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From 25 January 2016, 138 young New Zealanders are having an exciting six months ahead – their Youth Parliament 2016 tenure. 121 Youth Members of Parliament (Youth MPs) and 17 Youth Press Gallery members will hold office until 25 July 2016, with the first highlight being extensive tenure training held across the country in January and February.

Murray Edridge, DCE Ministry of Social Development has today announced the appointment of Robyn Scott to the position of Director, Ministry of Youth Development. Read more on the MSD website.

The Minister for Youth has announced that nominations are now open for Youth Week Awards 2016 to recognise and celebrate young people and their supporters who make a significant contribution to their community.

This newsletter provides you with summaries of the latest Youth Parliament 2016 news. All stories are produced by the Youth Press Gallery members.

Youth Week 2016 will be held from 21 - 29 May 2016.

This newsletter provides you with summaries of the latest Youth Parliament 2016 news. All stories are produced by the Youth Press Gallery members.

Today the Minister of Youth Affairs, Hon Nikki Kaye, announced the recipients of a Youth Week 2016 Award.

The Government will invest around $430,000 over three years in a partnership that will support around 1500 mentoring opportunities for young people in Auckland and Waikato, Youth Minister Nikki Kaye announced today.

This newsletter provides you with summaries of the latest Youth Parliament 2016 news. All stories are produced by the Youth Press Gallery members.

This newsletter provides you with summaries of the latest Youth Parliament 2016 news. All stories are produced by the Youth Press Gallery members.

Each month, we'll be letting you know what's new at MYD and keeping you up to date with everything you need to know. We plan to profile some of the innovative youth development projects that are underway around New Zealand. We're also going to highlight our wonderful young people as they build their capabilities and resilience, achieving great things along the way.