ABOUT THE EVENT
“Tōu piki amokura nōu, tōku piki amokura nōku.”
“Your source of knowledge is correct, my source of knowledge is correct.”
The single topic for WMP will be “Building Aotearoa’s Independence in a Changing Global World”. This is designed to cover multiple different select committee topics and therefore enable engaging debate in different subject areas that individual delegates are passionate about.
Students will embody the idea that the backgrounds and influences on different people are all valid, and we are all shaped by our different life stories. WMP is intended to get delegates to show the Parliament they want to see, rather than replicate the Parliament that we have.
The 2026 Election is rapidly approaching, and given that our delegates are often interested in local politics, it is important that we are able to equip them with the skills and knowledge to not only discuss politics but to filter politics. Political knowledge and nuance not only include understanding how politics works, but also understanding what politicians are trying to do through their speeches, their policies, their campaigns, and other elements of politics.
ABOUT UN YOUTH
UN Youth is a non-profit organisation that provides civics education outside the traditional classroom context. Through fun workshops and conferences, we engage youth in the most pressing affairs of their country and the international community. Our goal is to inspire young New Zealanders to be active, global citizens. Global citizenship exists in an incredibly diverse range of forms, and UN Youth provides opportunities for delegates to develop their own form of active citizenship. Throughout Aotearoa, our work equips young people to become informed, engaged, and critical New Zealanders who understand their global context and the connections between the local and the global. Annually, over 3000 young New Zealanders from Northland to Southland attend a UN Youth event, run by a body of over 150 volunteers across the country who dedicate many hours of their time to engaging young people and growing the organisation.