By Alison Green, Te Puāwai Tapu Earlier this year the Ministry of Education undertook a review and rewrite of the policy document Sexuality Education: Guidelines for Principals, Boards of Trustees, and Teachers (Guidelines). A not-for-profit organisation called CORE Education was contracted by the Ministry of Education to review the Guidelines for English-medium schools. The time […]
‘Kia ora koutou katoa, can we be friends? Have you checked your friend requests? Why don’t you just hit accept?’ Extract from the opening song of Sexwise Between March and June, rangatahi/youth in communities spanning Milton to Taipa had the opportunity to participate in Sexwise, and they fully-engaged with the programme from the opening song to the final advice circle. […]
Pornography is generally not handled confidently within current sexuality education programmes and is frequently asked about by young people. Family Planning has produced What’s in a story, a four-lesson resource kit for Year 10 teachers that addresses the role of pornography. This resource is designed to help young people understand that the pornography they may […]
The voice of young people is seldom heard in the conversation around sexuality education in New Zealand schools. Family Planning recently asked some recent school leavers about what they’d learned in sexuality education – and with the benefit of hindsight, what they wish they’d learned. Their opinions are insightful, important and should be heard. Visit […]
Family Planning has just released a new addition to the It’s about Mana series which aims to provide young men with positive messages about relationships and their roles and behaviour within them. This A4 poster features the message “if they are really wasted, I just won’t go there” to promote thinking about the impact of […]
Ngā Kākano in a free resource for whānau with tamariki aged 8 to 12 that looks at sex and sexuality from a Māori perspective. It includes ideas on how whānau can best communicate with their tamariki on this very important, but often uncomfortable subject at an age where there are many changes going on. Ngā […]
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On 28 August, representatives from several providers and the Ministry of Health met in Auckland to discuss the future direction of SHopp which is now an online communication channel. To ensure SHopp reaches as wide an audience as possible in the sexual and reproductive health sector, we are running a survey which is live from […]
Tēnā tātou katoa, e te whānau! This year is flying by so quickly with another successful contracting round completed in time for the new term. As usual, funding continues to be a major challenge for most of you. Despite this, there have been some amazing achievements made this year and we invite you to continue […]
Visual Map of SHopp To help find your way around SHopp online here is an interactive image which explains the different components of the site. Click on each section to open a pop-up window. [imagemap id=”2073″] This website is for providers within SRH sector, to keep the mahi connected and up-dated. What You Can Expect From […]
Background In January 2014 two whānau contacted Te Puāwai Tapu after reading a Facebook ‘post’ that challenged the safety of the HPV immunisation programme in New Zealand. Te Puāwai Tapu produced this short article to provide sexual health promoters with basic information about the programme and links to credible HPV-related websites. The article was peer-reviewed […]
The closing date for funding assistance for registration (to the value of $370) has been extended to 5pm, 16 July! Go to the conference webpage shs2014.co.nz and click on the Downloads button or use this shortlink to open the Application Form.
6th-9th November 2014 | Papa-o-Rotu Marae | Whatawhata, Waikato For details and contact information check out the ‘Hui Takataapui ki Tainui‘ Group on Facebook
‘He kakano i ruia mai i Rangiātea. E kore ia e ngaro’ Living with HIV – Whānau Ora Symposium Welcome to ‘Living with HIV – Whānau Ora Symposium’, Tuesday 17 February 2015, University of Waikato, Hamilton. This symposium is for Māori living with or affected by HIV, takataapui community advocates, health professionals, researchers, policy makers […]
KA PUTA A MATARIKI KA RERE TE WHANUI, KO TE TOHU TENA O TE TAU E! MATARIKI RE-APPEARS, WHANUI STARTS ITS FLIGHT, THE SIGN OF A NEW YEAR NGA MIHI MO TE TAU HOU! MAURI ORA! A cluster of seven stars used to navigate Waka from Hawaiiki to Aotearoa. MIHI MAI MATARIKI, TUPUANUKU, TUPUARANGI, WAITI, […]