For one week a year up to 2500 students aged 15 and 16 come to this stadium for those few hours. There’s a lot to see. Stands and booths with inventive tasks and narratives to prompt the teens to think. It seems to work. Only a few seem blithely nonplussed.
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Seth Adams, who suffered serious brain injuries in a crash in 2012, speaking to a group of students attending Hawke s Bay s annual Youth Road Safety Expo. The cops, paramedics and firefighters share a laugh, indulge in a bit of teasing, but there s a palpable earnestness in their disposition. You get the sense they want desperately to ensure these teens aren’t among those they have to lift from a mangled car.
Ban the box : Hawke s Bay student s inspiring Race Unity speech
9 May, 2021 09:32 PM
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Lena Ormsby won the Hawke s Bay regional Race Unity Speech Awards for her speech Ban the Box . Photo / Warren Buckland
Lena Ormsby won the Hawke s Bay regional Race Unity Speech Awards for her speech Ban the Box . Photo / Warren Buckland Should I tick Māori or New Zealand European? If I tick Māori, I am denying my mum and her ancestry, and if I tick NZ European, I am denying my dad and his whakapapa. Year 11 Karamu High School student Lena Ormsby said this as part of her regional winning speech at the Hawke s Bay Race Unity Speech Awards.
Hawke s Bay school suspensions, stand-downs on sharp rise before Covid
9 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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NZPF president Perry Rush wants to see increased Government support and options for schools dealing with students experiencing crisis and trauma. Photo / File
NZPF president Perry Rush wants to see increased Government support and options for schools dealing with students experiencing crisis and trauma. Photo / File A Hawke s Bay principal is calling for more support from the Government to help deal with challenging children as new data shows the number of suspensions and stand-downs in the region was on a sharp rise before the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Hastings Youth Council ready to make voice heard
28 Mar, 2021 10:46 PM
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The 2021 Hastings Youth Council has 19 members aged 15-23. Photo / Supplied
The newly formed 2021 Hastings Youth Council will submit on council projects and for the second year have a seat at council subcommittee tables.
Made up of 19 members from ages 15 to 23, the youth council is responsible for creating opportunities for young people to participate, be heard and be involved in community activities and council decisions.
2021 chairman Karamu High School student Keelan Hesterman believes the real opportunity for the youth council to make a difference is in making submissions on council projects, sitting at subcommittee tables and advocating for young people.