The Hive Deep Dive with Decision-Makers: Insights & Recommendations Report
This report is the result of a series of insights-gathering activities by The Hive and Curative NZ in late 2023.
The Hive All-Stars (13 young people aged 16-24 years representing the cohorts from the first three seasons or years of The Hive) and Curative NZ undertook a series of insights-gathering activities in late 2023. These included an online survey and a series of in-person workshops targeting public servants, and in-depth interviews with senior public service leaders. The aim of the insights-gathering activities was to:
- understand the barriers that decision-makers in the public sector experience around youth engagement
- explore opportunities to address barriers and see youth voice uplifted and embedded in policy development and decision-making.
This resulting report is named The Hive Deep Dive with Decision-Makers: Insights & Recommendations (PDF 2.8 MB) (the Report). The information contained within the Report has been distilled into a three-page document (A3 Summary – The Hive Deep Dive (PDF 58 KB)), featuring an overview of the insights-gathering exercises, and a summary of opportunities and recommendations. Additionally, Curative NZ has created a one-page overview (A3 Summary – The Hive (PDF 514 KB)) of The Hive and its mahi.
The Hive was a youth voice initiative that was funded by MYD and delivered by Curative NZ between 2019 and 2025. The purpose of The Hive was to facilitate a two-way communication channel between young people and government, including demystifying political processes. It was an action in the Government’s Youth Plan: Voice, Leadership, Action.