Together we can prevent bullying in Aotearoa

Enter the Bullying-Free NZ Week 2019 competitions

This year’s Bullying-Free NZ Week (13-17 May) is over for another year, but it's not too late to enter this year's competitions and be in with a chance to with $500 of resources of your choice for your school.

We want children and young people to write, create, make or compose something to celebrate this year’s Bullying-Free NZ Week theme ‘Whakanuia Tōu Āhua Ake! Celebrating Being Us!’ 

Find out full details and download an entry form on the competition page.

Closing date Friday 31 May.

Letz Lead!

A group of young men in the youth unit at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison have developed an anti-bullying book and CD as part of their Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) entry. Their youth-led resource “Can You Relate?”, is more than a book with raps. It tells the story from the point of view of a bully and the person being bullied, and uses kaupapa values and whakatauki to start conversations around feelings and emotions.

Some of the group have experience of both being bullied and being the bully. They want to reach out to other youth and schools so they can tell them they’re not alone.

Find out more about Letz Lead.

In the news...

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• The Paper Doll Project(external link)
• Students say what makes a good life(external link)
• Young prison team leads anti-bullying campaign(external link)
• Instagram and Netsafe release guide for NZ parents(external link)
• Too much pressure on young people to be happy(external link)
• Student-led approach to bullying prevention getting results internationally(external link)
• Creating safer online environments(external link)

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Join Oat the Goat on his epic journey

Check out Oat the Goat a FREE, interactive, online story book, designed to help 4-7 year olds learn about the power of kindness and make the right decision through a positive interactive experience with their parents, whānau, family, teacher or peers. This exciting story follows Oat the Goat as he embarks upon the adventure of his life through native, animated New Zealand landscapes.

Experience the book in te reo Māori www.otitenanekoti.co.nz(external link)

Experience the book in English www.oatthegoat.co.nz(external link)

Discover Oat the Goat resources and activities to use at home or in the classroom.

Tackling Bullying head on: Bayleys Crusaders get behind Bullying-Free NZ

Showing how the whole community can get involved to help combat bullying

The BNZ Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock and sponsors Bayleys Canterbury have teamed up on a series of videos to get kids talking about bullying and what they can do about it.

There are three videos Help! I'm being bullied, Help! I see someone being bullied, and Help! I'm bullying others. Watch them on our resources for children and young people page.