Big Buddy boys out kayaking on Manukau Harbour. Photo: Supplied: Big Buddy
Steve Sobota is the co-CEO of an organisation called Big Buddy, and has been matching boys without a dad in their life with positive male role models for nearly 25 years.
We know that boys' achievement at school has been lagging behind girls, and that boys are more at risk of behavioural issues and mental health issues.
So what can be done to help support boys as they grow to adulthood?
Steve has some thoughts based on his near two-decades of work with the organisation.
