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  • Annual Report on the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and Child Poverty Related Indicators - July 2022 to June 2023 PDF 1.23 MB This report sets out the progress towards the outcomes of the…
  • Growing up In New Zealand | University of AucklandGrowing Up in New Zealand is Aotearoa's largest longitudinal study of child health and wellbeing, following the lives of around 6000 rangatahi and their families.Now we are twelve is the latest report from…
  • Author: Office of the Children's CommissionerThis report shares insights from 52 children and young people who were living in secure care and protection residences, run by Oranga Tamariki and Barnardos, between August 2017 and September 2018. It describes…
  • Author: Office of the Children's Commissioner | Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children)This report summarises insights from 15 young people under the age of 18 who were themselves parents.The report presents the key themes heard from these young parents.…
  • 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: 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…
  • 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: 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…
  • 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. …
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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: 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…
  • AUTHOR: New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) This 2020 mixed-methods research involved a range of ethnographic data-collection methods. The research involved 19 rangatahi in 13 locations across four iwi regions. Key themes…
  • Office of the Children's Commissioner
    AUTHOR: Office of the Children's Commissioner This report captures feedback from nearly 500 disabled children and young people (from surveys and interviews undertaken as part of the What Makes a Good Life?: Children and Young People’s views on…
  • AUTHOR: Oranga Tamariki This 2021 research involved interviews with 44 rangatahi who were soon to transition out of care. Key findings include:  Securing a safe, stable place to live was a top priority for most rangatahi. Being in work, training…
  • AUTHOR: Education Review Office This 2021 evaluation looks at education provision for students who were placed in residential care by Oranga Tamariki, and includes interviews and surveys of students. The evaluation also draws on documentation, surveys…
  • Health Promotion Agency, Ministry of Youth Development
    AUTHOR: Health Promotion Agency | Ministry of Youth DevelopmentThis 2020 research project involved interviews and workshops with 60 Māori and Pasifika young people, about their experiences and needs while transitioning out of school amid Covid-19.The…
  • Office of the Children's Commissioner
    AUTHOR: Office of the Children's Commissioner Feedback from 175 tamariki and rangatahi Māori (captured as part of the What Makes a Good Life?: Children and Young People’s views on wellbeing series interviews in 2018).  Key insights from…
  • AUTHOR: Youthline This 2021 research sought to understand the issues young people are facing today and how these have been impacted by COVID-19 (560 yp providing survey and interview feedback).  It built on 2016 and 2019 surveys, with a focus…
  • AUTHOR: Oranga Tamariki This research report outlines insights from 1,500 care-experienced tamariki and rangatahi who took part in the survey between March 2019 and September 2020. The report findings include: The majority of tamariki and rangatahi (…
  • AUTHOR: Waikato Queer Youth | Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence Waikato-based mixed-method research(2020), involving focus groups (26 young people aged 13-29) and an online survey reaching 250 rainbow youth. This research explores the following…
  • This 2020 report investigates children’s experiences of informal, everyday learning in their household bubble. It involved 178 children in Years 4–8, from 10 primary schools. Children described developing and adapting to new daily structures and routines…
  • AUTHOR: National Māori Tertiary Students' Association  This 2020 research explored the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on Māori students in four sub-sectors of the tertiary system: The Private Training Establishments survey was open  from…