Youth Pathways is governed by an experienced board of trustees, all of whom strive to ensure that there is a stable foundation for the wider team to evolve.

gary lennan

CHAIRMAN

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Gary brings 25 years in various leadership and management roles in the NZ Police, Christchurch City Council and with the Ministry of Health. With a LLB and MBA, Gary views the most challenging and rewarding time of his work to date, was the role he held in the Civil Defence response for the Christchurch Earthquake emergency, where he managed in conjunction with the NZ Army, the CBD cordon and the building inspection programme of work.

Gary is keen to support the enthusiasm, dedication and success of Youth Pathways, and the difference that is being made to the lives of young people.

Gary is married with one teenage daughter.

PETER CAMPBELL

BOARD MEMBER

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Peter is currently a Senior Constable in the NZ Police and has been for the last 32 years. Of note for the last 25 years his role has been as a Police Youth Aid Officer. Previously he was also a Police negotiator for quite a number of years, as well as being attached to the intelligence section.

He has always had a passion to work towards supporting youth. Peter spend 16 years on the Chisnallwood Intermediate School Board of Trustees. His portfolios were the Disciplinary and Building Committees. Peter also currently sits on the Disciplinary Board for the Canterbury Rugby Football Union for Junior Rugby, a role that he has performed over the last 3 years.

Over recent years he has also been on other boards of trustees in the NGO sector. His experience within the youth justice sector has allowed him to develop many relationships with other youth social workers and youth workers within government agencies and NGO’s. His experience also gives him a comprehensive understanding of the complexities that Youth Pathways faces when dealing with some of our very challenging youth.

 Peter has been married for 38 years and has three adult children.

John Wu

BOARD MEMBER

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John Wu came to New Zealand from Taiwan in 1994. He started his social work career in 2004 and joined the Ministry for Children - Oranga Tamariki (formerly known as CYF) as a social worker in 2006. John is a registered social worker with 11 years of experience in youth justice, and two years’ experience as a Care and Protection Social Work Supervisor.

 John has various qualifications, including Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma in Social Work, Master in Christian Studies and an LLB. He was admitted to the High Court in December 2019 as a Barrister and Solicitor. John is currently an in-house solicitor for Oranga Tamariki.

John was involved in the establishment of Chinese Earthquake Helpline during the Christchurch earthquake in 2011. He has been actively involved in, and undertaken various leadership roles in his local church for the past 25 years.

John’s passion has always been working with young people. He is enthusiastic and supportive of the service delivered by Youth Pathways.

John is married with three young daughters.

MIKE FIELD

BOARD MEMBER

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Kia ora. Mike is happily married to Julia, and has two children - Izzy and Isaac.

He has a long history in working with young people, both in the formal education system and in the community sector. He loves supporting young people to be the best they can be, and now teaches Te Reo Māori and Business Studies at a secondary school here in Christchurch.

In the past he has led two community agencies - Cholmondeley, and Canterbury Youth Development Programme, and held a senior management role at Ara. He is excited to see the growth of Youth Pathways, and is keen to support the staff and contribute to the mahi of this worthwhile organisation.

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Our symbol ‘koru’ consists of three spirals all going in the same direction. This represents the path our young people are on and the support required by whānau, staff and stakeholders. 

The bright red spiral is our young people and the most important part of this koru, they are the centre of all we do. The next grey spiral represents their whānau, significant persons and stakeholders, as without their involvement we will not achieve what we seek to for our young people. The remaining spiral is the Youth Pathways team of dedicated staff and board members who are all heading in the same direction alongside our young people, their whānau and stakeholders to guide them on their path.

Youth Pathways, Te Ara Rangatahi is exactly as it says, “Pathways for our youth”. We seek to explore a variety of opportunities and to identify pathways that reflects the young person’s potential.