According to our most recent General Social Survey, a quarter of New Zealanders aged between 15 and 25 say they are lonely some or all of the time.
The majority of that group live in the regions, where socialising with people their own age can be a rare opportunity.
Re:News looks at this in their new docuseries 'The Regions', which follows their journalists as they travel to some of the most isolated regions in the country to meet young people we don't hear enough about.
You can watch the series now on TVNZ+ and YouTube.
Baz Macdonald is on the Re:News team and directed two of the episodes.
'The Regions', a new docuseries by Re:News, is available now. Photo: Re:News
