Tairāwhiti Walk-in Meth Support Groups Gisborne : Tairāwhiti Communities around the country are struggling with the disastrous effects of Methamphetamine use, the impact of which is being especially felt in our rural towns and centres. A whānau run initiative in Te Tairāwhiti is committed to taking staunch action to reduce Meth use in their …
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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 Wāhine Māori is an initiative with a tīkanga mārae approach …
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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 place we know we belong. …
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Suicide for Māori is a huge issue in our country! This statement comes through loud and clear after the overwhelming response from whānau, iwi, community and regional organisations across Aotearoa, who recently applied for the Māori Suicide Prevention Community Fund (2020/2021). Supported by He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Every Life Matters Suicide Prevention …
Read MoreMāori Community Fund closes with over $4 Million worth of applications received.
On ANZAC day 25th April 2020, a news item recognised the findings in a study of the often silent impacts upon New Zealand’s Armed Forces Personnel and the high rates of Post-Traumatic Stress or PTSD they experience. In many ways, we are affected by delayed knowledge. When we think back to Māori who were recruited …
