UN Youth

A student-led organisation that aims to educate and engage youth in world issues.

Contact Details

Teacher(s) Involved:

Miss. Barrett and Mrs. Place

Email: madelaine.barrett@cloud.rangitoto.school.nz

Email: rebecca.place@cloud.rangitoto.school.nz

Email (for MUNA): shona.mcrae@cloud.rangitoto.school.nz

Meeting times: Varies throughout the year. See daily notices.

Location: B5

Event: MUNA : Model United Nations Assembly . This involves 1-2 lunchtime meetings a week. See Mrs. Shona McRae for more details.

UN Youth: Become a Global Citizen. UN Youth is a student-led organization that empowers young people to tackle local and international issues through civics education.

We provide opportunities to develop crucial skills in negotiation, teamwork, and creative problem-solving. We offer two fantastic ways to get involved:

1. Compete and Lead Regionally

As a member of the core UN Youth group, you can participate in major external events across New Zealand. These organized regional and national events—like Auckland’s flagship AMUN (Model United Nations), which attracts 500+ student delegates—seek to inspire you to become a proactive global citizen and leader. We also offer a highly valuable path to represent the school through our internal leadership team, where you can run workshops and events (selected via an application process).

2. Join Our Annual School MUN

Rangitoto College also runs its own annual Model United Nations (MUN) event. This is a fun and inclusive day designed to engage all students in world issues, regardless of experience!

Ready to find your voice and solve global problems? Come and join us.

MUNA: Debate World Issues. Represent a Nation.

MUNA is a prestigious, high-level simulation of the United Nations Assembly where you step into the role of a diplomat. You’ll work in teams of two or three Year 12 and 13 students to represent a UN country and debate critical matters of world politics and social concern over a full weekend (Friday morning to Saturday afternoon).

This is your chance to:

Master Public Speaking: Sharpen your debating and negotiation skills in a formal setting.
Gain Global Insight: Develop a deep awareness of international politics and the issues facing your assigned country.
Connect and Network: Share opinions and build friendships with high-calibre students from other schools across the region.

This event is highly valued for developing leadership and critical thinking skills.

Rangitoto Summit Diploma

Attendance at the school MUN or an external event is required for UN Youth for this activity to be added onto your student profile.

For MUNA: You need to participate in the weekly lunchtime preparation meetings (1 to 2 a week) plus the MUNA 2 day event to have this added onto your student profile.