Suicide Prevention initiatives in Te Taitokerau
Hook Whānau Wellbeing Retreat Rāwhiti: Northland Whānau have experienced grief no whānau should experience. The sudden loss of a loved one is devastating for anyone, however the dark cloud it created for this whānau was a heavy weight to bear. Bringing light back into the whānau, was a conscious decision to shift gear to …
Read MoreA Whānau Shifting Gears and Moving Forward… (Rāwhiti, Northland).
Whakamana Tangata Moerewa Moerewa : Northland Whānau and Iwi of Moerewa have recognised the importance of Te Ao Māori approaches as a pathway to improve mental health and reduce suicidal intentions in their community. As a result, the marae-based initiative, Whakamana Tangata Moerewa has been established to run wānanga with whānau and hapū in the …
Te Haa Ora : The Breath of Life E Tū te Taitokerau Trust E pupuri ana ki TE HĀ ORA kia rārangahia te maia, te kaha, me te manawanui. The breath of life is so important as we depend on it for all we do in life. It starts with one breath and we …
Read MoreTe Haa Ora : The Breath of life (Whangārei, Northland)
The Hit Home Project Home is a place that should be peaceful and safe from the storms. But for some families, this is a place where they have lost a loved one to suicide. The whānau who live and remain in those homes, are left only with questions, memories, and heart ache. The Hit Home …
Read MoreThe Hit Home Project – Preserve Our Peoples Lives (Manurewa, Tāmaki-mā-kau-rau)
Ngawha Springs moving Forward Kaikohe Ngawha Springs is a small village comprising 80 houses with about 250 people – 20-30 babies and toddlers, 60 children between the age of, 5-18, 60 or so adults between 20 – 60 and kaumatua and kuia members of whanau who have lived in the village for several generations. There …
Read MoreIt Takes a Village to Strengthen a Community (Ngawha).
