Programme

Rāpare 07 Ākuhata
Thursday 07 August

8.00am

REGISTRATION OPEN

MIHI WHAKATAU AND WELCOME
MORNING PLENARY SESSION including Dr Claire Achmad, Matua Ruru Hona

9.00am

10.30am

PARAMANAWA / MORNING TEA

11.00am

CONCURRENT SESSION A | Click on the down arrow for more session information

  • with Dr Claire Achmad Chief Children’s Commissioner and Arena Williams MP

  • Autonomy is an Action: Supporting Youth Agency in Mentoring Relationships
    Dr Hilary Dutton University of Auckland

    Together We Thrive: The Impact of Youth Development Programmes Which Unite Neuro-Diverse Youth With Peers and Local Communities
    Leonie King Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

    Presentation to be confirmed

  • A Generative Approach to Youth Work
    Rob Luisi Ranui 135

    Inati - Pasifika Sharing of Resources
    Henio Koloi, Ake Pereira Vibe - Hutt Valley Youth Health Trust

    Loto Tele - Be of Good Courage
    A creative, musical presentation by local Pasifika youth workers and practitioners in Ōtautahi. Sela Faletolu-Fasi, Ielua Taula

    4th presentation is being curated

  • How Microsoft Forms and Power BI Revolutionised Our Reporting Game!
    Tarannah Poletti-vette, Terry Watts Mahitahi Hauora

    Presentation to be confirmed

    Hands For Impact™: Telling the Story of Youth Work in Aotearoa with Social Return on Investment (SROI)
    Dr Grace Clare, Dr Marie Nissanka Hands for Impact™

  • Mō Āpōpō Future-Makers: Equipping Rangatahi to Shape a Better Tomorrow
    Amy Knudsen Tokona Te Raki

  • Words Weaving, from Writer to Witness: Building Lasting Connections through Spoken Word
    Ramon Narayan, Ken Arkind, Talia Stanley, Sheldon Rua, Eric Soakai, Koromiko Jacob-Williams Action Education

  • Creating a World Without Barriers for Young Disabled People
    Wendy Preston, Meg Lyster, Olivia Trass, Jack Harwood, Taylah Rasmussen, Hannah Butson, Izadine Ahmat Abdallah I.Lead

  • Brief Intervention Tool for Working with Youth with Alcohol and Drug Use
    Jo Claridge Whāraurau

  • Mahi Tuturu
    Ara Taiohi & AUT

12.15pm

WĀ TINA / LUNCH

1.15pm

CONCURRENT SESSION B | Click on the down arrow for more session information

  • To Age or Not to Age - That is not the question. How do we create space for safety online for young people

  • The Changing Landscape of Primary Youth Mental Health in Aotearoa: Increasing Risk, Complexity, and Youth-Led Solutions
    Liz Hosking-Clement Youthline

    Rooted in Connection: Planting Seeds of Mental Wellbeing with Potplant Studio
    Joshua Peauafi Potplant Studio

    Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): A Compassionate Approach
    Dr Kirsty Fraser Dr Kirsty Coaching

    Working Together to Achieve Improved Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in Aotearoa
    Dr Ella Cullen, Katie Sherriff Te Hiringa Mahara (Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission)

  • Passion-Powered Careers: A Cohesive Model for Youth Skills Development and Employer Engagement
    Jigna Desai, Kings Trust Australia

    25 Years of Kotahitanga: The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs and the Future of Youth Employment
    Tammie Metcalfe Mayors Taskforce for Jobs

    Youth Consumer, Peer Support, and Lived Experience Workforce 
    Eden Grimwood, Liam Teichmann Whāraurau

    Presentation to be confirmed

  • Pou Pasifika

  • Showing Up When it Matters
    Agnes Napia, Mike Tsang, Blair Nathan, Diako Abdullazada Te Hā Oranga

  • Mana Enhancing Opportunities for Rangatahi Living with FASD - Developing our Voices 
    Anna Gundesen FASD-CAN Inc NZ

  • Reconnect with Mixit Mahi - Straight Up and Real
    Kaviesha Abeysinghe-Perera, Oscar Arnold, Sajal Taneja The Mixit Charitable Trust

  • Faith it T'll we Make it - Mana at the Centre of Faith-Based Youth Work
    Matt Renata Mana Mokopuna, Lizzie Pringle Praxis, Richard Bell Youth Work Wellington

  • Unity in Action: Trans Inclusion in an Age of Disinformation

    Mason and Lara InsideOUT, Jen Shields Qtopia

  • Hosted by Ember Innovations and The Kings Trust

2.30pm

PARAMANAWA / AFTERNOON TEA

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
including Dr MahMah Timoteo, Tyler Ngatai, and Andre Afamasaga

3.00pm

4.15pm

Day one of INVOLVE concludes 

Beat the crowds and collect your name badge and bag the day before!

Rāapa 06 Ākuhata
Wednesday 06 August
3pm - 6pm

Rāmere 08 Ākuhata
Friday 08 August


WELCOME TO DAY TWO
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
including Eru Kapa-Kingi and Riana Te Ngahue

9.00am

10.30am

PARAMANAWA / MORNING TEA

11.00am

CONCURRENT SESSION C | Click on the down arrow for more session information

  • The World Tried to Bury Us - Little did They Know we Were Seeds. Youth Speak on the Impact of Parental Incarceration & What Needs to Change
    Corrina Thompson Pillars, Youth Members of Ngā Rangatira Mō Apōpō

    “Not these questions, again!” How (and why) we Wrote a Report About the Experiences of Rangatahi Without Asking Them to Tell Us Their Stories
    Ihorangi Reweti Peters, Lisa McLaren, Kirsten Smith VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai 

    Centring Young People’s Development in Whai Wāhitanga
    Hannah Dunlop, ReVision and Sarah Finlay-Robinson, InCommonNZ

    Presentation Title TBC
    Mana Mokopuna - Children and Young Person’s Commission

  • Presentations to be confirmed

  • Building NightWise: Creating Safety without Fear or Blame
    Jules Puckle, Sylvia Bellingham Rape Prevention Education

    Evaluation of the First Phase of the Youth Hub CHCH
    Harriet Fraser University of Canterbury

    Presentation to be confirmed

    Learnings from Auckland’s Largest Youth Centre
    Conin Bowker Shore Junction

  • STOP, BLOCK & TALK® Digital Wellbeing & Safety Workshop
    Neysa Koizumi Digital Waitaha Charitable Trust

  • Intersectionality 101 in Youth Work
    Amy Knudsen, Tokona te Raki, Mau te Rangimarie Clark, University of Otago, Melissa Lama, Ministry for Pacific Peoples

  • Casting Light in the Shadows - Extending Youth Work to Young People in Adult Prisons
    Ashley Shearar Young Adult Justice Expert

  • Item description

  • Hosted by Ember Innovations and The Kings Trust

12.15pm

WĀ TINA / LUNCH

1.15pm

Concurrent session D | Click on the down arrow for more session information

  • Presentation to be confirmed

    The New Digital Sexual Landscape – Equipping the Youth Workforce 
    Nikki Denholm The Light Project

    Presentation to be confirmed

    From wolf whistles to catfishing!  Responding to the shifting landscape of sexualised behaviour in 2025
    Rebekah Fraser, Lyn Jansen Stop Services

  • Presentation to be confirmed

    Tou Ake Mana: Whirinaki ka eke ki runga 
    Justina Webster, Sharn Webster, Jordan Pahina, Aria Webster-Pahina School of Social Work

    Focus on Young Women’s Wellbeing
    Zeta Mohn YWCA of Hamilton

    All bodies and all desires: Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa’s new programme for people with intellectual disabilities
    Leah Rothman Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa

  • “It’s about no shame, no blame – just support” Māngai Whakatipu
    Amataga Iuli Society of Youth Health Professionals Aotearoa (SYHPANZ)

    Supporting Rangatahi Impacted by Cancer
    Sasha Finlay Canteen Aotearoa

    Empowering futures: Exploring the role of school nurses and rangatahi wellbeing in New Zealand 
    Lara Wall University of Waikato

    Presentation to be confirmed

  • Penny Prescott, Angelina Tivalu Youth Development Champions Project

  • Ara Taiohi

  • Matt Renata

  • Elbie Burnett Northwest Anglican Parish

  • Hosted by Ember Innovations and The Kings Trust

PARAMANAWA / AFTERNOON TEA

2.30pm

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
including Chris Jansen

3.00pm

4.05pm

INVOLVE 2025 finishes

 

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