Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Youth Advisory Council

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https://linktr.ee/cdhbyac We want to be a voice for the young people of Canterbury going through our current health system.

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Youth Advisory Council (Formerly known as CDHB Youth Advisory Council) is a consumer council advocating for and representing youth in the Waitaha Canterbury health sector. Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Youth Advisory Council (Formerly known as CDHB Youth Advisory Council) is a group of young people aged between 16-24 years old that advise Te Whatu Ora Waitaha on youth-related matters within the Canterbury Health System. It was formed in 2014 and serves the rangatahi of Waitaha Canterbury aged 12-24 years old through creating health resources for young people, running fundraising events and talk series, providing professional development for health professionals, working on projects and initiatives, and giving youth input to Te Whatu Ora Waitaha on the projects and programs they are doing. We also advise other services throughout the Canterbury region including primary care and health services about youth-related concerns. If you have any ideas on how to improve our hospitals, primary care, specialist services, or any health service within the Canterbury region, please send us a message here or by email at [email protected]
We welcome all suggestions, feedback, and inquiries

18/09/2026

💊 Did you know your local pharmacy can offer more than just prescriptions?

From over-the-counter treatments and safe medication disposal to ni****ne replacement therapy, incontinence support and immunisations, your local pharmacy can be a convenient first stop for a range of health needs 🩺

Have a look to see what services may be available at your local pharmacy, and remember to ask your pharmacist what support they can provide 🩵

Check out this link which gets updated regularly!
https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/hospitals-services/services-support/pharmacies

02/07/2026

Meet the Members! 🌟

We are all incredibly passionate about being apart of YAC. Each of us bring a unique set of skills and perspectives which helps to shape our projects! 🙌🏻

24/06/2026

Have you had a great experience with a healthcare provider?

Nominate them today!

We are running an awards night to celebrate professionals who are awesome with youth 🙌🏻

03/06/2026

That's us! 💙

The Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Youth Advisory Council is made up of young people aged 16–24 who use their lived experience to help improve health services for other young people.

From creating resources and co-designing services to leading projects and advocating for change, we're passionate about building a health system that works with young people, not just for them 🌿🩵

01/05/2026

Two of our members, Anna (chair) and Ella (secretary) headed off to the National Youth Organisations Hui in Wellington recently! They had an awesome time and gained so much new learning 👏🏻

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05/04/2026

200 Emergency Admission Kits packed by the team! 🥳 While many of these are heading to Christchurch Hospital, we are also giving some to a few other organisations throughout Christchurch 👏🏻

We are always incredibly grateful to the business / organisations who donate items which go into the kits! 🩵

01/04/2026

YAC would like to say a huge thank you to 🌟 We received a massive donation from Adam at Sensory Sam - this picture only captures around half of what we received. These sensory toys go towards our emergency kits we make for youth who are expectedly admitted to hospital. Additionally, we have donated some directly to the 👏🏻

The incredible generosity from business like allows us to keep supporting youth throughout Christchurch! 💗

Keep an eye out on our story for some awesome kit packing updates!

28/03/2026

🌟 YAC had an awesome time yesterday supporting at Relay for Life! Such a great turn out for a special and meaningful event. 💜👏🏻

06/01/2026

YAC is back soon for 2026! But we’d like to give a shout-out to everyone who donated for the Christmas Gift Drive and our lovely donation locations like Christchurch Kindey Society, and last but not least (a new donation location for us in 2025 but they tripled our usual donation haul - so thank you to your generous local community). Also want to reflect on our end of year Christmas Card making event where our team and some Rānui residents got together to make some cards for - such a great way to end the year.

12/11/2025

Kia ora! It's time for the annual Rānui House Christmas Gift Drive - if you are looking to spread some holiday cheer please pop in to one of our donation locations - before Friday 12th December - to drop off something for individuals and their loved ones staying at Rānui House while receiving life saving care in Christchurch this Christmas.

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https://cdhbyouth.weebly.com/

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