Youth

We have compiled a list of school holiday programmes and activities across our District:

School holiday programmes and activities

The Youth Week Fund supports rangatahi and tamariki aged 12 to 24 to organise a community event or project to celebrate Youth Week in Whangārei, and to learn and grow through the process.

Youth Week Fund

The Youth Advisory Group (YAG) provides advice to Council from a youth perspective.

The group meets once a month to provide advice on how we can make Whangārei an even better place for young people to live, learn, earn, play and have their say. 

Youth Advisory Group

The Youth Advisory Group (YAG) undertook a project in 2021 to better understand the wants and needs of youth in Whangārei. 

This report summarises the feedback, highlights key points from the data and identifies gaps that exist for young people in our District.

Youth survey report(PDF, 6MB)

Our youth-related facilities and services are mostly concentrated in the city and urban areas. These are the places where many young people from across the District gather to meet and socialise.

We also provide community funding and liaise with other agencies to support youth activities in the District. 

Our cadet programme provides training, development and paid work experience for young people aged 17 to 24.

We also offer a scholarship programme, where scholarships are awarded in careers that will support our future business needs. Each scholarship provides financial assistance and work experience while studying.

Cadet programme and scholarship programme

Our Youth Policy outlines the principles we follow when considering matters that affect youth, and three sets of goals to achieve.

Youth Policy