Children will have their say in an anti-bullying initiative for Wanganui.
With $100,000 from the Ministry of Social Development to put towards an anti-bullying programme, children from various Wanganui schools are already brainstorming ideas for activities, such as a family day and a DVD made by the children.
Strategies with Kids-Information for Parents (SKIP) co-ordinator Lynette Archer said a scoping project was held to decide how to use the funding, and a survey of 750 children showed the kids wanted a focus group.
Mrs Archer said children from Keith St School, Castlecliff School, Aranui School, Wanganui Intermediate, and Wanganui Girls' College were involved in the survey.
A focus group of 18 children run by Te Punanga Haumaru Whanganui gathered outside Whanganui Regional Museum on Friday to take part in team-building exercises.