Media Release: Manurewa Youth Council
19 December 2011

Manurewa Youth Council to be change agents for Manurewa

In times of economic hardship and uncertainty the Manurewa Youth Council is showing that ideas and passion mean much more than money and financial stability.

The newly established Manurewa Youth Council last week elected a strong team of passionate young people to pursue their vision to action the voice and leadership of the youth of Manurewa.

“Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow, they are the leaders of today”, says newly elected Chairperson Simeon Brown.

“We are creating a forum whereby young people can create the change which they want to see in Manurewa and for New Zealand,” he continues.

“We are firmly committed to each and every young person in Manurewa. We believe in the huge potential that they all have and want to unleash that potential so that we can create a strong, vibrant community, where age is not a barrier to success and everyone is equally valued for their diverse contributions to the community.”

Forum leads Tommie Maharaj and Jephtah Coe continue saying, “Our immediate priority is to set up forums across our community so that we can meet and engage with the many young people in our Community and hear their voice and to empower them to put that voice across. This is about targeting youth issues by advocating the problems in which young people are subject to and effectively finding solutions to them.”

“I am privileged to lead a strong and passionate team with diverse skills who will help make our vision a reality,” Simeon Brown concludes.

The Manurewa Youth Council has been set up by the Manurewa Local Board and is the first Youth Council to be established under the new Auckland City. We want to meet with every young person in our community and to build relationships with all community organsiations, businesses and other community leaders so that we can connect, support and empower young people to be actively engaged across Manurewa.

List of elected positions

Chairperson: Simeon Brown
Deputy Chairperson: Akanesi Ngata
Secretary: Mel Ngata
Treasurer: Jonathan Miller
Forum Leads: Tommie Maharaj and Jephtah Coe
Communications: Zedrick Marsh
Relationships Lead: Fale Andrew Lesa
Cultural Lead: Kayla Jenkins
Project Coordinators: Joel Sutton, Amiria Te Paa, Ben Tamarua, Chris Ngatai, James Lolesio Ligaliga.

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