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What's HOT this week...

Manawatu Emergency Workers  

A bunch of athletes from Manawatu are ready to join the New Zealand team at the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games. They will be competing in 41 different sports, and will do their best to beat the Aussies in the first ever Trans-Tasman clash! More details here. 
Radio Control Racing
 

 

Keen on motorsport, or doing burnouts and skids, but find it all a bit expensive in a full sized car? Why not get into the remote control car racing scene! It looks like heaps of fun, and we have a club in Manawatu that meets regularly to race. Check it out.
Stan Walker              

A couple of years back Stan made us proud by winning Australian Idol. Sometimes idol winners fade away quite quickly, but not Stan. Did you know that he currently has three singles in the NZ top 20?

 

Job Seeking

Seek One of New Zealand's favourite job listing sites for ages. A great service they have is that you can put in the types of jobs you are interested in and you get emails every time something that meets your wishes becomes available!
TradeMe Seek and TradeMe often have the same jobs listed, but because TradeMe is used by almost everyone, you often find jobs on TradeMe that aren't anywhere on Seek, so keep an eye on both sites for that perfect job.
VRC Manawatu Volunteering can be really rewarding and can help get you new skills to help with getting paid employment. The Volunteer Resource Centre has been around for about 7 years and can help you get involved in all sorts of volunteer opportunities.

 

Music

Radio Control Palmy's local station. Now broadcasting 365 days a year across the Turitea campus and into the Manawatu area. Listen now- Control 99.4FM
Last FM  

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Real Groove gigs guide Mostly in Auckland + Wellington, but there's no harm in travelling for music :) 
Creative Sounds  

The Stomach is a music venue, recording studio and rehearsal space, located on Lombard Street.
KiaOra FM Bi-lingual Iwi Radio coming from the heart of the Manawatu

TV + Movies

TNVZ ondemand Catch up on all the latest shows- never miss an episode! Best thing... it's free!
TV4 C4 C4 is New Zealand's Youth Entertainment channel. Music, Movies, Drama, Action, Comedy, Animation, Reality and more!
TV3 TV3 New Zealand's TV network playing the best shows from New Zealand and the world, with programmes such as Outrageous Fortune, Glee, House and CSI

 More Entertainment

The Basement The Basement, Palmerston North City Library This is where young people hang out when they visit Palmerston North City Library
24/7 girl Fashion, beauty, competitions, health + fitness, pop culture, quizzes
Palmerston North City Library

The Palmerston North City Library inspires the spirit of exploration, the joy of reading, viewing and listening, and the pursuit of knowledge for people of all ages and backgrounds, beginning with the very young.
Radiochick Jay Jay Feeney the Scandal Queenie. Updated every day around 9am.
Information is Beautiful
information is beautiful Information made into a picture- like the fact Spain has the most robberies. Inter-resting.
Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

 The Guinness World Records website is the place to go if you want to know about the most tattooed person (a Kiwi-born Aussie), the fastest furniture or the longest church organ playing marathon...if you really want to.
Big Huge Labs
 
Home of the best flickr toys- make a motivational poster, mosaic, warhol your photos, bead art, billboards- imagine!

 Staying happy and healthy

Youth One Stop Shop Free information, support, advocacy, counselling, health services, life skills programmes and holiday programmes for 10 - 24 year olds
About Face Don't fall for the media circus! Site to help you understand + resist messages that affect your self-esteem and body image.
Sport Manawatu Find a 2011 calendar, super handy. And a code of conduct.
Attitude Attitude are dedicated to creatively teach life skills that will assist you in making life-enhancing choices
Above the Influence
Fun games and interesting facts on drugs and peer pressure. Watch videos, or send fireworks to friends.
Headspace A website for young people all over New Zealand, with tips on how to deal with things that stress us
The Low Down If you or someone you know is experiencing depression, The Lowdown is a good place to be
Reach Out Reach Out is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times, and find ways to boost their own mental health and wellbeing
Urge Urge/Whakamanawa is a health and information service with a variety of youth related topics
The Word Information about sex and relationships
Youthline

The team at Youthline are awake 24/7 to take your calls and answer your texts when life is feeling rough
Victim Support Victim Support is here for people affected by crime and trauma. We help restore hope and confidence. No matter where you are, what time of day or night — if you need us we're here for you.
ACC - Playing Sport Prevent those common injuries with these handy tips.
Netsafe Netsafe Stay safe online- FAQs on cyberbulling, fun movies on netbasics.
Child youth and family - info for teenagers Find out about your rights, keeping safe, youth justice, and read real life stories.
Gambing Problem Help Free helpline for anybody who needs help dealing with gambling problems.

The world we live in

Just Focus Just Focus connects a community of young people who want to get informed, discuss the issues and take action
Maori.org.nz
The home of all things Maori. Research, slide shows, shopping, language, photos, plus tons of links.
The Next The Next is about utilising young peoples interests as a process for engaging them in an exploration of the world around them
Global Volunteer Network global volunteer network
 Make a difference in the lives of others. GVN has placed over 13,000 people around the world.
Stir Your World! Australian World Vision youth website. STIR is your place to challenge the norms of our society.

Study and career stuff

Career Quiz
Fancy your chances as a Circus Performer? Or a Brain Surgeon?  Find out here.
Start START is here to give youth a hand, help youth out, or give youth some really good advice about whether school, study or working is best for you!
 In Transit In-Transit
 In-transit is the name for a whole bunch of Government help, advice and services designed to help young people get into jobs, study and training when they leave school.
 Jetmag Jobs, Education, Training: your future and your choice
 Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand's leading educational institutions, located in Palmerston North.
StudyIt Your one stop site for achieving in NCEA maths, science, and English. Find what you need to know, contact subject teachers, and get encouragement from other students.
Te Wananga o te Aotearoa Offer a comprehensive range of certificate to degree level qualifications to New Zealanders of all ages and walks of life.
The Big Idea The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui – is the place to be inspired by the breadth of New Zealand’s arts talent and creative enterprise.
 Trade Me Jobs Trade Me Jobs
 Heaps of jobs from New Zealand's largest online auction site.
 UCOL
UCOL is an award winning, government-funded institute of technology and polytechnic with three campuses in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand.
Audio High School Download Textbooks and subjects to your iPod

Money

Housing Advice Centre Every year we help thousands of people in Palmerston North find a home to rent, emergency accomodation, advice on rights, assistance with advocacy, information.
Fido- money tips for youth
 		 Don't get into debt! this site has awesome financial advice, including car insurance, spotting scams, and saving on credit cards.
PN Arts Funding Provides funding grants to enable individuals and organisations to benefit from an opportunity or career development.
In ya face We’re the Youth Gambling Helpline, part of the national Gambling Helpline.
Sorted Sorted.org.nz Your online financial check-up.
Sorted is New Zealand’s free independent money guide. .