Ministry of Youth Development
This site provides comprehensive information to find policies, programmes and services relating to young people.
Office of the Commissioner for Children (OCC)
The OCC is an independent authority which inquires into any matter affecting children and young people in any service or organisation and investigate the actions of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services.
Barnardos New Zealand
Barnardos works within the community to provide a range of care, education and support services for children and their families that are appropriate to their needs.
Enterprise New Zealand Trust
This Trust promotes an enterprise culture amongst New Zealand School students by providing enterprise education, leadership programmes, challenges, national awards and networking opportunities.
Wellington City Council Youth Services: The Youth Services team at Wellington City Council works with young people, youth workers and the wider community to make Wellington a positive, youth friendly city full of opportunities for young people.
The ACYC acts as an advocate (someone who can speak for young people and their needs) for young people between 12 and 24, so their voice gets heard by the Council. Members get involved in important issues to improve Auckland’s social and physical environment and organise successful events themselves.
Reports and Statistical Information on Youth
Generation Y profiled in national health survey
The health and wellbeing of the next generation of Kiwi adults is to be gauged in a nationwide survey announced today by Health Minister Pete Hodgson and Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. Around 10,000 young people aged 12-18 from schools around the country will be involved in the Youth2007 Survey, which both Ministers said would provide a comprehensive look at current and emerging youth health issues, as well as help build a picture of long-term youth health trends.
Child and Youth Health Toolkit
This is a publication by the Ministry of Health to ensure access to appropriate child health care services including well child and family health care, and immunisation.
New Zealand Youth Health Status Report
Date of publication: November 2002; The New Zealand Youth Health Status Report was produced by the Ministry of Health to support the development of youth Youth Health: A Guide To Action
It provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders aged 12 to 24 years.
Statistical information on youth (Census 2001)
Statistics about young New Zealanders (aged 12 to 25) include census information about age, sex, work and income, housing, religion and language(s) spoken.
Philson Library - Child and youth health resources
Information relating to child and youth health may be found in a variety of sources, some of which are detailed in this guide. The sources used will be determined by the sort of information needed - books dealing with broader topics, journal articles dealing with more specific topics, and associated literature dealing with subjects such as medicine, public health, sociology and education.
Youth Education Project Report 2004
This is a report from Problem Gamling Foundation of New Zealand which outlines the young people of New Zealand as one of the greatest affected and at risk populations for gambling.
General information
Childrens Day
An annual day, held in the first week of March to promote a national focus on children and motivate adults towards positive appreciation and support of children, and to highlight their importance, needs and ways of promoting their development.
Project K (Maximising Youth Potential)
A youth development programme designed to inspire 13 – 15-year-olds to reach their potential through building self-confidence, promoting good health and education and teaching life skills such as goal setting and teamwork.
UNICEF Voices of Youth
This site provides information which offers all children and adolescents including the hard-to-reach, a safe and supportive global cyberspace within which they can explore, discuss and partner on issues related to human rights and social change, as well as develop their awareness, leadership, community building, and critical thinking skills through active and substantive participation with their peers and with decision makers globally.
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