Hangout - Youth Health and Wellbeing

04/06/2026

Guess who’s back, back again, not for long, tell your friends!!
After 9 months solo traveling South East Asia, Lily has returned this week and the crew were pretty excited to see her at hangout tonight! She will be around for the next 8 weeks so make sure you stop in one Thursday night to catch up with her before she heads off on her next adventure.
The team are incredibly proud of Lily for her courage, determination and strength to make the most of life’s adventures and her continued growth.
Welcome home Lily!

23/05/2026

Meet our youth leader Daniel. Dan joined hangout 3 years ago after looking for a youth group to join. He had never played basketball before but on his first night he grabbed a ball and he hasn’t stopped playing since. You’ll find him on the court for 2 hours straight, shooting hoops and supporting our youngsters to join in. Last year Dan started playing basketball for his school in the senior B team and he continues to play this year. It’s been incredible to see the growth and development in this young man over the last 3 years and we are all very proud of you!

22/05/2026

Racing runs in the blood for the Pou whanau but what Ryker did on the track last weekend is something we are incredibly proud of. We look forward to watching our youngest ministock driver when his season begins at Wellington Speedway. We’ll be sure to have many fun nights cheering you on.
Congratulations Ryker and Vayda for your team efforts and racing at Oxford Speedway 👏👏
Pics from school newsletter.

19/05/2026

It was a night of entertainment, bingo, raffles and auctions, and a great night was had by all!
Thank you to those that came on the night, bought raffle tickets, bid on auctions, donated prizes and supported us in some way. Without all of you this event wouldn’t have been a success. From all our tamariki and the team at Hangout THANK YOU!

12/05/2026

This evening we had the pleasure of attending the Ngā Tohu Whakanui Rangatahi Youth Awards 2026 with 3 of our crew. What a wonderful night celebrating the youth of Upper Hutt and recognizing their efforts in many different categories.
Alyssa was nominated for the Te Tohu Manawanui Community Leadership Award and Reuben was nominated for the Te Tohu Auahatanga me te Ahure Creativity and Culture Award. Congratulations to you both on your nominations and being AMAZING!
Zoey was nominated for the Te Tohu Piko te Māhuri Determination and Growth Award. Congratulations on taking out your category and the 1st place award! We are so incredibly proud of the young woman you are and are excited to continue supporting you through life!
Thank you to The Upper Hutt City Council, Kickstart and the other sponsors for putting on a great event for our rangatahi!

12/05/2026

30/04/2026

1 week to get your nominations in for our Mother’s Day draw and 2 weeks until our fundraising event!
If you’re still to purchase your tickets we have a deal for a table of 6 available from the cossie club reception!

15/04/2026

We’re back this week!
See you on Thursday at 6:30pm!