A youth programme in Huntly is achieving impressive results, and as a consequence, the teen crime rate is plummeting.

Oranga Rangatahi is a programme run by Oranga Tamariki in collaboration with other agencies, and is aimed at at-risk youth.

Running since 2016, Oranga Rangatahi has also contributed to a 68 per cent drop in offending rates for the children involved in the programme.

Leon Wharekura, the youth worker who helped establish the programme, joined Kerre McIvor to discuss the programme's success.

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