Networking

Bringing together people and organisations that work with all over Aotearoa, NZAAHD is a national umbrella network. We bring together people from all disciplines and professions, helping you to better enable your work with youth. By connecting up with other people who may be working with young p...

Information

NZAAHD helps to keep you informed and up to date. We disseminate new research, current affairs and professional development opportunities that relate to young people and your work. We do this through our website resource index, through weekly email updates, and through a quarterly newsletter. Som...

A Voice

Members of NZAAHD have a voice to government about issues impacting on them and young people. We keep you informed on policy debates and initiatives being developed by government and other decision-makers. We also: Make submissions, Get involved in policy-making, Positively advocate on key issue...

Youth Health

Youth Health is the range of approaches to building wellbeing and preventing, detecting or treating young people's health (WHO, 2001)... Read More

Youth Development

There are many views about what youth development is. Some ideas are presented below. Key to the youth development framework is adopting a... Read More

NZAAHD Resources

NZAAHD has a focus on collaboration and connectedness between people and organisations that work with young people. Our extensive resource index has... Read More

Youth Week '08

Young people thrive when there are supportive, encouraging and positive people in their lives.

Youth Week 2008 is all about relationships.

Get involved in Youth Week. Turn up to an event, wear a hoodie on Hoodie Day, plan an activity, or just be a great example of a young person (or a great adult that cares about young people).

For more info, visit the Youth Week website

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Upcoming Events of Interest

Involve 08: Relate. 2-4 July 2008

A conference about 'Young People and Quality Relationships'.

Keynotes include: internationally renowned psychologist Dr Robert Epstein, the international youth development and identity expert Dr Ann-Marie Tupuola, the locally-famous but globally-focussed Justin Duckworth, and youth development worker Pahia Turia.

The hui will be held in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre and Town Hall.

Involve is more than a conference, it is an experience.

For more info, visit the Involve website