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Kahu Youth Trust is an integral part of the Upper Clutha, and we’re here to help you. We’ve been helping young people like you in the community for over 15 years: involving you in productive learning and fun activities and programmes so you can connect to the wider community and continue to build life skills, increase self-esteem and grow in your confidence.

Our HQ in Wānaka is “the Crib”

Our base, and the place where many of our programmes and activities are delivered, is called “the Crib”. It’s close to the centre of Wānaka.

TERM TIME drop-in hours at the Crib

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  • Friday – 3:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Saturday – closed
  • Sunday – closed

SUMMER HOLIDAYS at the Crib 15 DEC – 23 DEC

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday – closed
Sunday – closed

Our last day for 2021 at the Crib is Thursday 23 DEC and we will re-open for 2022 on Wednesday 5 JAN.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS at the Crib 5 JAN – 28 JAN

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday – closed
Sunday – closed

Hawea Flat drop-in will start back in 2022 on Friday 4 February.

My Vaccine Passes

From 15 December 2021, if you are 12 years or over and take part in any Kahu Youth activity, visit the Crib or Hawea Flat Community Hall, you’ll need to show your “My Vaccine Pass”.

We’ve made this decision because:

  • it’s difficult or impossible for us to socially distance at Kahu Youth
  • we spend extended periods of time with others
  • we use third party facilities where you must be vaccinated to enter
  • some of our youth have underlying health conditions or are too young to be vaccinated.

If this change affects you, please call us so that we can see what we can do for you. For more info regarding this change and FAQs, check-out our News.

For parents, guardians and community partners, members of our team are usually at the Crib from 10am weekdays, but because of preparation for activities and work elsewhere in the community, it pays to call us first.

A full range of programmes, activities, events.

Check them out here
If you already know what programme you are interested in, please click here to register

If you want to find out more about the Youth Workers you’ll find at the Crib, check our our Meet the Team section on our About page.

What’s the news at Kahu Youth?

There’s always something going on at Kahu Youth. We do our best to keep our news feed up to date so that youth, parents and friends know what’s happening. Our four most recent news items are on the right.

Or you can view all of our news on this page.

Check out our Instagram feed below …

'Like a big pizza pie, that's Amooooreeeee!' Week 3 of the Summer Holiday Program kicked off with a lovely day with the Puna Rangatahi -Alexandra & Districts Youth Trust paddling to Ruby Island for some fun in the sun and a BBQ. Thank you Paddle Wanaka for an awesome day! Tuesday we drove all the way to Millers Flat for some epic waterski and wakeboard lessons with On Edge Waterski & Wakeboard Club! Thank you Warren, Kerry, Emma and Maclean, we will definitely be back next year! Finally, today was Japan Day at the Crib. Domo Arrigato Yumi for the amazing sushi, mochi and gyoza making lessons. It was an absolute treat! Stayed tuned for the remainder of week 3 activities and the 4th and final week of the school holidays! What an AMAZING DAY! Yesterday Kahu Youth held and Amazing Race! The kids battled it out challenge by challenge, deciphering clues, and working as a team to reconvene at the Crib for the final challenge! Thank you to @paddlewanaka for helping us with our paddle board challenge. We had a fabulous day in the sun ending with some celebratory ice cream! We kicked off this weeks holiday program with some fun Pitch n Putt rounds at the Wanaka Golf Club! The kids worked on their chipping and putting on the awesome 5 hole course! Today was all about skating. Cam, our awesome @radskateschool coach helped a few Kahu kids master ollies and bowl drop ins! Stayed tuned for our Amazing Race tomorrow!! Thank you @cardronanz for an amazing adrenaline fuelled day up the mountain! What an exciting way to continue Kahu Youth's Summer Holiday Programme 2022!...We can't wait to come back and see you with another group of adventure thirsty rangitahi! Woohoooo. What a fabulous 1st day of our Summer Holiday program. Kahu Youth enjoyed the sunny weather visiting the @wanakalavenderfarm for a fun photo challenge followed by a yummy lunch at @amigos_nz. Thank you @minttrust for sharing this special day, we had a blast! Stayed tuned for more fun Summer Holiday Program updates and if you are still looking for some fun summer activities take a look at our summer holiday program schedule at https://kahu-youth.class4kids.club We're back!! Kahu Youth hopes that everyone had a safe and happy New Year! If you are looking for something fun to do over the next few weeks look no further! Our summer holiday program is about to kick off and the days are filling up quick. This Wednesday January 5th is the first day of the holiday program and the activity is a Photo Challenge at the Lavender Farm followed by lunch at Amigos with our wonderful friends from @minttrust. Please visit our website www.kahuyouth.org or this link https://kahu-youth.class4kids.club to check out some of the other awesome summer holiday program fun! Register today! Kahu Youth's Holiday Programme kicked off yesterday with a trip to @rubyscinema to watch Spiderman: No Way Home and what a BLAST we had!! As always, we can't wait to go back!