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  • 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: VOYCE - Whakarongo MaiRangatahi who transition to adulthood from the care of Oranga Tamariki have an ‘Entitlement to Remain or Return’ (ETRR) to living with a caregiver up to the age of 21 years. Since its introduction in 2019, the uptake of…
  • Author: Women's RefugeIn June 2021, Women’s Refuge released a research report into what children need to feel safe after family violence. Nineteen children aged 5-13 were interviewed by specialist researchers about their experiences of finding safety and…
  • Author: Ministry of Youth Development - Te Manatū Whakahiato TaiohiThis report, funded by the Ministry of Youth Development, addresses participation barriers to including refugee and ethnic migrant youth voice in decision-making.The report identifies…
  • 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: Oranga Tamariki I Ministry for Children and the Office of the Children's CommissionerAs a part of this engagement, Oranga Tamariki and the Children's Commissioner heard from 113 children and young people under the age of 18 who were in care and…
  • Authors: Mihi Joy Nemani - School of Sport, Manukau Institute of Technology and School of Health, University of Waikato and Holly Thorpe - School of Health, University of WaikatoThis paper contributes to a growing international dialogue about the need for…
  • 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: Office of the Children's Commissioner Who the Office of the Children's Commissioner heard fromIn October 2021, Office of the Children's Commssioner (OCC) heard from a wide representation of children and young people and collected voices from…
  • Author: Women's RefugeBackgroundThis evaluation is the first in Aotearoa New Zealand to draw primarily on feedback from children themselves about how individualised family violence advocacy makes them safer. It evaluates the effectiveness of the National…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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: 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…
  • 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…