News
February
The Youth Week 2024 Grant Programme is seeking applications for youth-led/youth-focused initiatives/events under the Youth Week 2024 theme: 'We may not have it all together, but together we have it all'/'Māwherangi a tama roto ka taka, kāpuia ake ka pūrangiaho'.
Funding decisions around MYD's 2023 Procurement (Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund, Mental Wellbeing Support for Vulnerable Young People Fund, and Upskilling Young Kaimahi Fund) have been published.
March
The Hive All-Stars (13 young people aged 16-24 years) and Curative NZ undertook a series of insights-gathering activities in late 2023, including an online survey and a series of in-person workshops targeting public servants, and in-depth interviews with senior public service leaders. This resulting report is now available.
May
Youth Week is a festival of events and initiatives organised by young New Zealanders to celebrate the talents, creativity, and achievements of young people around the motu. It's also a time to recognise the youth workers and youth sector organisations that support them.
September
It's been just over a year since the Youth Plan: Voice, Leadership, Action was launched. To mark the occasion, we're pleased to release the Youth Voice and Leadership Engagement Report which includes analysis of data from engagements with over 1,400 young people that took place during the review and refresh of the first Youth Plan.