Check here for regular updates on suicide prevention initiatives happening across Te Ūpoko o Te Ika (the lower North Island).
He Korowai : Wellness for Wāhine (Hastings : Heretaunga)
He Korowai o Ngā Aho Wāhine Hastings : Heretaunga “E aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone.” E pūāwai ana tētahi korowai manaaki mō ngā wāhine o Ngāti Kahungunu, anei rā, ‘He Korowai o Ngā Aho Wāhine’. Translated into English, The Sacred Cloak of...
Whenua Ūkaipō: Ko Au te Whenua, Ko te Whenua ko Au (Waitematā / Te Ara Roa)
Whenua Ūkaipō: Ko Au te Whenua, Ko te Whenua ko Au Waitematā: Tāmaki-mā-kaurau / Te Araroa “Ko wai au a muri i te whakamomori…… Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa” Te Whenua Ūkaipō – the place we are from, the place that nourishes the soul, the...
Empowerment, The Pou of Our Whare (Palmerston North).
Whakamana Tangata (Empowering our people) Palmerston North – Manawatu Teaching life skills is a way Te Mana o Te Tangata Trust believes they can build resilient whānau. Considering the Whāre Tapawhā model in their activities and the four Pou (or aspects that...
Passionate about Māori Whānau Well-being (Hastings : Heretaunga)
Ko Wai Tōu Ingoa Hastings: Heretaunga Ko Wai Tōu Ingoa is an initiative promoting community action and coordination across different sectors of Heretaunga, to raise awareness of Māori practices in suicide prevention and postvention. When engaging with whānau...
Enabling Rangatahi to be Resilient. (Feilding : Manawatū)
Aorangi Hui Taiohi Fielding : Manawatū Through whakawhanaungatanga, a strong and motivated whānau team in Counties Manukau have been working to strengthen the connections of rangatahi to whānau, hapū and iwi. With a focus on rangatahi who connect to Aorangi...
Whānau rongoā a conduit for life.
Whānau 4 Life!!! Hutt Valley: Lower Hutt Hoea te hoe kia taupātia te whakamomori ki ngā wai o Te Awakairangi. Lower Hutt is the location of a suicide prevention kaupapa, raising awareness with whānau across their community. Past experiences within whānau means many in...
Across the motu embracing hard-to-reach Māori communities
Suicide prevention initiatives in hard-to-reach Māori communities National: Wellington, Whanganui, Hawkes Bay, Rotorua Hard-to-reach (H2R) is the name this whānau has taken on to represent their unique challenges. With a focus in suicide prevention,...
Takatāpui experiences, stories and lives (Levin, Manawatū).
Story-telling with Older Takatāpui Levin : Manawatū The Story-telling with Older Takatāpui initiative is focusing on the life stories of around 10 takatāpui aged over 45. This initiative is in response to the need for more research within the Takatapui community. It...
Planting the seeds of growth as a community (Hastings, Heretaunga)
Aroahaatea An initiative at a local Kindergarten in Hastings, called Aroahaatea, is bringing together whānau to develop a community garden. The aim of the Kindergarten is to be an actively engaged workplace that has a connected role within the local community....