Youth

Berhampore suburb in Wellington has achieved a lot of firsts. Berhampore was the first community in New Zealand to build social housing blocks. The suburb was also ground central for the 1981… Audio, Gallery

Orientation Aotearoa is an eight month residential education programme for aspiring change-makers aged 18 to 28. It was founded in part by Lucy Carver and Skye Chadwick and it focuses on leadership… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand has plenty of design talent and no shortage of innovative ideas, but what opportunities exist for our emerging designers, especially in the area of textiles? Sonia Sly headed to Massey… Audio, Gallery

International Panda expert Dr Edith MacDonald is looking at whether Wellington Zoo can viably support giant panda bears, while educating children around the country on conservation. Lynda… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand has been slow in the uptake of begging in comparison to other countries around the world. But today, there is a visible rise of people asking for donations from the pavement on our inner… Audio

Vaughan Hutchinson talks about the family's journey and Ayla's successes. Audio

Ayla Hutchinson. She's a 16 year old Taranaki student. And an award winning inventor and business person who's developed a novel new way to chop kindling that's selling world-wide. Amelia Nurse - who… Audio

The ideas and creations of some of Nelson's brightest young minds were on show this week at the annual Cawthron Science and Technology Fair. Audio

The salaries are not to be sneezed at but the shipping industry is finding it hard to attract young people to a career at sea. Audio

Ever wondered how a baby and a large green blanket might help combat child abuse? Babies are now the teachers. They're being brought into classrooms to break the intergenerational cycles of domestic… Audio, Gallery

There are around 12-hundred 12 to 18 year olds in custody in New Zealand.

But it has taken a group of high school students to provide the first full assessment of the state of youth custody and the… Audio

Project Semicolon www.projectsemicolon.com is a non-profit movement dedicated to giving hope to people who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-harm. People draw or tattoo a… Audio

In The Secret Life of Aotearoa Juggalos, Sophie Wilson and Tony Stamp talk to diehard Kiwi fans of shock-rap duo, Insane Clown Posse, and discover how therapeutic horror-comedy drives one of the… Audio

Census figures show 40 thousand 18 to 24 year olds care for or look after elderly or disabled family members. Auckland University Researcher, Lauren Donnan has interviewed a range of young carers, who… Audio, Gallery

Wellington has its first 'social enterprise' coffee bar. With barista trainer and cafe manager Kirk Hodgson and Georgia Leigh-Hudson from Stories Espresso Bar. Also Zeal social enterprise developer… Audio

Ana Heremaia is an interior architect and one of the founders of ARCO Workshops - an innovative architectural/educational practice in Kaikohe which has seen local rangitahi designing contemporary… Audio

She's worked with marginalised young people around the world - including asylum-seekers, children in care and prisoners for 20 years. But German theatre director Uta Plate wasn't prepared for the… Audio

A trust in south Auckland says Child, Youth, and Family is cutting young people off from its care too early, leaving them scrambling to set up an adult life. Audio