A youth collective that promotes international peace wants to empower youth to address the big issues facing their generation. The International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) and Rangi Whakaaio are helping youth speak up to instigate change.
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Making a commitment to help youth
After being on home detention for drug possession and supply, Fred Bishop Jr. decided to make a change. Now he's on a mission to provide opportunities and pathways for at-risk rangatahi.
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Tertiary enrolment process difficult for some
While some students who are looking to move into tertiary study this year eagerly await their NCEA results, for others tertiary enrolment is overwhelming and presents a barrier to furthering their education.
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Rebelling against youth suicide through performance
Wellington-based dramatic arts group 2Face Drama are on tour performing their latest production, The Rebel in Me. The message behind the production is youth suicide prevention.
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Boy racers unite against suicide
A Māori development director from the Mental Health Foundation says suicide rates will continue to increase amongst Māori if we don't factor in the fundamental values of our culture. A convoy of cars met and cruised through Auckland to raise the awareness around this growing epidemic.
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In Zone Project hits the big screen
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.
