Training & Events | Ngā Wānanga

These trainings can be started at any time and are excellent addition to enhance your practice working with rangatahi.

• Trauma-informed Care in Aotearoa – Understanding trauma, brain development and practical engagement strategies.

• Understanding, Identifying and Responding to Online Harm – Supporting young people to navigate digital risks safely.

• Gaming and Taiohi Wellbeing – Explores healthy gaming, problematic gaming behaviours and practical interventions.

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Mō Āpōpō Future-Makers is an initiative led by Tokona te Raki, a Māori social innovation lab in Ōtautahi, that equips rangatahi / young people with the tools, confidence and connections to actively shape the futures they want to inherit. It brings together futures thinking with Māori perspectives, concepts and stories to help rangatahi imagine different possibilities, think critically about the forces shaping their future, listen across different perspectives, work collaboratively and identify ways they can begin creating change.

🗓️ Friday 18 September, 12pm
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Join members of the Whāraurau youth advisory team and the National Youth Consumer Advisor Network (NYCAN) for this one-hour online session exploring current issues affecting young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

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🗓️ Thursday 1 October, 12.00pm
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Explore how the teenage brain is wired for addictive behaviours, including cellphones, vaping, smoking and other substances. Learn to recognise early warning signs, respond effectively, and gain practical strategies to help young people build healthier habits and make positive choices.

🗓️ Tuesday 10 November, 10.00am-3.30pm
📌 Boardroom, Sport Tasman, 142 Saxton Road, Stoke
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