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Kāpiti Youth Are Encouraged To ThinkBIG
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:33:17 +1200 | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Youth Council has funding available through its ThinkBIG grants and is partnering with the Kāpiti Coast District Council to administer the funding. The ThinkBIG grants help young people aged between 13 and 24 turn their big ideas into reality. Grants ...More >>
GAZA: Aid Workers Find Ghost Town And Children Living Amid Rubble In Khan Younis
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:25:38 +1200 | Save The Children
Now Khan Younis is a ghost town, with people returning in small numbers to protect what remains of their properties or retrieve belongings while lone children roam the streets seeking water and other supplies. More >>
UNESCO Report Spotlights Harmful Effects Of Social Media On Young Girls
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:09:42 +1200 | United Nations
Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, cyberbullying and distraction from learning to young girls, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s ...More >>
Opposition To Puberty Blockers & Gender Ideology For Children - Poll
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:45:41 +1200 | Family First New Zealand
In the poll of 1,000 New Zealanders commissioned by Family First and surveyed by Curia Market Research, respondents were asked a number of questions around gender ideology and the treatment of children who experience gender confusion.More >>
New White Paper Clarifies The Vaping Landscape: Understanding Disposable And Rechargeable Vape Products
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:20:44 +1200 | CAPHRA
The release of this white paper is a call to action for policymakers, public health officials, and the vaping industry to collaborate on solutions that protect youth and the environment while respecting adult consumers' rights.More >>
PSNZ Calls For Urgent Action On Disability Funding And Support
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:30:30 +1200 | Paediatric Society of New Zealand
This call to action is not just about improving funding levels; it's about recognising and addressing the systemic inequities that currently exist. It's about ensuring that all children in Aotearoa, regardless of their abilities, have the support they ...More >>
UK: Implementation Of ‘Cass Report’ Key To Protecting Girls From Serious Harm, Says UN Expert
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:26:16 +1200 | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Cass Review, led by an independent consultant pediatrician, Dr. Hilary Cass, over a four-year period, stresses the importance of considering this phenomenon within the context of poor mental health and emotional distress affecting the broader adolescent ...More >>
Researchers Pilot World-first Programme For Autistic Kids
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:33:27 +1200 | Victoria University of Wellington
A new programme to identify and support children showing signs of autism is being piloted by researchers from the Autism Clinic at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.More >>
‘Nowhere Is Safe’ For Children In Occupied Palestinian Territory With At Least 24 Children Killed In Gaza And West Bank
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:03:11 +1200 | Save The Children
At least 24 children have reportedly been killed in three days of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory including 21 children killed by airstrikes in Rafah, and at least three children killed in Israeli force raids in a refugee camp in Tulkarm ...More >>
Thousands Of Children Killed Or Maimed By Explosive Weapons In Populated Areas: UNICEF
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:12:55 +1200 | UN News
Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nearly half, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.More >>
Cutting Youth Public Transport Discounts Will Worsen Cost Of Living And Climate Crisis - Free Fares NZ
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:06:47 +1200 | Free Fares NZ
Young people already have limited transport options. Making public transport less affordable will make it harder for young people to participate in their communities, including getting to work, school, and seeing their friends and whānau.More >>
$5m Investment In Content For New Zealand Youth Where They Are
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:20:46 +1200 | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is taking a bold new approach to engaging young New Zealanders with local content, with a $5m investment in new content that aims to both resonate with and reach youth, and provide opportunities for new young creatives.More >>
Gaza: Rate Of Attacks On Healthcare Higher Than In Any Other Conflict Globally Since 2018
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:10:06 +1200 | Save The Children
The rate of attacks per month on healthcare in Gaza since the beginning of the war has been higher than in any other recent conflict globally, standing at an average of 73 attacks each month, according to new analysis by Save the Children.More >>
Cuts To Ministry Of Education Backline Learning Support Damaging To Learning Support Needs
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:36:07 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The decision to cut staff at Ministry of Education who help frontline learning support staff will have a detrimental impact on long-term learning support needs, mokopuna, schools and whānau says the country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa.More >>
NZ Agencies Urge Young People To Be Safe Online As Reports Of Online Child Exploitation Continue To Rise
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:08:31 +1200 | New Zealand Police
Parents, guardians, and young people are being reminded to keep themselves safe online as reports of sextortion continue and posts involving sexually explicit material of children continue to trend upward.More >>
Iconic Charity Launches Urgent Appeal To Sustain Environmental Programmes
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:19:33 +1200 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Keep New Zealand Beautiful, a charity empowering young minds with invaluable environmental education, says they will be forced to shelve their free school programmes beyond Term 2, 2024 unless they urgently secure the required funds to sustain them.More >>
UN Experts Deeply Concerned Over 'scholasticide’ In Gaza
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:23:40 +1200 | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“With more than 80% of schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, it may be reasonable to ask if there is an intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system, an action known as ‘scholasticide’,” the experts said.More >>
Government Should Pause Puberty Blockers
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:40:02 +1200 | Family First
Family First NZ is calling for an urgent pause on the use of puberty blockers, and for a full inquiry into the long term effects and potential harms of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on vulnerable young people. There have been significant developments ...More >>
Ministry Of Education Cuts Will Disproportionately Affect Pasifika
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:38:38 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff and programmes at the Ministry of Education and within the wider public service.More >>
Health Ministry Should Ban Puberty Blockers, Women’s Rights Party Says
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:36:18 +1200 | Women's Rights Party
The Women’s Rights Party is calling on the Ministry of Health to ban the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children and young people experiencing gender-related distress. In March the National Health Service England banned the ...More >>
