Another amazing night where 101 people turned up to listen to Catherine talk about Parenting Big Emotions and how frustration is good for them!

Click here to view the Parenting Big Emotions SLIDES from tonights Powerpoint.

If you attended, could you spare 2 minutes to complete this survey, to help us improve future events and as evidence for funding:

 “Parenting Big Emotions” Seminar May 2026 feedback  – Fill in form

 Reminder to follow the Mana Ake Facebook page for more updates and resources for parents.

Here are some of the comments from the feedback survey:
“Thank you so so much for this. I felt lighter leaving this workshop”.
“The seminar has given me a new desire to learn more.”
“Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Fantastic speaker”
“Really good practical advice mixed with the right level of scientific and expert knowledge. The speaker was excellent.”
“It’s reassuring that we ain’t alone and that its normal for my child to get frustrated etc”

Our next Parenting Seminar is pencilled in for Thursday 6th August – speaker, and topic tbc

We want to hear from you!.Click here to complete the survey. Roy Stokes Hall Survey

In 2023, the Youth Alive Trust became custodians of Roy Stokes Hall on Seaview Street, New Brighton and we are now exploring how it can better meet the needs of the our community, both now and in the future.

*OPEN DAY* If you’ve not seen the hall, come for a walk through on Saturday 23rd anytime from 2:00pm – 4:00pm.

Built in 1977, the hall has supported the former Central New Brighton School and a wide range of local groups. While it has served the community well, it has seen limited modernisation.

This is your chance to tell us what matters most, whether that’s improved facilities, accessibility, sustainability, or new ways the spaces could be used.

Your feedback will directly inform a feasibility study that will help shape what happens next

Have your say and be part of what comes next for Roy Stokes Hall.

Survey Closes Sunday 24 May.

Please share with others in the community, we want to hear as many voices as possible.

We Love This video on the latest NZ Celebrity Treasure Island ❤️We don’t get many shout-outs on National TV 📺 especially relating to events from 20 years ago! You never really know the real impact of your words and work. Sometimes it takes 20 years to find out that one moment that made a real difference in the life of a young person. We love that these two good men have connected again and are able to bless one another – read the comments on socials too:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1H53FLFtLC/ 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXqI_YzDgaT/

The other memorable moment of that same night in 2006 was zapping Simon on the electric chair⚡here’s the evidence: https://youtu.be/EfCsP-2-FbM?si=i3kPUnWeMGV78Cl1

Re-join or try one of our many weekly clubs (or join our Oscar after-school care – and do them all!)

More information including term brochures are on our website – so click on the hyperlinks below:

•  Everyday After-School Care 

For School Years 4-9 with Van Pick Ups from all our local schools PLUS now picking up from Hillview Christian School.

Short Day and Full Day options. WINZ subsidies available for working and studying parents. Free access to clubs.

•  Youth Drop-In

For School Years 9 – 13 on Mondays from 4:30-6:30pm.

FREE for teenagers to come shoot some hoops, play games, get homework support, or just chill with your friends & our youth workers.

•  RISE Jnr & RISE

For School Years 4-6 & 7-13 on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 & 6:00pm – 7:00pm.

Join our performing arts clubs for young people who love (or want to try!) singing, dancing, and acting.

•  Surge

For School Years 9 – 13 on Mondays from 6:30-8:30pm.

FREE for teenagers with planned activities this term including Fear Factor, Pizza Wars and a trip to the Cinema.

•  Basketball Clubs 

Every Tuesday learn some basic skills, team work and end with a mini game.

• 3:15pm – 4:05pm (School Years 1-3)
• 4:15pm – 5:05pm (School Years 3-5)
• 5:15pm – 6:05pm (School Years 5-7)

•  DanceFit 

FREE on Tuesdays at the Roy Stokes Hall from 4:30pm-5:30pm for Teenage Girls

ALSO, Adults class from 6:00pm – 6:45pm for $10pp as a fundraiser for YAT.

•  Kōtirotiro Girls Club

For School Years 1 – 6 on Wednesdays from 4:00pm – 5:30pm

This term we’re starting with a Waffles Night, and other activities include a Fashion Show, Wildflower Seed Bombs and a trip to QE2 Gymnastics.

•  Multisports Club

For School Years 1–3 & 4-6 on Thursdays 3:20pm–4:20pm & 4:30pm-5:30pm

We play different sports each week so come and learn a new sport everyone week like futsal, dodgeball, unihoc, ultimate frisbee, table tennis, cricket and more!

•  Make, Bake, Create

For School Years 5 – 9 on Thursdays from 3:45pm – 5:30pm

This terms focus is Clay Sculpting, with some cooking in-between including pizza’s and snickerdoodle cookies!

•  Rock Solid

For School Years 7 & 8 on Fridays from 4:00-6:00pm

Term 2 starts with a Toastie Challenge, and other activities include a Van Rally, Cluedo, Taskmaster and an Outing TBC.

•   Amplify Music Lessons

For School Years 1-13 everyday in some schools and in our studios from 2:30pm – 6pm

Learn the Piano, Drums, Acoustic, Electric or Bass Guitar or get Vocal lessons.

•  Amplify Band Programme

Be mentored with other proficient students into a band with weekly rehearsals and gig opportunities.

**NEW Booking Process**

1. Log-in: https://aimyone.com/yat using your normal Aimyplus email and password. If you’ve forgotten your password, please re-set it. Do not create a new account. (Contact us if you can’t log in).
2. You will need to confirm all your childs details if it’s your first time logging in. It will take a couple of minutes, but you’ll only need to do it once, and you can’t make a booking until you’ve confirmed the details.
3. Click on Blue ‘Book Now’ button.
4. Choose the programme you want to book, under either a Club or Oscar, including any specific days for Oscar or Holiday Programmes.
5. Select the child you want to book, then add to cart.
6. Add any further bookings or go to Checkout.
7. Payment:
   1. Pay with EzyPay  – Visa or Mastercard (fees apply) – for immediate confirmation.
   2. Pay via Bank Transfer (no fees) – please reference ‘Club’ and ‘Your Name’
      1. OSCAR or Holiday Programmes can choose WINZ subsidy – it will sit in pending until we’ve seen your paperwork.

NOTE: If $$ is an issue and stopping your child from attending a club, please reach out and we’ll do what we can to them to come along. We don’t want anyone to miss out!

There is no rush to pay for clubs if things are tight, or you’d prefer to pay weekly online.

FREE Parenting Seminar in New Brighton on Thursday 7th May for anyone dealing with children with Big Emotions! Children grow through experiencing and practicing a wide range of feelings – including the tricky ones. This workshop, led by Catherine Gallagher – Clinical Psychologist for over 20 years, explores how to support your child through frustration, helping them build resilience and lifelong emotional skills. Ran in partnership with Youth Alive Trust and Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow. Get your free ticket now: https://events.humanitix.com/parenting-big-emotions-free-seminar and follow the facebook event for any updates: www.facebook.com/events/2036495380259989

Just 5 more days until the end of the financial year. If you or your business were meaning to make a donation to charity in this financial year, would you consider donating to YAT?! Any donation before March 31st, allows you to claim 1/3rd back from the government. Give $100 and you’ll get $33 back. Give $500 and you’ll get $166 back. Give $1,000 and you’ll get $333 back! We have a budget shortfall this year, and rely on donations and grants to continue serving young people on the east of Christchurch. Your donation supports young people to attend clubs, training for volunteers, music opportunities, community events, youth workers in schools, parenting seminars and more. Find out more, including our regular donors scheme, Friends of YAT, and our bank details at: www.yat.org.nz/support-us

Check out this amazing NZ resource to help adults in responding and communicating with rangatahi who may have engaged in concerning sexualised behaviour. Their 6 modules give facts, tools and resources, to have safe, supportive conversation with rangatahi.

Visit: https://presspause.co.nz if you or someone you know is working with a young person showing concerning behaviour in one of these areas:

1) Boundaries
2) Online Behaviour
3) Pornography
4) Sexualised Images
5) Sexualised Language
6) Unwanted Sexual Touch

Each module has 3 areas:

1. Understanding – know the facts, drivers and impacts, and external website info
2. Prepare – assessing and escalating
3. Respond – excellent conversation starters, themes, reflection, change, moving forward and involving others.

It’s easy to use, understand and really well done!

Here’s a short promo video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=811333287748457

Kia ora,

Just 24 days until Easter Sunday, so apologies our plan has come out later than normal – it’s because we have a NEW Booking system called “AimyOne”. It’s an upgrade of Aimplus, with more features, it’s more user friendly and you can book holiday programmes, after-school Oscar and clubs all on the same site. You can log-in now using your existing email and password, as all your information has already been moved over.

Bookings are now LIVE on AimyOne on the website:  https://aimyone.com/yat  (save this into your favourites)

Our Easter programmes are split as normal into the 3 age groups, with appropriate activities. It’s just a 4 day programme because of Easter Monday, but we have some sweet plans. It won’t let you book outside your age group, but contact us if you have exceptional circumstances:

• April Kea (School Years 1-3) – including Messymates, Willowbank and a Circus Show.
• April Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including Laser Strike, Baking and a Children’s Film Festival.
• April Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including Sweet as Waffles, Ice Skating and a cinema trip.

Website link:

www.yat.org.nz/holiday-programmes/holiday-programme-years-1-9/

Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.

Priority Bookings

Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes in the past 12 months up until 12noon Wednesday 18^th March. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Wednesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.

Oscar Subsidy

Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies – it keeps going up!  If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $3,004 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,670 per week and if just 1 child, $2,336 per week (gross).  Many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:

Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income

Booking Confirmation Policy

If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.

Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz

A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.

**NEW Booking Process**

1. Log-in: https://aimyone.com/yat using your normal Aimyplus email and password. If you’ve forgotten your password, please re-set it. Do not create a new account. Contact us if you can’t log in.
2. You will need to confirm your childs details if it’s your first time logging in.
3. Click on Blue ‘Book Now’ button.
4. Choose the programme you want to book.
5. Choose the days and times you want to book.
6. Select the child you want to book, then add to cart.
7. Add any further bookings or go to Checkout.
8. Payment:
   1. Pay with EzyPay  – Visa or Mastercard (fees apply) – for immediate confirmation.
   2. Pay via Bank Transfer (no fees) – please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’ – we won’t confirm booking until payment is made
   3. Choose WINZ subsidy – it will sit in pending until we’ve seen your paperwork.
9. The new system allows you to edit your own bookings, to change days or add extension days. You cannot cancel bookings yourself, to cancel a day, please give 24 hours notice and we will reimburse payment minus 15% admin fee as per our terms and conditions (attached as a reminder).
10. Any issues or cancellations, email: rego@yat.org.nz

Reminder about our 2026 Changes

Everything from January 2026, there are a number of changes we’re making:

1. With no price increase for 2 years, we’ve needed to increase the price of our programmes to help cover increasing costs of activities, overheads and staffing. A standard day is increasing by $2 from $40 to $42 and an outing day will increase by $3 from $45 to $48. Extension days will increase by just $1 from $12 to $13.
2. We are changing the official finish time of holiday programmes to align with the finish time of most schools, finishing at 3:00pm. Previously we’ve had a rolling finish from 3:00pm – 3:30pm, but now our rolling finish will be from 2:40pm – 3:00pm (unless notified otherwise). Extension programme will start from 3:00pm and pick ups can be anytime before 5:45pm.
3. We have continued to be stung by some parents not paying for holiday programmes they’ve attended, and we have not been able to collect their debt. Therefore we are changing the process of booking holiday programmes, asking everyone to pay in advance of their bookings. If paying with EzyPay, we will see your payment right away. If paying via bank transfer, please be patient, until our accounts staff member can reconcile the payment, and then let us know to confirm payment. Kirsti doesn’t work everyday, so this will only be done periodically. Oscar applicants will continue to be confirmed only once we have signed the paperwork. If you’re child is ill or a booking needs to change, and we are given 24 hours notice were possible, we are happy to reimburse or credit your account, minus a 15% administration fee (according to our Terms and Conditions). Please email: accounts@yat.org.nz for any accounting enquiries, or rego@yat.org.nz for any registration changes.

Feedback

We appreciate any feedback on our programmes and have a short general parents feedback survey you can complete anytime. Positive comments made are also really helpful for us when applying for funding:

Parents Survey Link

Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz

Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz

Nga Mihi

The YAT Team

Our April Holiday Programmes are running from Tuesday 7th – Friday 10th April (we only run in Week 1, to give our team a break before clubs and programmes start again in term time). Bookings should be LIVE in the next couple of days. We’ll be sending out an email to all our regular attendees with information about how to book in our upgraded booking system – we’re just working on some teething issues. Thanks for your patience!