Conference is the most exciting event of the year and easily the coolest thing you will do during the term one holidays.
These three-day events bring together hundreds of passionate teens from around the country who are committed to changing attitudes and behaviours and making our roads safer. This is your chance to become part of that legacy and educate future generations! Come along, meet like-minded people and learn how to run an effective and sustainable Kaitiaki o Ara/SADD programme in your school.
We encourage you to check out the FAQs and Travel Info pages for more information. We have some funding available to support students with the conference registration cost, please get in touch with your SADD Delivery Lead or check out the link below for more information.
“The best part about conference was creating resources that have a real purpose, I feel like I can help to make a difference and get people thinking twice about their driving decisions.”
Registrations are now closed for all 3 events.
Please see our terms and conditions or contact our team if you have any issues with your registration.
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2023 Conference
After a break in 2022 due to the pandemic, we were excited to bring back our highly anticipated conference season. Over the April school holidays we had over 130 students join us at 3 events held in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. These students participated in a range of activities which gave them experience in teamwork, leadership skills, and designing road safety solutions.
Students were split into groups of 4-6 and were tasked with choosing a road safety issue and then planning, developing and presenting a solution to address their chosen issue. We saw some incredible ideas, plans and resources come out of this challenge.
Resources created included informative videos, merchandise items, info pamphlets, social media content, activity plans and slideshows. These addressed a wide range of issues including fatigue, seat belts, driver licensing, peer pressure, driving around trucks and pedestrian safety.
2021 Conference
In 2021 we held two events, in Wellington and Dunedin. With having been forced to cancel our 2020 events, we had been anticipating and counting down to conference for over 2 years and it was so worth the wait!
We got to meet and work with over 120 passionate young people and see some incredible friendships develop, leadership skills gained and fun experiences had.
Our student challenge centred around probelm solving common road safety issues faced by schools and communities, with students working in groups to come up with some creative and innovative solutions.
Thank you to everyone who supported students in their community to attend this year's events, we are so excited to see what comes from it all!
