Kia Ora, Greetings

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Kia Ora, Greetings This is an invitation to take
part in the...
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Who We Are

• Researchers from
• and
• Funded by

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Whats The Project About?

• The project works with young
• people/rangatahi to find out what
• they are connected to and how they
• are connected.
• We then explore how young
• peoples/rangatahi connections
• impact on their development, health
• and wellbeing.
• The information we gather is
• then shared with those who are
• interested (i.e. young people/
• rangatahi, schools/kura, parents,
• community groups, whanau
• groups, marae, government).

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The Flow
Connectedness to/between
Wellbeing
Family/Whanau
Mental/Physical Health
Schools/Kura
Identity
Impacts on
Culture
Happiness/Confidence
Friends/Peers
Communities
Education
Technology
Self Worth
Spirituality
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History

• The survey weve developed has been two years in
  the making.
• It is the first of its kind in New
  Zealand/Aotearoa.
• It has been piloted twice with young people/
  rangatahi.
• We took advice from lots of people when planning
  our project, including teachers, parents,
  community groups and government departments, but
  most importantly the biggest experts - young
  people/rangatahi themselves!
• Check out our youth advisory board

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Giving us their Expertise...
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Thinking makes you hungry!
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Awesome people, awesome fun!
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Project DesignWe will survey 2200 young
people/rangatahi once a year for 3 years,
following three age groups.
Year 1 Age (2006)
Year 2 Age (2007)
Year 3 Age (2008)
Group
1
10
11
12
2
12
13
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3
14
15
16
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IN THE FIRST YEAR THE SURVEY IS FILLED OUT ON
LAPTOPS - ONE PER PERSON
The survey takes an average time of 50 minutes to
complete. We will be there to help you
understand any questions you are unsure about.
In later years it can be filled out either on
laptop or on the internet.
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You answer almost all questions by ticking boxes
with your mouse.
We give each person their own password to
activate the survey. The same password is used
for all 3 years of the survey. No two people
will have the same password.
HNFT
Your password is
Your password is the only link between who you
are and your answers. This helps to keep your
answers private. We link the answers you give
each year through the password.
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Rewards
Over the years, we will be thinking up lots of
ways to thank participants and add to the fun of
the project. Here are some ideas weve had so far
Gifts for taking part
Competitions
Prize Draws
Laptops raffled in 2008
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Our Ideal Project Participants...

• Currently expect to remain living in New
  Zealand/Aotearoa for the next 3 years.
• Value the opportunity to share the wisdom of
  their life experiences in order to help Young
  People/Rangatahi in New Zealand/Aotearoa.
• Intend to take the project seriously and answer
  questions as honestly as they can.
• If this sounds like you then

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Grab an Information Pack to take home to your
parent/caregiver!

• The Information Pack
• contains
• Information for young people/rangatahi
• Information for parents/caregivers
• Forms to be filled out and returned to your
  school/kura or community group

Please Note If you have not returned the forms
by the time we come to run the survey we will,
regretfully, be unable to allow you to
participate.
Thank you for listening - Kia Kaha ?