Hauora Hub

Units

The eight units

Four units for Year 9 and four for Year 10, 15 lessons each. Year 10 deepens Year 9: explain becomes analyse. Buy one unit, a year, or the whole programme. Aligned to the final Phase 4 curriculum, published by the Ministry on 15 September 2026. Every unit ships with a curriculum map showing where each statement is taught.

Year 9 Unit 1: Relationships and Communication
Year 9 · Unit 1 · Theme: Relationships

Relationships and Communication

How relationships work, how communication goes wrong, and how to repair it: from what a relationship is, through conflict, boundaries, trust and online life, to building a healthier relationship culture.

The 15 lessons
  1. What is a relationship
  2. Healthy vs unhealthy relationships
  3. Emotional responses in relationships
  4. Communication basics
  5. Barriers to communication
  6. Conflict and misunderstanding
  7. Repairing relationships
  8. Boundaries and everyday consent
  9. Respect and trust
  10. Online relationships and digital communication
  11. Pressure, mates and difficult choices
  12. Supporting others without taking over
  13. Group dynamics, inclusion and exclusion
  14. Stereotypes, banter and positive influence
  15. Action: Building healthy relationship culture
Year 9 Unit 2: Consent, Power and Pressure
Year 9 · Unit 2 · Theme: Influences on decisions

Consent, Power and Pressure

Consent in everyday life, the difference between pressure and real choice, alcohol and vaping, the teenage brain, coercion, online pressure, harm reduction and bystander choices.

The 15 lessons
  1. What is consent
  2. Everyday consent
  3. Pressure and real choice
  4. Power in relationships
  5. Recognising unsafe situations
  6. Saying no and hearing no
  7. Alcohol, drugs and consent
  8. Stress, the teen brain and risk
  9. Group influence and going along
  10. Coercion and manipulation
  11. Online pressure
  12. Harm reduction
  13. Bystander choices
  14. Getting help before it gets worse
  15. Action: Safer choices under pressure
Year 9 Unit 3: Identity, Gender and Media Influence
Year 9 · Unit 3 · Theme: Power and identity

Identity, Gender and Media Influence

What shapes identity, gender expectations, body image, social media, food and mood, marketing, influencers, digital wellbeing and pornography, ending in action on harmful messages.

The 15 lessons
  1. What shapes identity
  2. Belonging and fitting in
  3. Stereotypes and assumptions
  4. Gender expectations
  5. Positive masculinity and influence
  6. Body image and comparison
  7. Social media and edited lives
  8. Food, mood and energy
  9. Food choices and real life
  10. Food marketing and influence
  11. Influencers and health advice
  12. Digital wellbeing
  13. Harmful online content, grooming and scams
  14. Challenging harmful messages
  15. Action: Healthier identity and media culture
Year 9 Unit 4: Sexual Wellbeing, Safety and Action
Year 9 · Unit 4 · Theme: Wellbeing and hauora

Sexual Wellbeing, Safety and Action

Puberty and change, period dignity, values and whānau, bodily autonomy, consent and the law in Aotearoa, readiness, media messages, reliable information and confidential support.

The 15 lessons
  1. Puberty and adolescent change
  2. Bodies change at different times
  3. Hormones, mood and self-awareness
  4. Period dignity and body care
  5. Sexual development, attraction and feelings
  6. Values, beliefs, culture and whānau
  7. Bodily autonomy and personal rights
  8. Consent and the law in Aotearoa
  9. Emotional readiness and trust
  10. Choosing whether, when and how to take part
  11. Media messages about sex and relationships
  12. Asking questions and finding reliable information
  13. Confidential advice and support
  14. Unsafe or non-consensual situations
  15. Action: Dignity, safety and sexual wellbeing
Year 10 Unit 1: Relationships and Social Situations
Year 10 · Unit 1 · Theme: Relationships

Relationships and Social Situations

Reading social situations, emotional regulation, inclusion and exclusion, hidden power in groups, discrimination, assertive communication, bullying and safe action, and creating inclusive communities.

The 15 lessons
  1. Relationships in context
  2. Social situations & expectations
  3. Reading social signals
  4. Emotional regulation
  5. Inclusion, exclusion and belonging
  6. Conflict in complex situations
  7. Group dynamics, roles and hidden power
  8. Discrimination and social pushback
  9. Assertive communication in difficult situations
  10. Communities, inequality and collective wellbeing
  11. Bullying, intervention and safe action
  12. Supporting others without taking over
  13. Group norms, pressure and responsibility
  14. Self-awareness, resilience and coping
  15. Action: Creating inclusive communities
Year 10 Unit 2: Consent, Power and Influence
Year 10 · Unit 2 · Theme: Influences on decisions

Consent, Power and Influence

Consent in complex situations, power and real choice, coercion, social and gender norms, alcohol and other drugs, intoxication, digital pressure, parties, harm reduction, bystander action and disclosure.

The 15 lessons
  1. Consent in complex situations
  2. Power and real choice
  3. Coercion and manipulation
  4. Social norms and expectations
  5. Gender expectations and power
  6. Alcohol, vaping and other drugs
  7. Intoxication and consent
  8. The brain, stress and risk
  9. Digital pressure and private content
  10. Parties, groups and responsibility
  11. Harm reduction in messy situations
  12. Bystander action and safety
  13. Disclosure, support and privacy
  14. Challenging harmful norms
  15. Action: Building consent culture
Year 10 Unit 3: Identity, Media and Society
Year 10 · Unit 3 · Theme: Power and identity

Identity, Media and Society

Identity in a media world, stereotypes and bias, gender rules, body image and fitness culture, food access and culture, nutrition misinformation, algorithms, digital wellbeing, pornography and harmful media.

The 15 lessons
  1. Identity in a media world
  2. Stereotypes, bias and belonging
  3. Gender expectations and emotional rules
  4. Positive masculinity and influence
  5. Body image and social comparison
  6. Fitness culture and body ideals
  7. Food, mood, energy and real life
  8. Food access, culture and social norms
  9. Influencers and nutrition misinformation
  10. Algorithms and attention
  11. Digital wellbeing and mental health
  12. Pornography and relationship messages
  13. Harmful media and power
  14. Challenging harmful messages
  15. Action: Healthier media and identity culture
Year 10 Unit 4: Sexual Wellbeing and Health Decisions
Year 10 · Unit 4 · Theme: Wellbeing and hauora

Sexual Wellbeing and Health Decisions

Sexual wellbeing and hauora, values and culture, legal consent, healthy sexual relationships, contraception, condoms, STIs and testing, harmful sexual behaviour, misinformation, access to care and reducing shame.

The 15 lessons
  1. Sexual wellbeing and hauora
  2. Values, beliefs, culture and sexual decisions
  3. Legal consent, age and intoxication
  4. Healthy sexual relationships
  5. Feeling safe and respected in a sexual relationship
  6. Contraception options and shared responsibility
  7. Condoms and barrier protection
  8. STIs, testing and treatment
  9. Harmful sexual behaviour and intimate content
  10. Sexual-health information and misinformation
  11. Access, confidentiality and barriers to care
  12. Making informed sexual-health decisions
  13. Unsafe situations, disclosure and responding to harm
  14. Reducing shame and supporting help-seeking
  15. Action: Safer sexual wellbeing culture

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Hauora Hub programme overview: eight units across Year 9 and Year 10, each Year 10 unit deepening its Year 9 partner