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In the Resources library you can find information that provides extra context and explanation around the Strategy.

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  • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
    The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and the Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group (CWPRG) on behalf of (Hon Jan Tinetti), Minister for Child Poverty…
  • The latest Child Poverty Related Indicators Report shows encouraging signs of progress being made, including a longer-term improving trend on three out of five of the Child Poverty Related Indicators (CPRIs).  This report includes data for the year…
  • This is the fourth Monitoring of Strategy Implementation Report, covering the period January - December 2022. It details key activity carried out in this period to bring the Strategy into effect; that is, the progress of the particular policies and…
  • AUTHOR: Te Hiringa Mahara - the New Zealand Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. This report draws on insights from engagements with 95 young people, representing 20 different community groups. It also builds on the findings of a literature review…
  • The 2021/22 Annual Report is the second statutory report under the Children’s Amendment Act 2018 legislation. A voluntary Annual Report for the 2019/20 year was published, which established baseline data for 21 of the Strategy’s 36 child and youth…
  • AUTHOR: Education Review Office This report looks at how Education meets the needs of our learners from ethnic communities (including  African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern). It draws on a wide range of sources, including the voices of…
  • AUTHOR: Oranga Tamariki Talanoa Mai Tamaiki presents findings from interviews with 29 Pacific children and young people (aged 7-17years) in the Oranga Tamaki  care and protection or youth justice systems.  The research focussed on two areas of…
  • AUTHOR: Fenaughty, J. et al The Identify Survey is the largest study focused on rainbow young people (aged 14-26) in Aotearoa New Zealand to date. This survey was live between February and August 2021. In total, 4784 rainbow young people and 434 of…
  • This briefing provides an update on progress towards implementing the recommendations from the review of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, which was completed on 18 August 2022.  This includes an update on early implementation work and…
  • ABOUT THESE GUIDELINESThe Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy recognises the rights of children and young people to have their voices, perspectives and opinions listened to and taken into account. These rights are also reflected in the United Nations…
  • Office of the Children's Commissioner
    AUTHOR: Office of the Children's Commissioner This 2020 report  shares reflections of 1,400 children and young people’s on the Covid-19 lockdown, and outlines how insights might be used to inform policy and service development The report highlights…
  • AUTHOR: The Hive | Department of Conservation In 2019, The Hive project generated 281 submissions from young people on the government's Biodiversity Strategy General themes from the young people's submissions included: 49% of question…
  • AUTHOR: Education Review Office This report looks at parents’ and learners’ attitudes, choices, and experiences and describes what we found and what is needed to improve attendance. Key findings include: Attendance and non-attendance are…
  • AUTHOR: The Youth19 Research Group The Youth19 survey was conducted in 2019 in the Auckland, Northland and Waikato regions, reaching 7,891 young people (7,721 year 9–13 students; 92 Alternative Education students and 78 young people who are not in…
  • AUTHOR: Malatest International | Ministry of Social Development The Youth health and wellbeing survey - What About Me? reached 7,209 of Aotearoa New Zealand’s year 9 to 13 students, about what it's like to be a young person in Aotearoa. It ran between…
  • AUTHOR: Education Review Office This 2022 mixed-method study looked at the quality and inclusiveness of education provision for disabled learners in schools. It included survey responses from 355 disabled learners, and feedback from in-depth…
  • The Children’s Act 2014 requires the Strategy to be reviewed within three years of its adoption. The review of the Strategy (the Review) is now complete, meeting its 18 August 2022 deadline. The Review drew on the findings of various reports and…
  • We asked stakeholders to share their insights and perspectives on a range of matters including: whether the Strategy outcomes and priorities are the right ones, the relevance of the focus areas listed in the Strategy, and their views on adding child…
  • This suite of three factsheets, for the year ending June 2022, includes: Overview of Child Poverty Reduction: provides an overview of the influences of child poverty, the child poverty legislation, including measures and reporting requirements,…
  • AUTHOR: The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) This research involved an initial analysis of the data on all 60,000 students that leave school each year, charting what pathways they take next. The researchers then surveyed over 500 school leavers and…
  • AUTHOR: UN Youth New Zealand This report captures feedback from 135 diverse young people involved in a multi-day conference. The focus was on a vision of Aotearoa in 2050 and the changes rangatahi would like to see implemented by this time. …
  • This is the third Monitoring of Strategy Implementation Report, covering the period January - December 2021. It details key activity carried out in this period to bring the Strategy into effect; that is, the progress of the particular policies and…
  • AUTHOR: Point & Associates | New Zealand Union of Students' Association This survey captures feedback from 4,593 tertiary students across Aotearoa, including from all the education hubs (Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch…
  • Allen and Clarke
    Late last year, the Child Wellbeing Unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) commissioned an external process evaluation of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, to better understand the effectiveness of its implementation and…
  • AUTHOR: Education Review Office This 2022 report looks at the impact of Covid-19 on Pacific learners. It highlights findings of surveys undertaken in April-May 2020, August-September 2020, and June-July 2021 survey findings (the number of responses from…
  • AUTHOR: Te Puna Aonui This 2022 paper reflects the experiences of children and young people within the family violence and sexual violence systems, and the opportunities for improving how we work to prevent, respond, and help them heal and recover…
  • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
    The following documents been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction:Proactive Release: Reducing impact of debt to governmentThe…
  • AUTHOR: New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) This study, involving six best-practice primary and intermediate schools, aimed to deepen understandings about the different ways schools promote the wellbeing of tamariki, and, in…
  • AUTHOR: Oranga Tamariki This 2021 foundational study looks at the experiences of young people who are not living with their birthparents and explores how they make sense of these situations.  It involved interviews with 13 young people, as well as…
  • AUTHOR: UN Youth New Zealand This Report captures feedback from 130 young people involved in a multi-day conference. It highlights the key priorities that rangatahi would like to see addressed .  The young people identified and ranked…