Here are some simple things members can do:

Adding your events and news to the NZAAHD forum

Easy, free and you can do it at any time. Relevant items get added to our weekly e update for distribution to the masses.

There are instructions on how to do it here and if you have any problems, the NZAAHD office crew are happy to help - call (04) 3829944 (They're really very friendly)

Add (non-commercial) events for young people to the Youth Week page

Free advertising and it gets plenty of traffic all year round so why not? Plus it raises awareness for Youth Week, bonus!

Linking to our websites from yours

Linking to relevant sites helps to boost your search ranking and ours too. Make sure we have your web address to link from our Members page. Want a copy of our logo for your link? We've got two to choose from: "Taumata Manaaki Rangatahi" or "For People Working with Young People"

Encouraging people who work with youth to join NZAAHD

Young people will be better off if more people working with / researching / developing / teaching / treating / leading /fostering / mentoring / advising / training / representing / caring for them (and everything else) are informed, supported and connected. Find out more about membership here.

If you get recruiting now, you could be in to win a registration to Involve 2010: Connect

Asking anyone who cares about young people to do all of the above!

The more, the merrier.

Tena koe,

We are excited to announce that the Call for Abstracts for INVOLVE 2010 Connect is open.

We are inviting expressions of interest in presenting from youth workers, researchers, academics, youth health professionals, policy makers and others.

INVOLVE 2010 Connect is aiming to be a positive space for the sector to come together, connect and learn. We will be looking for innovative and solutions-focused presentations.

One of the key goals of INVOLVE 2010 Connect is for participants to leave with new tools and skills to support their invaluable work in our communities.

There are limited slots available and we will be selecting  based on diversity of presentations, originality of the presentation, and relevance to conference delegates. Presentations must relate to the conference theme and be relevant to conference streams.

INVOLVE 2010 Connect : Together We Are Stronger

Day 1 Rātou : Young people are stronger if they are connected to each other, their family and whānau, and their community
Day 2 Mātou : Young people are better supported if the sector is more connected
Day 3 Tātou : Young people's needs are better met if the sector and young people are connected to the big picture (policy making)

Presentation options are

Papers (15 min presentation x 2 per session)

Snapshots (15 min presentation x 3 per session)

Workshops, either training or interactive (1 hour presentations)

To find out all details on presentation formats and the submission process go to the Involve website www.involve.org.nz and link to the Presenting At Involve page.  The submission process will be live as of Friday 05 March

If you have any further questions feel free to email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 04 382 9944

We look forward to hearing from you

Trina King

National Executive Officer

New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development (NZAAHD) I Taumata Manaaki Rangatahi

PH 04 382 9944

MB 027 650 0540

178 Willis St, Wellington

PO Box 27326, Marion Square, Wellington 6141

www.nzaahd.org.nz

www.involve.org.nz

NZAAHD for people working with young people

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NZAAHD is proud to announce a partnership with the Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ (ALAC) for Youth Week 2010. This year Youth Week will have a strong focus on reducing the harm of alcohol for young people, their families and communities. This will mean small grants will be available to young people and youth organisations to organise events and activities focused on reducing alcohol harm. ALAC believes that young people are a positive force for improving the health and wellbeing of their communities, and so they hope the grants will allow young people to come up with creative activities to challenge the negative impacts of alcohol. For more info go to www.youthweek.co.nz

Youth Week grants: OPEN! Youth Week would like to thank the Vodafone NZ Foundation and ALAC for donating $30,000 towards Youth Week grants, enabling our young people and communities to put on events to celebrate Youth Week, our theme of Rangatahi Ora: Whānau Ora and connecting whānau, families and young people. Some funding is reserved for events and activities focused on reducing alcohol harm. Grants are now open and close 7 April 2010. For more information and to download the application forms, go to http://www.youthweek.co.nz/index.php?section=48. Please contact Andrea Leersnyder at NZAAHD if you need help with the form, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 04 3829944. Get on board, organise an event and help to celebrate young people!

Sponsors and supporters for Youth Week 2010: We are proud to announce the following sponsors and supporters for Youth Week 2010: ALAC (Partner), Vodafone NZ Foundation (Grant supporter), Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (Grant supporter), Family Planning, Smokefree/Health Sponsorship Council, IHC, Families Commission, Barnados, Te Ora Hou Northland and MYD. For more information on sponsors please visit http://www.youthweek.co.nz/index.php?section=25

Youth Week theme and resources: The theme for Youth Week 2010 is Rangatahi Ora: Whānau Ora, connecting whānau and families with young people. Youth Week encourages whānau to connect with their young people and strengthen these relationships. The Youth Week 2010 poster is about to be launched, so visit www.youthweek.co.nz or www.rangatahi.co.nz to vote on the poster design and see the new poster and sticker (briefs will be up by 26 February 2010). Youth Week resources are available to be ordered now at http://www.youthweek.co.nz/index.php?section=12&article=55 and will be distributed around the country by April 15 2010. If you need resources before this date, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Street campaign: Get involved: Youth Week encourages you to get a group of enthusiastic people together to get out on the streets on Friday 28 May 2010 and help to promote Youth Week by giving out stickers to promote the theme and spread the word about Youth Week. Donation buckets will be provided incase our communities want to donate to Youth Week. It's a great opportunity for your workplace, youth group, family or any other group to help support Youth Week and get out there! Register your interest with Andrea at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 04 3829944.

Youth Week competitions and celebrities: For the first time Youth Week is about to launch celebrities who support Youth Week, and want to attend events! Simply register your event on the Youth Week website (www.youthweek.co.nz or www.rangatahi.co.nz) by 1st April 2010, and a celebrity could choose your event to attend! All registered events have a chance. You could also win $100 for your event by simply registering it on the website by May 1st 2010. Winners will be notified by a phone call. For more info, go to www.youthweek.co.nz

An on behalf of Youth Week, we would like to thank you very much for all your support. Youth Week 2010 is going to be bigger than ever, so get involved now, put on an event, and help to be a part of the bigger cause and celebrate young people and Youth Week 2010.

Nga mihi nui, naa

Njela Sharrock

Project Manager

Taumata Manaaki Rangatahi

New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development (NZAAHD)

Level 5, 178 Willis St Education House

P O Box 27326, Marion Square, Wellington 6141

Waea: 04 3829944

Fax: 04 3844003

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