This research project integrated two distinct but complementary pieces of research to amplify the voices of young Māori who entrusted their experiences, opinions, and ideas to the two research teams; and to speak back to those who might implement change for them. The two projects were the National Secondary School Youth Health Survey Youth2000, and Youth First, a major Marsden funded project headed by Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The aim was to create a multidisciplinary research alliance that could begin to talk across disciplinary boundaries to inform community issues.