News
January
PMYP, aimed at acknowledging young people who have faced challenges in their lives and are now positively moving forward, is now underway in Auckland with young people attending a four-day programme from 22-25 January 2018.
March
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now! This month we have stories from two young people, Awa Puna and Joe Glancy, giving back to their communities through mentoring and volunteering. We've also profiled Volunteer Nelson's Young Leaders Programme, Young Entrepreneurs in Brazil - NZ Students' Showcase, and much more!
A partnership between the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu designed to support rangatahi located in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā will continue over the next 18 months, Minister for Youth Peeni Henare announced today.
Nominations are now open for the New Zealand Youth Awards 2018. These annual awards recognise and celebrate young New Zealanders who have achieved outstanding results, as well as those who have made a significant contribution in their communities, Minister for Youth Peeni Henare announced today.
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now. This month we have stories from two young people, Alexia Hilbertidou and Josiah Tualamali'i, achieving great things through social enterprise, advocacy and leadership. We've also profiled the New Zealand Youth Awards 2018, ASB Polyfest, and much more!
May
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now! This month we have a story from young entrepreneur, Vivek Kumar, who has co-founded QuickSense, a student learning platform. We've also profiled Code Avengers which provides highly interactive computer programming and web development courses to young students, and much more!
New members of the Ministry of Youth Development Partnership Fund Board for 2018-2020 were announced today by Minister for Youth, Peeni Henare. Ten board members have been selected from over 150 applicants.
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now! Check out the innovative young people and programmes we’ve featured in this month’s Youth in Action and Profiling this Month sections. From social enterprise and volunteering, through to a life skills camp and an ideas hackathon, our rangatahi are being supported to achieve amazing things.
June
The New Zealand Youth Awards 2018 are designed to recognise and celebrate the passion, success and commitment of rangatahi, and those that support them, who are leading change, innovating and creating solutions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. The recipients were honoured at a celebratory event at Parliament on 28 June 2018.
July
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now! Check out the innovative young people and programmes we’ve featured in this month’s MYD News, Youth in Action and Profiling this Month sections. From the celebrating young people and enabling youth voice, through to a social enterprise and a national group-singing competition, our rangatahi are being supported to achieve amazing things.
September
Read the latest edition of Youth Matters now! Check out the innovative young people and programmes we’ve featured in this month’s MYD News, Youth in Action and Profiling this Month sections. From preparing young people to lead in an emergency, through to supporting rangatahi with disabilities to express themselves creatively, young New Zealanders are being equipped to achieve remarkable things.
The nationwide participant selection process for Youth Parliament 2019 is underway, Youth Minister Peeni Henare announced today. All Members of Parliament are on the search for a young person to represent them and their community as a Youth Member of Parliament (MP) in 2019. Young people are also encouraged to apply to be a Youth Press Gallery member.
Read the latest Youth Matters now! This edition is filled with stories of remarkable young people and the organisations that are supporting them to gain new skills, build their capability and resilience, and improve their wellbeing. From upskilling young people to serve on a governance board, through to young New Zealanders using volunteering as a vehicle for community action, our rangatahi are achieving some amazing things.
October
23-year old Bilal Nasier’s journey to Aotearoa New Zealand was one most of us can only imagine. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan but when he was four years old his parents fled civil war to ensure the safety of Bilal and his older brothers. It wasn’t an easy undertaking.