Youth, mentoring, and the media
May 21, 2025
Public perception of our youth often seems to be shaped more by sensational headlines than reality. We can see this daily: a quick study of online search behaviour shows that the most common use of the word ‘youth’ in the news media in the past 12 months has been when it...
In November 2024 two taiohi from Thames joined an Upskilling Young Kaimahi workshop in Tauranga. They had a story to tell about their mahi with rangatahi in their hometown. So on a glorious day in February this year Ann Dunphy, chair of NZYMN and I sat in the shade of the ol...
First Impressions of Youth Mentoring
March 26, 2025
Jumping in at the deep end In the first four months in my role at the Youth Mentoring Network I’ve received a crash-course in life in the youth sector, have polished up my personal mentoring & communication skills, and I’ve met a sublime cast of characters from youth...
Top Tips for Working with Volunteers
March 26, 2025
This post first appeared in our newsletter ‘Connections’ ins the summer of 2020/2021.REP is a programme that brings community volunteers into a school setting, to support Year 9 students with literacy development and transition to high school. Deb Cane, who co-ordinates ...
