MĀNGAI WHAKATIPU | TOHU WHAKAARO
Ngā Kupu | hei māngai mo ngā uri whakatipu”
‘Representative of the descendants‘, ‘voices for the generations to come’, voices of the future’.
Recognising that the best outcomes for youth come when youth voices are included not just as a sample or focus group but as an equal partner has been vital.
Māngai Whakatipu (previously known as the Youth Advisory Group) work with Te Whatu Ora and partners for School Based Health Services Enhancement programme. Māngai Whakatipu ensure rangatahi voice is the forefront of the programme, and provide advice and support as a critical partner for the journey ahead. Click to read more SBHS Enhancement Programme – Youth Report
2023 MANGAI WHAKATIPU MEMBERS
| Pranav Nair | Co Chair | Auckland |
| Astrid Sayer | Co Chair | Nelson |
| Alena Carr | Member | Palmerston North |
| Taimana Ramach | Member | Whangarei |
| Narima Ramach | Member | Whangarei |
| Ashley Leuluaialii | Member | Auckland |
| Lucas Roper | Member | Christchurch |
| Paolo Vallero Reid | Member | Christchurch |
| Pusa Fonoti | Member | Levin |
| Summer Riwai-Te-Oka | Member | Fielding |
| Kahlea Scott | Member | Nelson |
| Sam Ewing | Member | Christchurch |
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NATIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEE 2021
Prior to Māngai Whakatipu the National Youth Committee was formed from national focus groups led by Te Tatau Kitenga & Te Rōpū Mātanga o Rangatahi to korero Te Ūkaipō as the foundation for Enhancement of School Based Health Services.
