Global Issues Magazine

Global Issues is a quarterly magazine focusing on a different global issue each term. The magazines are full colour including articles, photographs, cartoons, and charts. The magazine explores global issues as they relate to Aotearoa New Zealand and in particular to young people.

The magazine is sent free to every secondary school Social Studies and Geography department and school libraries. Contact us to be added to the mailing list for Global Issues if your school is not receiving copies. Back copies may be viewed downloaded.

Order hard copies of Global Issues.

Global Perspectives: Handbooks For Global Educators

A free triennial teaching resource that provides educators with an easy-to-follow and practical overview of contemporary global issues. The resource compliments Global Issues magazine for students. It includes strategies and activities for exploring global issues within classroom settings. It is produced three times a year and is free to download from our website.

Global Perspectives is sent free with Global Issues magazine, to every secondary school Social Studies and Geography department and school libraries. Contact us to be added to the mailing list for Global Issues if your school is not receiving copies. Back copies may be viewed and downloaded.

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Small World Magazine

Small World is a magazine written for the 8-12 year age bracket, focusing on a different global issue for each term. In full colour with lots of images and activities, this magazine is great for explaining complex issues to younger minds.

The magazine is sent free to every primary and intermediate school. Contact us to be added to the mailing list for Global Issues if your school is not receiving copies.

Back copies may be viewed and downloaded. Order hard copies of Small World.

Inkling Magazine: Youth voices on global issues

Global Focus Aotearoa is pleased to introduce a new annual resource, Inkling, that showcases youth perspectives on contemporary global issues. Inkling complements our existing publication series Global Issues, adding a valuable new dimension: youth voices.

Through Inkling, young writers from the Just Write programme hope to raise awareness about the issues they care about and to help create a culture where each of us understands our role as global citizens, who have rights AND responsibilities.

If you would like a hard copy of Inkling please contact: youth@globalfocus.org.nz

Resource Kits

We produce resource kits for teachers based on the New Zealand curriculum. These kits focus on global and development issues and include teacher content and student activities. Kit descriptions and sample pages can be viewed and ordered on this site. Download the latest order form here.

Fact Sheets and One Pager

Fact Sheets and One-pagers are designed to give educators and students a quick overview of some of the most common global issues we get asked about. Easy to read and print, these are up-to-date and will save you time looking for information on these issues.