Youth

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)

School Holiday programme listings appear here in the days or weeks before they are scheduled.

School holiday programmes

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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.

We are currently recruiting for Youth Advisory Group members.  Applications close at 5:00pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022. 

Youth Advisory Group

The Gen Z Fund supports young people aged 12-20 to deliver a community project or activity.

Grants of up to $2,000 are available for youth-led initiatives that will make a difference to young people and the community of Whangārei.

Gen Z Fund

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 which are awarded in the 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 will follow when considering matters that affect youth, and three sets of goals to achieve.

Youth Policy