Engaging Youth Voice - Resources, Tools, and Reports

A principle-based framework for people who work with young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, informed by the voices of young people and people who work with young people, Aotearoa-based literature into positive youth development, and a Te Ao Māori worldview.

Mana Taiohi  external

A multidisciplinary synthesis of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand research on youth development and wellbeing, as part of a broader review of the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa (2002).

Ngā Tikanga Whānaketanga – He Arotake Tuhinga  external

A Māori engagement guide for staff of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council that provides a range of tools and advice, with the aim to ensure that engagement is meaningful and leads to positive outcomes for Māori, Council, and the wider community.

Te Tūhonotanga ki Te Hunga Māori  external

Best practice guidelines designed to support people in the public sector as they seek to hear and empower the views and voices of children and young people.

Engagement with children and young people  external

Various toolkits and information pages for people working for or in youth voice, youth engagement, youth empowerment, youth leadership, youth/adult partnerships, or other related areas.

Freechild Institute Tools  external

A research paper outlining a model of whanaungatanga based on the experiences and insights of 51 rangatahi.

Te Tapatoru: a model of whanaungatanga to support rangatahi wellbeing  external

A research paper intended to inform discussion about what researchers should consider when planning social research and evaluation with children and young people.

Ethical considerations in social research with children and young people.  external

An engagement guide for anyone who works in local and central government, or the private sector, who engages with Pacific communities. The guide also includes specific information on engaging with Pacific young people, Pacific Rainbow+ people, Pacific disabled people, and Pacific people online.

Yavu – Foundations for Pacific Engagement  external

An assessment tool to help government and non-government organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand to assess whether policy proposals will improve the wellbeing of children and young people.

Child Impact Assessment Tool  external

A survey of 7,209 young people years 9 to 12 in their schools during 2021, with an additional 502 survey responses from youth of the same age completed in their communities (e.g. at alternative education), capturing data and insights to inform decisions and policies to support youth wellbeing.

Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey  external

The Resources and Reports page for MYD, which includes links to youth engagement resources, guides for getting your voice heard as a young person, research reports, and other useful tools.

Resources and Reports

A report that considers how the perspectives of disabled children can be taken into account in the development of the policy and law that affects them.

Listening to the voices of disabled children in New Zealand  external

A disability analysis tool to help policy practitioners explore policies through the inclusion of a disability lens as they move through the policy process.

Disability Toolkit for Policy  external

A checklist for adults planning to or thinking about engaging with mokopuna.

Checklist before you start your engagement  external

A toolkit for adults to support children and young people to have their say on the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy (2019).

Child and Youth Engagement Toolkit  external

An example consent form for anyone considering engaging with children.

Consent form exemplar  external

A project that listens to, engages with, and amplifies the voices of mokopuna to share them with decision-makers.

Mai World: Child and Youth Voices  external

A planning guide intended as a starting point to guide the user through some key steps when planning an engagement with children.

Planning Guide  external

Guidelines to support effective engagement with Māori, including advice on how government and non-government organisations can decide who they need to engage with, how to engage, and how to develop an effective engagement strategy

Guidelines for engagement with Māori  external

Beginning in 1999, the Youth2000 series has included over 36,000 young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, with findings used widely to inform policy and practice. The latest in the Youth2000 series is the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey (Youth19), which combines core Youth2000 questions with a new focus on youth wellbeing.

Youth2000 Survey Series  external

An ethical framework to guide engagement with tamariki and young people who are care experienced (who currently or at some stage in their lives have been in foster or residential care).

Kia Tika, Kia Pono – Honouring Truths  external

A youth engagement framework written with the aim of increasing youth engagement with local government in Wellington.

Te Tuāpapa Whakawhanake Rangatahi  external

An ethical code for people working in the youth sector in Victoria, Australia.

Code of Ethical Practice  external