Youth

Sites

Pulse

Website for teenagers. It has been created by Christchurch City Libraries in consultation with teens from Christchurch.

Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA)

main purpose is to promote the wellbeing of children and youth.

Actionworks Christchurch

Provides information on services and help available to job seekers aged between 16 to 24 years.Youth employment initiative of the Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Development Corporation

Asian youth in Christchurch Christchurch

Includes a notice board, local ethnic newspapers, an English-as-a-second-language forum and an Asian youth helpline.

Boys' Brigade in NZ

Catholic Youth Team Christchurch

Churches Youth Ministry Association (CYMA)

Churches Youth Ministry Association (CYMA) is a network of networks - the national youth ministries of the Anglican, Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand.

DriveThru Christchurch

Girls' Brigade NZ

Global Youth Foundation

Promoters of the Discovery programme for 14-18 year olds and Bridging the Gap for 8-12 year olds

Guides New Zealand

Just Focus

A project for young people, by young people, to engage with issues that affect us in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and globally.

Lungfish

Fun and funky site

Ministry of Youth Development Te Tari Taiohi

Find out about the policies, programmes, legislation and services that concern young people in New Zealand.

New Zealand Association for Adolescent Health and Development (NZAAHD)

National network organisation for people working with young people (those aged 12 to 25) in health, education, social work and other sectors to promote adolescent health and development.

New Zealand Cadet Forces

"Cadets" is the New Zealand Cadet Forces. It is a youth leadership training organisation created from the partnership between the New Zealand Defence Force and the community.

NZ Girl

OSH Youth page

Information on young people and their rights under the Health & Safety Act.

Otautahi Social Services Trust Christchurch

A Māori child, youth and family support service provider of residential and restorative care services for tamariki/rangatahi 0-16 years. The service provides social work support for tamariki/rangatahi who have little support from whanau and community.

Profile of Children and Youth Report

Profile of Christchurch Children and Youth aims to provide an overview of various indicators on children and youth aged 0 to 25 years who reside in Christchurch City. These indicators include: age, gender, ethnicity, employment, education, hours of study, deprivation, distribution across the City, marital status, safety, crime, health and physical activity.

Project K

"programmes ... through which young people achieve a strong sense of purpose and a measurable increase of self worth"

Safer Streets Trust

Scout Association of NZ

Tearaway

the Voice of New Zealand Youth, is the country's largest-circulation, largest-readership, longest-running youth magazine.

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Features major reports The Progress of Nations and The State of the Worlds Children. A specialized agency within the United Nations system.

United Nations Youth Association of New Zealand

Youth based non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting the United Nations and its ideals to a New Zealand youth audience

Urge/Whakamanawa

Gives user-friendly information on health matters, relationships and other important youth issues. website for young people concerned about drugs, sex or stress and other stuff.

Voices of Youth

from UNICEF

The Word

Sexuality education resource for youth. From the Family Planning Association.

YMCA

Young Women of Aotearoa-New Zealand (YWCA)

Youth Law Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki

YouthLaw provides free confidential legal information for young people up to the age of 25.

Youth Policy Study Christchurch

This report was presented to the council in 1998 by the Youth Strategy Working Party.

Youth Week

26 May - 1 June 2008. Youth Week is to celebrate youth. The theme this year is 'Express Yourself.' Youth Week is about: encouraging people to focus on the postivie aspects of being young highlighting youth issues and influencing adult views encouraging participation of young people in activities/services and organisations promoting access to information and services by young people

YouthHealth New Zealand : our youth, our future

YouthHealth New Zealand is a major division of the Young New Zealanders' Foundation. As such, it is the name under which a range of youth health products and services are offered to the New Zealand public. These are funded from a number of sources provided at the lowest possible price for the wellbeing of our young people and those who care for them.

Youthline

youthonline

set up to counter the wave of depression and abuse in our societies

YouthSkills NZ

To develop and promote youth work skills through competition.