Our Generation,
Our Voices,
All Our Futures.
Find out more about our Research Programme.
OUR VISION
This project is working with young people to develop new technology that works for them. We want to hear directly from young people to truly capture their voices and gain a better understanding of their experiences of the world.
By developing a fun innovative tool co-designed by young people we can collect rich qualitative multi-modal information that provides a window into their worlds.
Novel machine learning techniques means we can analyse complex data more rapidly to provide evidence to inform policy decisions and future research.
By hearing and responding to the voices of our young people, wellbeing can be enhanced for all, and society will benefit as a result.
Tō Mātou Rerenga – Our Journey
Tō Mātou Rerenga – Our Journey is an innovative and interactive web app co-designed with participants from the Growing Up in New Zealand study to be a fun, friendly, and secure environment to share their lived experiences.
On a journey of discovery and exploration, Hiwa-i-te-Rangi guides voyagers to navigate beautiful islands, share their stories, meet new characters, unlock mini-games, and collect e-gifts along the way.
Find out more about Tō Mātou Rerenga – Our Journey and the co-design process here.
NEWS
Our Voices invited to Youth Health Conference
Dr. Georgia Rudd will be representing the Our Voices team at the 2025 Youth Health Conference.
SLLS 2025 Conference Symposium
Associate Professor Dr. Kane Meissel and Dr. Georgia Rudd presented at the SLLS Conference in Switzerland.
Celebrating Research Impact at IJCAI 2025
Bo Pang presented his paper on de-biasing vision-language models at IJCAI in Montreal in August 2025.
The project team wishes to acknowledge the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment who have funded this research programme, the partners who have worked with us to bring our ideas to life, and most importantly the invaluable contributions of the young participants in the Growing Up in New Zealand study and their whānau.