Ohi Impact Launch - February 2026

Ohi Data Navigator Relaunched to Put Youth Data in the Hands of Communities

Ohi Impact Tapui is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Ohi Data Navigator, alongside new services to support measurement, evaluation, and impact storytelling for communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Ohi Data Navigator is an easy-to-use tool  that provides rare, long-term insight into the experiences of around 869,000 rangatahi aged 12–24. Drawing on seven years of data taken from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI)  from 2018 to 2024 (inclusive). 

Covering a cohort of rangatahi born from the late 1990s to early 2010s provides unique insight into a generation of young people. Often referred to as Generation Z or GenZ.

Ohi offers one of the most comprehensive views available of  this generation, for whom very little published data currently exists.

The Navigator allows users to explore national and local patterns of exclusion and disadvantage, identify specific cohorts of young people by location, age, and ethnicity, and track changes over time. 

Jay Allnutt, Director of Māia Centre for Social Justice and Education said 

As a delivery partner for Ohi we see this as a  powerful tool for those working with rangatahi and young people, community groups, funders, and decision-makers.  The experiences of young people will shape the future of Aotearoa. They are our tomorrow’s creators, carers, leaders, innovators and community builders. What they experience now, will impact their and our future. 

Child Poverty Action Group have published an insights report from the data to  be launched with Ohi. 

We are very concerned with what the data is showing about the increase in numbers of young people experiencing exclusion and disadvantage in Aotearoa says Sarita Divis EO for CPAG.The number of young people  experiencing disadvantage and exclusion has increased two percentage points over the last six years, or approximately 25,000 more young people. Most concerning is that the increase is predominantly in the serious range, which means a young person is experiencing three or more of the risk factors across education and employment, justice and care and protection.

Across Aotearoa, around one in five young people experience exclusion and disadvantage. While this national picture is reflected in large regions such as Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, the data shows that in some local neighbourhoods, rural or non-urban areas the rate rises to almost one in three or higher. 

The Ohi Data Navigator makes these local realities visible, helping communities respond where the need is greatest.

Ohi Impact Tapui brings together community-led organisations: Child Poverty Action Group, Māia Centre for Social Justice and Education, and Te Ia Rere. 

The Ohi Data Navigator was gifted to the collective by Te Rourou, One Aotearoa Foundation, reflecting a shared commitment to evidence-led action and community wellbeing.

Alongside the relaunch of the tool, Ohi Impact Tapui will offer a range of services through its delivery partners -  from subscriptions through to customised data reports and impact narratives. 

Te Ia Rere leading the impact reporting is excited to support organisations to use the data meaningfully and ethically.

"We are excited to make this data available to our communities, enabling them to tell their own impact stories and drive change" says Director Ta’ase Vaoga

Understanding young people's lived-experiences through data alongside their own stories will help us ensure the protective factors needed for them to thrive. This includes health, connection to whānau and mentors, education and employment pathways. 

The relaunched Ohi Data Navigator and supporting services is available now at www.ohiimpact.nz.

For more information and for media enquiries contact info@ohiimpact.nz.