Come to INVOLVE: National conference for youth health and development
Come along to the biggest event in the youth sector’s calendar - being held this year in Ōtautahi Christchurch! INVOLVE acts as a meeting place for the entire sector - anyone who works with or for young people - to gather, share and learn.
INVOLVE 2025 will centre on the theme of ‘Kotahitanga - Weaving Cohesion in the Youth Development Sector’.
Date: Thursday 7th and Friday 8th August 2025.
Time: 9am to 4pm each day.
Location: Te Pae Convention Centre (Central City).
Cost: From $445 for a one-day registration or $795 for both days. Discounts available for Ara Taiohi members, students and young people.
Add your thread to the weave. Together, let’s strengthen kotahitanga in youth development!
Find out more about INVOLVE 2025, including programme details and how to register.
Positive Youth Development Aotearoa Training
Learn about the PYDA framework applies to your practice, and how to practically apply the framework to your organisation, your role, and the young people whose lives you touch.
This is fundamental training for everyone who works with, or for young people - no matter whether they are long experienced or brand new. Everyone gets great value from it.
Date: Wednesday 6th August 2025.
Time: 9am to 4pm.
Location: Aldersgate (309 Durham Street North, Central City).
Cost: FREE - subsidised by the Wayne Francis Charitable Trust.
Find out more about this Positive Youth Development Aotearoa Training, including hoe to register.
It's Giving Youth Funding Symposium
This symposium will bring together rangatahi, funders, and sector leaders to explore what impactful, youth-centred funding can look like in Aotearoa. It’s a space to share bold ideas, reflect on what’s working (and what’s not), and build genuine relationships across the motu.
Together, we’ll unpack how decision-making power and resources can shift toward young people and their communities, and how the wider funding ecosystem can better support rangatahi wellbeing, leadership, and aspirations.
Date: Wednesday 6th August 2025.
Time: 10am to 4pm.
Location: Elim Church Christchurch City (285 Cashel Street, Central City).
Cost: FREE for under 35s, and from $50 for those 35 years +.
Find out more about the It's Giving Youth Funding Symposium, including how to register (Humanitix).