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< Back Musical Bingo Games & Kai Raise Up - Y North Target Age: 13-18 Address: 45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600, New Zealand When: 19 May 2026 5:00 pm georgia.couch@ymcanorth.org.nz Dress up as your favourite musical act and come play bingo with us! Previous Next

< Back Poly Umu and Whanau night Cultural Kickstart Youth Centre Target Age: 14-18 Address: 20 Ward Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand When: 22 May 2026 9:00 am paul@uhcyt.org.nz PRIVATE EVENT Poly whanau night and UMU celebrating and showcasing the work of the Poly group in preparation for Huttfest Previous Next

< Back South Navigators Showcase Music & Dance Te Karanga Charitable Trust Target Age: 12-24 Address: Otara Shopping Centre, Ōtara, Auckland 2023, New Zealand When: 23 May 2026 6:00 pm https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/manage/events/1989196688844/tickets info@tekaranga.nz South Auckland’s next wave of artists take the stage for a live showcase celebrating Youth Week 2026 and NZ Music Month. Representing areas across Māngere, Ōtara, Manurewa, Papakura, Favona, Papatoetoe and beyond, these young performers have been developing their music and live performance skills through Navigators — and now they’re ready to share it. Free sausage sizzle, local merch and live performances all night. Free entry • All ages • Alcohol free event RSVP essential due to limited capacity. Previous Next

< Back Youth Voices for Respect – Your Response Matters Educational Rape Prevention Education (RPE) Target Age: 16-24 Address: When: 22 May 2026 10:00 am ashiana@rpe.org.nz Auckland (Venue to be confirmed) Group of young people getting together to explore and co-design Bystander Strategies that connect with youth from diverse backgrounds. Previous Next

< Back Revolution (Live performance of official 2026 Youth Week Anthem) Film, Music & Dance, Youth Voice Te Karanga Charitable Trust Target Age: 12-24 Address: 2 Abbey Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand When: 22 May 2026 6:00 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolution-showcase-tickets-1989189788204?aff=oddtdtcreator info@tekaranga.nz The Official Youth Week Anthem 2026 goes live at The Button Factory. After 8 weeks of writing, recording, filming and collaboration, young artists from Te Karanga, who were mentored by Homebrew, will showcase ♫ REVOLUTION ♫ — a bold new anthem created in response to the theme “Our voices matter, we deserve to be heard.” Featuring live performances, the official music video screening, documentary preview, hāngī, sign/poster making and more. Free entry • All ages • Alcohol free RSVP essential due to limited capacity. Previous Next

< Back Art Expo Art Raise Up - YMCA North Target Age: 13-18 Address: 45 Don Buck Road, Massey, Auckland 0614, New Zealand When: 20 May 2026 4:30 pm maria.makasini@ymcanorth.org.nz Drop in and make some art with us at our Youth Art Expo Materials and snacks provided. Previous Next

< Back Voices on Canvas Art Y Southland Target Age: 12-24 Address: 77 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand When: 19 May 2026 3:30 pm tarryn.robbie@ymcasouth.org.nz youth focused paint and sip event focusing on how their voices matter Previous Next

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< Back Pakaru Pānui Youth Space Opening Youth Voice Toi Matarua Target Age: 12-17 Address: When: 21 May 2026 4:00 pm sez@toimatarua.co.nz PRIVATE EVENT Pakaru Pānui, Toi Matarua's rangatahi social media team, have finally secured their own space. The team curate a range of content voicing rangatahi opinions on kaupapa that affect us ranging from mental health, to gamification, hauora & politics. They are planning to have an official opening of their space during youth week to celebrate the amplifying rangatahi voice and to bring in local rangatahi to see what we're all about and where a career in kaupapa Māori media could begin. Previous Next

< Back Hear Us Live! – Youth Open Mic & Creative Jam Night Music & Dance Te Whare Toi O Ngaaruawaahia Inc Target Age: 12-24 Address: 18 Herschel Street, Ngāruawāhia 3720, New Zealand When: 23 May 2026 6:00 pm https://forms.office.com/r/GJtg4sKX8r Manager@ngaart.org.nz Hear Us Live! is a Youth Week open mic and creative jam night designed by and for rangatahi. It creates a vibrant, youth-led space for taiohi to share their voices through spoken word, music, rap, poetry, comedy, visual art, and collaborative jams. Free, accessible, and inclusive, the event removes barriers to performance and builds confidence, belonging, and connection among young people in Ngāruawāhia. The night supports wellbeing through creative expression, positive risk‑taking, and peer support, finishing with a collaborative jam circle that reinforces the Youth Week message: Taringa whakarongo! Ki te reo o ngā taiohi – our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard. Previous Next

< Back Somali Youth Week Other Waikato Somali Assoication Target Age: 12-24 Address: When: 22 May 2026 1:00 pm https://www.instagram.com/waikato_somali_association/ waikatosomali@gmail.com PRIVATE EVENT We will divide the funding to host two different events, one for female youth and one for females. This works best for our community because it aligns with our Islamic values. We have noticed stronger support from parents and higher participation from youth. The females will have a movie night, and the boys will have a gaming night. Dates may change due to Dhul Hijjah, the final month of the Islamic calendar, is a sacred period featuring the Hajj pilgrimage and culminating in Eid al-Adha but will happen during Youth week. Previous Next

Our Principles Our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Mana Taiohi principles is at the heart of everything we do. They guide how we work with integrity, whakamana rangatahi, and strengthen the youth development sector across Aotearoa. Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi At Ara Taiohi, we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the foundation of our work with and for taiohi across Aotearoa. Mana Taiohi - Youth Development Principles Mana Taiohi are the national youth development principles that inform the way we work with young people.