want you to know the Youth Week Theme survey is open for voting!
Last September six young people began work on an event that seeks to inspire, educate and empower youth, by talking about on issues that affect all New Zealanders. The event is Youth Declaration, an annual conference for high school students, which will be bigger and better than ever in 2012.
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Young people who sign-up to AYV online in February will go into a draw to win a Prezzy card valued at $100!
March
UN Youth New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest from young people who would like to join the Pacific Project delegation.
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April
If you had two minutes to address world leaders at Rio+20 in Brazil this June, what would you say? What kind of future would you want for all the world's inhabitants? Win a Date with History is a contest that calls on young people across the world to record and submit short speeches that will urge, inspire, and ultimately move global leaders attending the Earth Summit to take action.
On 4 April Prime Minister John Key announced the Government’s new Youth Mental Health package. $62 million is going to be invested over four years in new approaches and into existing programmes to address youth mental health issues, including New Zealand's high youth suicide rate.
Tiny Toones are the first hip hop crew from Cambodia to set foot in NZ ever! Aged 16-24 yrs old, they once roamed the streets of Cambodia, hopeless and without a dream. Today they inspire thousands on the international stage with their personal stories of growing up in a post-genocide nation.
This year we all get the chance to have a say on changes we'd like to see to the way our MMP voting system works. It’s an important opportunity – it’s not often we get to have a say on something that is going to affect the whole country for years to come.
Youth Fund 2012 was open to receive applications from 9 December 2011 to 27 January 2012.
May
The Kapiti Coast District Council and Kapiti Coast Youth Council took top prize at the 2012 Youth in Local Government Awards held in Gore in April and were commended for their Youth2U Action Plan.
Did you know that you can have your say on Bills that are going before Select Committees such as the inquiry into Pacific languages in early childhood education.
Stage Challenge is a dance, drama and design spectacular where the students are the stars.
June
The forum will be held in Auckland from 17-20 August. It will be jointly hosted by the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and the Human Rights Commission, with support from the Auckland Council and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.
Are you in year 9 to 12 and think you’re the next Bear Grylls? Then you should enter Student vs Wild. You will need to make a video showing how you’d survive a week in the ‘wild’ at school and you could be in to win a scholarship to the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to current AYV member Brittany Trilford, from the Wellington City Youth Council, for winning the global “Date With History” youth video speech contest.
In December 2012, the Pride Awards Trust will host the annual Pride Awards ceremony to acknowledge some of Wellington’s young people for their achievements.
August
Applications for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards are now open, giving young Pacific people the opportunity to have their talent and leadership potential recognised.
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner advocates for the interest of young New Zealanders.
Did you know that the Ministry of Youth Development is on Facebook?
September
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is a week-long leadership development programme for 20-28 year olds hosted and sponsored by Rotary Clubs in the district. RYLA is an experiential live-in programme designed to help young people develop their team work and communication skills and fulfil their potential as leaders.
Its called the 'Youth Fund' because we want applications to come from young people. We have regional panels of young people (called the Youth Funding Panel) who will assess all submitted applications and make the decision on which projects should and should not be funded, it's called a 'Youth Fund' for a reason.
The Ministry of Health is looking for young people, like you, to take part in a youth forum on health services in secondary schools. It's a chance to express your views and tell them what you think is important.
October
Applications are now open for the 2012 NZ Mental Health Media Grants, which focus on increasing understanding and reducing stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.
If you are a young person, a group of young people, or an organisation that works in partnership with young people and you have a great project idea that young people will benefit from, then have a look at the attached application form. There is no harm in just looking. You never know - your project might just be perfect for this.
November
One thousand students, young professionals and emerging leaders from across the Pacific region will converge in Auckland for the first ever Power Shift NZ-Pacific to be held from 7-9 December 2012 at Auckland University.
Congratulations to the Volunteer Army Foundation, and their sponsors, supporters, musicians and friends who supported 'The Concert.'