Ashleigh Smith: Sticks n' Stones

Otago Polytechnic student Ashleigh Smith, from Naseby in the Maniototo, is joint leader of Sticks n' Stones, a student-led anti-cyberbullying group providing practical support and guidance to young people. Last month she was the recipient of a Change Maker Community Safety Award at the Youth Week Awards 2016, and Sticks 'n Stones, which has over 300 members aged 11 to 18, received a Youth Champion Award. She is just back from an international anti-bullying conference in Ireland.