Programme

Rāpare 07 Ākuhata
Thursday 07 August

8.00am

Registrations open

Mihi whakatau and welcome
Morning plenary session

9.00am

10.30am

PARAMANAWA / MORNING TEA

11.00am

Concurrent session A

  • Advocacy Panel

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
    Meg Lyster, Olivia Trass, Jack Harwood, Taylah Rasmussen I.Lead

  • Brief intervention tool for working with youth with alcohol and drug use
    Jo Claridge Whāraurau

  • Mahi Tuturu
    Ara Taiohi

12.15pm

WĀ TINA / LUNCH

1.15pm

Concurrent session B

  • Social media age change

  • 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

  • Presentation to be confirmed

  • Pou Pasifika

  • Showing up when it matters
    Agnes Napia, Mike Tsang, Blair Nathan, Diako Abdullazada Te Hā Oranga

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

  • Reconnect with Mixit mahi - straight up and real
    Kaviesha Abeysinghe-Perera, Oscar Arnold, Sajal Taneja The Mixit Charitable Trust

  • Keeping the Faith: Mana-enhancing Youth Work and Theology in Practice
    Matt Renata Mana Mokopuna, Lizzie Pringle Praxis, Richard Bell Youth Work Wellington

2.30pm

PARAMANAWA / AFTERNOON TEA

Plenary session
Afternoon plenary session including keynotes on intersectionality

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 keynote presentation

9.00am

10.30am

PARAMANAWA / MORNING TEA

11.00am

Concurrent session C

  • Panel to be confirmed

  • 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

  • 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
    Colin Bowker Shore Junction

  • Ngā Kaihoe

  • Mana enhancing opportunities for rangatahi living with FASD - Developing our Voices
    Anna Gundesen FASD-CAN Inc NZ

  • 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

  • Social Investment Panel

12.15pm

WĀ TINA / LUNCH

1.15pm

Concurrent session D

  • 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

  • Presentation to be confirmed

  • Strengths-Based Practice and Mana in Positive Youth Development
    Penny Prescott, Angelina Tivalu Youth Development Champions Project

  • Mosaic
    Ara Taiohi

  • Youth Development within a Hawaiiki Hou
    Matt Renata

  • The Hive - A bridge between Taiohi and Decision-makers
    Elliot Blyth, Eddy Royal, Kaan Hiini Curative NZ

  • Practical Applications of Intersectionality
    Elbie Burnett Northwest Anglican Parish

PARAMANAWA / AFTERNOON TEA

2.30pm

Plenary session
Afternoon plenary session including keynotes

3.00pm

4.05pm

INVOLVE 2025 finishes

 

Ōtautahi: Youth Loop & Hot Pools Party
Wednesday, 6 August

Wednesday, 6th August (the day before INVOLVE), the INVOLVE local rōpū will be hosting a welcome to Ōtautahi, Ōtautahi: Youth Loop & Hot Pools Party.

This event is proudly run by Rerenga Awa | the Canterbury Youth Workers Collective, supporting connection and collaboration across the youth development sector in Ōtautahi.Please note this event is for manuhiri/visitors to Ōtautahi Christchurch attending the INVOLVE.

The event will start 12.30pm and go into the evening - make sure to keep this in mind when you are planning your travel!

Visit here for more information.