Youth Week 2025: our place for young people and the questions they ask

It’s easy to feel whakamā or embarrassed to talk about topics like relationships, sexuality, sexual health and wellbeing – but there’s no reason to be. Actually, the truth is, there are no silly questions! Our health promotion team explain in the following videos.

If you’re worried or unsure about something, someone else probably is too. We find that young people often have the same sorts of questions. And by speaking up and asking your question, you may help them too. 
We’ve pulled together some questions that young people regularly ask us – in clinics and in the community.  

There’s so much information available online these days that it can be hard to know what you can trust. So how can you tell? Below are some useful questions to ask when you’re trying to figure out if content is reliable. Keep it real online has some great tools and tips for checking information online.