From 11.59pm 13 April 2022, all of Aotearoa moved to Orange under the COVID-19 Protection Framework.View updated information about Council’s services and facilities at Orange
View the Unite against COVID-19 website to find out what the move to Orange means
Horowhenua District Council’s Privacy Statement explains how we collect, store, use and share your personal information. We've recently updated our Privacy Statement.
View the updated Privacy Statement
As part of the Community Wellbeing Strategy, the Horowhenua District Council Youth Action Plan 2016-2019 lays out key objectives for Youth Development over the next three years. Its vision statement is that "Young people in the Horowhenua live in a supportive environment which provides opportunities for development and celebrates success"
You can access and download a copy of the Youth Action Plan below or read more about our Community Wellbeing Strategy on our Community Wellbeing Strategy and Action Plans page. You can also access further information about our various youth focused initiatives, opportunities and scholarships on the below Youth pages.
As part of the Community Wellbeing Strategy, the Horowhenua District Council Youth Action Plan 2016-2019 lays out key objectives for Youth Development over the next three years.
We are in the process of populating a comprehensive local Directory which will include Youth Organisations and Services. As an interim measure we have added links to older Directory resources here.
Have you attended a meeting of the Horowhenua Youth Network? Youth organisations from across the district get together to talk about all things related to the youth sector. You are invited to attend!
ÿEP is a remodel of the previous Youth Council. ÿEP was co-designed to improve youth engagement and information sharing. ÿEP has approx. 60 young people district wide that includes a leadership team/governance group (Youth Council) of 15. The leadership team manages a closed group Facebook page that is a platform for conversation and consultation with a large number of youth district wide.
Our Youth Excellence Scholarships are designed to reward young people's efforts in community service or excellence in sport, academia or art and culture. Find out more.