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LISTEN UP
An early advice note.
Aotearoa children and young people
Tell the United Nations.
Would you like to tell the United Nations about the lives of children and young people in New Zealand?
In 2003 a video “Listen Up” was prepared by young people and presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The next report is due in 2010. The Convention covers all aspects of the lives of children and young people under the age of eighteen years. So it’s a great time to discuss and present a picture of life in Aotearoa.
•Education: is it free, does it work for all children and young people
•Health: does the system keep our children healthy
•Youth justice: is it fair
•Culture: can you join in
•Poverty: does this affect you
We need young people to get together and tell their story
CONTACT:
Save the Children New Zealand
http://www.savethechildren.org.nz/index.html
Delivering The Goods
Caritas has looked at 30 young people in their work of delivering papers and circulars, and the results are surprising. In 2003 Caritas carried out a survey of 5,000 school children looking at their work experience. This time Caritas looked in depth at a small group of young people in September /October 2006. They have commented on:
- Delivery loads
- Age of workers
- What’s good & what’s bad
- What is best practice
- Why contracting is a poor practice
- Impact on school work
Do we want 6 year olds delivering papers for $1.75 an hour?
Link: http://www.caritas.org.nz/
Right To Expulsion
Schools have been warned to watch out when expelling students, after a 16-year-old took his college to court and won. The Lynfield College pupil - known in court documents only as "J" - was expelled after misbehaving at a school camp. He took principal Stephen Bovaird and the Mt Roskill school's board of trustees to the High Court and was reinstated and awarded costs. The School Trustees Association has warned schools about observing legal boundaries after the case because of its far-reaching implications. Association president Lorraine Kerr said it served as a wake-up call. "There are a lot of schools that are worried about what happened. On one hand, that's a good thing that it makes them review their current process. It reinforces that we need to make sure that everything we do is within the legal boundaries." NZ Herald, August 18, 2007
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