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Filter search resultsProgrammes for young people not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETS)
ActionBudget 2019 and Budget 2020 provided funding to expand programmes that enhance education and employment outcomes for young people:Equity index
ActionMedium-term work is under way to better understand and target socio-economic disadvantage and provide more equitable resourcing to schools and kura. This includes replacing the current decile funding system with the Equity Index.Warmer Kiwi Homes programme
ActionWarmer Kiwi Homes is a four-year programme that offers grants to contribute to the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation.Supporting Pacific households into home ownership
ActionThis Budget 2019 initiative aims to improve the home ownership rate of Pacific people. This was built on in Budget 2020, with the introduction of Improving Housing for Pacific Families and Communities, led by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.Expand coverage of whānau ora to support more whānau to thrive and achieve wellbeing outcomes
ActionUpdate: Increase in funding secures future for Whānau Ora Budget 2022 committed a further $166.5 million over four years, to help whānau maintain and build their resilience as Aotearoa moves forward from COVID-19.Thriving kāinga in South Canterbury
StoryIssue date:The Tongan Society South Canterbury is helping to build a sense of belonging and connection, while supporting the wellbeing of children and young people.Bring your imagination and come out and play!
StoryIssue date:Communities across Aotearoa are holding events to celebrate Play Week - a time to remember, reconnect with, and celebrate play.Fees-Free Tertiary Education and Training
ActionGovernment introduced the Fees-Free Tertiary Education and Training policy in January 2018.Rangatahi Well – a new resource for those supporting the wellbeing of young people
StoryIssue date:A new online resource aimed at making it easier for secondary school staff to recognise and respond early to wellbeing concerns in students has had an excellent response since it went live in June.Government response to Fair Pay Agreement Working Group report
ActionBetween October and November 2019, public input was sought on a discussion document on the design of the Fair Pay Agreement system, in response to the Working Group Report.Extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks
ActionThe Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2017 increased paid parental leave to 22 weeks from 1 July 2018, with a further increase to 26 weeks from 1 July 2020.Creating safe, stable and nurturing environments for children to learn and play
StoryIssue date:A Manawatu-based grassroots organisation, MentorED, is collaborating with schools and other NGOs to bring about better outcomes for tamariki.Puāwai – Supporting young people to thrive
StoryIssue date:Young people from marginalised communities are being given the opportunity to blossom, thanks to a Christchurch-based youth leadership programmeActive Whakapapa leads the way in West Auckland
StoryIssue date:Almost 900 people took part in a series of hikoi, that aimed to connect participants to the place they call home by sharing the history of Mana Whenua while traversing the whenua.Kau Tulī (Ministry for Pacific Peoples Youth Advisory Group)
ActionThe Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) is piloting the establishment of a Youth Advisory Group made up of six Pacific young people from across New Zealand to support and advise MPP in achieving Goal 4 of the Pacific Aotearoa vision (Confident, ThrivingToloa - empowering Pacific participation in STEM
ActionNew funding will help increase Pacific participation in STEM related sectors, to increase skills and income through the Toloa programme.Programme to establish curriculum leads to support the health and wellbeing of learners
ActionA new programme will establish new regionally-based curriculum leads to work with schools, kura, centre-based early learning services and kōhanga reo to support the health and wellbeing of learners. They will work in partnership to embed high-qualDelivery of strategy for women and girls in sport and active recreation
ActionThe strategy, launched in October 2018, has a strong focus on girls and young women across its three priority areas: leadership, participation, and value and visibility.Improved Whānau Ora navigator support for whānau to build their financial capability
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding for training to Whānau Ora navigators to expand their financial capability skills, understanding and networks, so they can provide improved support to whānau wanting to build their financial capability.Violence prevention needs of diverse communities
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding for work to understand the needs of diverse communities in order to develop future violence prevention programmes. This includes youth, the LGBTQIA+ (rainbow) community, disabled people, new migrants, and older people.Creating a safe online and digital environment for children and young people
ActionA public awareness campaign has been launched to help keep children and young people safe while online.Strengthen community-led solutions to prevent child sexual abuse
ActionThere has been investment in community-led approaches and kaupapa Māori child sexual abuse prevention approaches, as well as investment in community-led design and development of child sexual abuse prevention resources to increase capability and awareneHome Safety Programme
ActionThe Home Safety Programme helps prevent unintentional injuries to children in the home, with a priority focus on Māori and Pacific whānau, and regions with inequities in the rate of injuries and hospitalisations.Expansion of Whānau-Centred Facilitation Initiative
ActionThe Whānau-Centred Facilitation initiative provides locally led, holistic and whānau-centred approaches to family violence and sexual violence harm prevention, targeted at whānau at low to medium risk.Improved support for young carers across government
ActionMahi Aroha (the Carers Strategy Action Plan 2019-2023) includes young carers (those aged under 25 who provide ongoing care for someone close to them that needs assistance with everyday living) as a priority group.Provide free toothbrushes and fluoride toothpaste to tamariki and their whānau
ActionTe Whatu Ora (initiative previously led by the Ministry of Health) has been delivering a phased oral health promotion initiative to promote regular tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste.Early Years Initiative
ActionBudget 2020 committed $60 million over four years to enable changes to supports delivered across the first 1,000 days.Public health approach to preventing gambling harm for young people
ActionThe Ministry of Health is leading the development of a public health approach to prevent and minimise gambling harm for young people/rangatahi, which is to be implemented in schools.Pūtoi Rito Communities of Readers
ActionPūtoi Rito Communities of Readers is a National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa initiative that aims to engage children and young people with reading for pleasure and wellbeing.Expanding healthy relationships programmes in secondary schools: Refresh the health and physical education curricula
ActionInvestment in primary sexual violence prevention system includes supporting young adults to increase their skills and knowledge and targeting the social norms that support harmful behaviours.Social Cohesion work programme
ActionUPDATE: Te Korowai Whetū Social Cohesion releasedOranga Whakapapa programme
ActionOranga Whakapapa is a kaupapa Māori informed healthy consensual relationships initiative that aims to support whānau to protect their whakapapa through tapu-enriched and mana-enhanced relationships with others and te taiao (the environment).