A feature length documentary about the successful In Zone Project that is helping hundreds of Māori and Pasifika teenage boys and girls attend two of Auckland's top education schools is hitting the screens nationwide. Former original mentor now Director of Education, Neihana Reihana says the values of the initiative continue.
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Oranga Tamariki award winner defies all odds
Despite being in state care most of her life and struggling through homelessness, eighteen-year-old Celeste Howell is rising above her circumstances, taking home the Oranga Tamariki Passion Award at this years William Wallace Awards.
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A new generation of young female leaders
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has paid a special visit to a group of young people from the East Coast who have been hand-picked as potential leaders.
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Call for collaboration to help country's most at-risk youth
A Northland youth services trust is calling for a more collaborative approach nationwide to effect social issues plaguing Māori youth. The financial cost revealed to service a single youth, not engaged in education or training, costs the taxpayer in excess of $250,000 annually.
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Marae equips unemployed with beekeeping skills
Nearly twenty unemployed young men are feeling optimistic about the future having graduated with new skills from the Tapu Te Ranga Marae pilot apiarist course, which links tikanga Māori with beekeeping skills.
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Instilling discipline and resilience in rangatahi
ATAWHAI, a rangatahi program in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, is developing the skills and attitudes young Māori need to take part in society through physical conditioning.
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Leadership training for young Māori employees
A corporate development programme founded in Māori and Pacific values is equipping young Māori employees with leadership skills. Facilitator, Mike Moka says the Fletcher Building initiative has shown positive results and is now being extended to all employees.
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Mental health priority for Wellbeing Budget 2019
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has confirmed mental health will be one of five top priority areas in Government’s first Wellbeing Budget next year.
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Underage sex "not a new issue"
Calls for more accessible sexual health education for youth following findings that a quarter of underage New Zealanders are sexually active.
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NewsMāori children more exposed to alcohol marketing
Māori and Pacific children are five times more likely to be exposed to alcohol marketing than Pākehā children, according to new research.
