Safe & effective practice in youth mentoring

Promoting safe & effective youth mentoring

Through connections, advocacy, training, and research, the NZ Youth Mentoring Network provides support for the youth mentoring sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We believe that intentional mentoring is an essential part of helping taiohi navigate a complex world.

About us

400+

people attend our Youth Mentoring workshops every year who come from...

over 130

organisations across the youth sector & the community, who in turn work with...

10,000+

young people who need support, guidance, and somebody to hear them.

Mentoring works

Mentoring is about helping young people establish a sense of identity and to develop positive aspirations for their future so that they can grow and flourish to their full potential.

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FOR MENTORS

Mentoring Resources

We've gathered together a whole raft of resources for people looking to provide mentoring services. Explore our fact sheets for mentors, read about local and international research on mentoring, or dive deeper into what you'll need to establish a mentoring service.

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Mentoring with Purpose: MacStrong

July 2nd 2025“Tell me about your point of difference? “was the question I put to Delane and Jono from MacStrong. The response came back “We don’t have a space.” On one level this is a bit unusual andRead more

Reaching the regions: how we deliver workshops

June 5th 2025I remember my first day employed by the Youth Mentoring Network. I'd caught a flight down to Palmerston North the night before, a place I hadn't been to since speeding through it on a road trip downRead more

Youth, mentoring, and the media

May 21st 2025Public perception of our youth often seems to be shaped more by sensational headlines than reality. We can see this daily: a quick study of online search behaviour shows that the most common use of tRead more

Matariki Year 8 to Matariki Year 11: Success at Junior High School

March 26th 2025In November 2024 two taiohi from Thames joined an Upskilling Young Kaimahi workshop in Tauranga. They had a story to tell about their mahi with rangatahi in their hometown. So on a glorious day inRead more

First Impressions of Youth Mentoring

March 26th 2025Jumping in at the deep end In the first four months in my role at the Youth Mentoring Network I’ve received a crash-course in life in the youth sector, have polished up my personal mentoring &Read more

Top Tips for Working with Volunteers

March 26th 2025This post first appeared in our newsletter ‘Connections’ ins the summer of 2020/2021. REP is a programme that brings community volunteers into a school setting, to support Year 9 students withRead more

FOR MENTORS

Upskill at one of our workshops

Our popular training workshops cover everything from foundational skills for youth mentoring, through to building quality relationships and developing a Strengths-Based philosophy in your practice. These professional development opportunities are hosted around the country and online - find one near you today.

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