Ngā Rangatira Mō Āpōpō host a Youth Week Webinar with Mana Mokopuna
- Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou
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What happens when rights move off the wall and into real life?
We’re proud to announce a powerful online event that brings youth voice, lived experience, and system change together!
In partnership with Mana Mokopuna – Children’s Commissioner, the rangatahi of Ngā Rangatira Mō Āpōpō (Youth Advisory Panel) will be hosting a live webinar, sharing their insights on the impact of parental incarceration and youth-led solutions.
A Youth Week Webinar
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, during Youth Week, rangatahi with lived experience of parental incarceration will lead an online kōrero alongside Dr Claire Achmad, the Children’s Commissioner.
"Our Voices Matter": turning rights into reality.
Date: Saturday, 23 May 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Online Webinar
Youth leading the kōrero
This year’s Youth Week theme, “Our voices matter! We deserve to be heard / Taringa whakarongo! Ki te reo o ngā taiohi!” reflects a simple truth: rangatahi deserve to be heard in the spaces where decisions about their lives are made.
Ngā Rangatira Mō Apōpō is made up of rangatahi with lived experience of parental incarceration. They understand the impact first‑hand, not as a statistic, but as something they navigate every day.
At the heart of this webinar is their Bill of Rights for Tamariki Impacted by Whānau Incarceration. That’s why their voices matter so deeply.
During this webinar, rangatahi will share:
what that their rights mean in real life
how it is currently experienced by tamariki
what needs to change in policy and practice
how systems can make these rights a lived reality for future generations
From developing a Bill of Rights for Tamariki Impacted by Whānau Incarceration to presenting at Parliament for the Kaiwhatu Kura Whānau role, the young leaders are turning lived experience into action.
Join us online!
We are honoured to be hosting this kōrero in partnership with Mana Mokopuna – Children’s Commissioner.
Together, we share a commitment to listening, and we mean truly listening, to rangatahi voices, and ensuring their whakaaro is heard by the people and systems who can help make lasting change.
This Youth Week, we invite our community, supporters, and partners to listen, learn, and be part of the change growing across Aotearoa New Zealand so that all mokopuna can live their best lives.
Because they know change is possible, and their voices are how it begins.
Registration details coming soon!
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