Wellington Regional Youth Worker Trust

01/04/2026

Online action this week...today we had Rod Baxter deliver Social Media and Ethics and this week Charmaine Tuhaka completed the four series workshop on Kaitiakitanga - Supervision in Youth Work.
Thanks to the attendees showing up, participating and offering insights into their worlds.
We have trainings coming up in other areas, see previous posts for more information

26/03/2026

Titiro Mai e te Iwi 👀
There are 4 scholarships available in the Wellington region to attend this 4 day workshop…check it out 🤩

      .       . 4-day immersive course | 15–18 April | Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt Limited to 20 participants | Experiential-first | Highly practical for classrooms and staffrooms     What this is   A nature-based professional learning workshop for principals, SLT, educators and kaiako. Th...

21/03/2026

FREE Risk Management Planning Workshop for Youth Workers - 23rd April 2026, Levin

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on our RAMs Risk Management Workshop for Youth Workers on the Thursday 23rd April 2026 in Levin. This workshop will be facilitated by Liz Penman.

REGISTER HERE FOR RISK MANAGEMENT PLANNING WORKSHOP - 23RD APRIL 2026 LEVIN - https://forms.gle/cJrVEFb8H9L32DZ9A

Risk Management Planning Workshop for Youth WorkersThese days it is vitally important we understand that everyone has a responsibility for safety and instead of thinking “Am I responsible?” everyone needs to be thinking “What am I responsible for?”. So how do we know what we’re expected to do…?

Whatever we do or want to do we need to plan and prepare and our plan needs to be consistent with current good practice. This interactive workshop will explore a safety planning process including a process for managing risk.

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on our RAMs Risk Management Workshop for Youth Workers on the Thursday 23rd April 2026 in Levin. This workshop will be facilitated by Liz Penman. Risk Management Planning Workshop for Youth Workers These days it is vitally important...

13/03/2026

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE - FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Social Media & Ethics - training workshop for Youth Workers
1st April 2026

We are pleased to offer places on the ONLINE Social Media & Ethics workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter. This will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm via Zoom.

REGISTER HERE - https://forms.gle/g69ymXyAEShQAn6p7

Workshop Overview:
This workshop is designed for youth workers on how to work ethically within the realm of social media. This workshop has been revised from a face-to-face workshop during Covid to a three hour online and interactive workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter.

We are pleased to offer places on the ONLINE Social Media & Ethics workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter. This will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm via Zoom. Spaces are limited - there are only 25 spaces available - please ensure you can attend the entire workshop from 12.30-...

06/03/2026

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE - FREE ONLINE - Social Media & Ethics - training workshop for Youth Workers - 1st April 2026

This will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm via Zoom.

REGISTER HERE - https://forms.gle/H2wxbmDmWXrZ6HvS7

Social Media & Ethics – Facilitated by Rod Baxter

Workshop Overview:
This workshop is designed for youth workers on how to work ethically within the realm of social media. This workshop has been revised from a face-to-face workshop during Covid to a three hour online and interactive workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter.

About Rod:
Rod is an Accredited Member of Korowai Tupu. Rod likes to balance theory and practice and has qualifications that reflect his vocational explorations: a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Theatre and Education (Victoria University of Wellington), a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Service Supervision with Distinction (Massey University) and a Diploma in Youth Work (Otago Polytechnic).

We are pleased to offer places on the ONLINE Social Media & Ethics workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter. This will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm via Zoom. Spaces are limited - there are only 25 spaces available - please ensure you can attend the entire workshop from 12.30-...

05/03/2026

Mana Taiohi, Matt Renata and Youth Workers...the "trifecta" to make it "betta", in youth development.

03/03/2026

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE - FREE Games & Engagement Workshop - 13 March 2026, Hastings

Kia Ora Youth Workers

WE STILL HAVE PLACES AVAILABLE

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places at our Games and Engagement Workshop next Friday 13th March 2026 in Hastings from 9-4pm. This workshop will be facilitated by Rod Baxter.

REGISTER HERE FOR GAMES & ENGAGEMENT -

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on our Games & Youth Engagement Workshop on the 13th March 2026 in Hawkes Bay. This workshop will be facilitated by Rod Baxter. Games & Youth Engagement Workshop Come play with some toys! – and then work out why. This interactive ...

22/02/2026

Final calls for our Mana Taiohi workshop March 6th in Wellington. Come join us as Matt Renata takes on a journey of Mana Taiohi in practice.
Please use link to register

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on our Mana Taiohi Workshop on Friday 6th March 2026 in Karori, Wellington. This workshop will be facilitated by Matt Renata. Mana Taiohi Workshop Mana Taiohi is a principle based framework that informs the way people who work with....

27/01/2026

Youth Work 102 - Palmerston North- FREE Youth Worker Training Opportunities for 2026

Fri 5th June 2026
YMCA, 148 Park Road, Palmerston North
Facilitated by Charmaine Tuhaka & Russell Hockley

REGISTER FOR YOUTH WORK 102 -

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on the Youth Work 102 Workshop on Friday 5th June 2026 in Palmerston North. Youth Work 102 Workshop This interactive workshop is designed for emerging and experienced youth workers who want to strengthen and deepen their practice. T...

27/01/2026

Code of Ethics - South Taranaki - FREE Youth Worker Training Opportunities for 2026

22nd May 2026
Hoani Papita Marae, 824 Ketemarae Road, Normanby
Facilitated by Lloyd Martin

REGISTER FOR CODE OF ETHICS -

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on the Code of Ethics Workshop on 22nd May 2026 (Normanby). This workshop will be facilitated by Lloyd Martin. Code of Ethics: Working ethically involves much more than ‘don’t hit them and don’t start going out with them’. B...

27/01/2026

Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Youth Work - Palmerston North - FREE Youth Worker Training Opportunities for 2026

Fri 8th May 2026
Palmerston North
Facilitated by Gwyn John

REGISTER FOR TE TIRITI O WAITANGI & YOUTH WORK -

Wellington Regional Youth Workers Trust are pleased to offer places on our Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Youth Development Workshop on Friday 8th May 2026 in Palmerston North. This workshop will be facilitated by Gwyn John. Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Youth Development Workshop Join our interactive workshop tai...

27/01/2026

Social Media & Ethics - Online - FREE Youth Worker Training Opportunities for 2026

1st April 2026
Online - 12.30-2.30pm
Facilitated by Rod Baxter

REGISTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA & ETHICS -

We are pleased to offer places on the ONLINE Social Media & Ethics workshop facilitated by Rod Baxter. This will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm via Zoom. Spaces are limited - there are only 25 spaces available - please ensure you can attend the entire workshop from 12.30-...