Check here for Māori suicide prevention initiatives happening in the central region of the North Island (Te Puku o te Ika).
Walking for suicide prevention (Tauranga)
Hope Walk Tauranga Mt Maunganui: Bay of Plenty The Hope Walk is a popular initiative that happens in various cities around Aotearoa. The Hope Walk in Tauranga, which was supported by Te Rau Ora through the Māori Suicide Prevention Fund. It brought people together to...
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,...
Finding healing from aggression through spoken expression (Hamilton, Waikato).
Aotearoa Hip Hop Academy Hamilton: Waikato “He piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha, Waikato taniwha rau…” As the famous saying from the Waikato goes; “He Piko, He Taniwha’ or, at every bend of the river lies a Taniwha. This Tainui proverb is...
Shine, sparkle, glisten, to help someone transition from the darkness to the light (Rotorua).
Manawa Wheriko Te Waiariki Purea Trust Manawa Wheriko means to shine, sparkle, glisten, to help someone transition from darkness to the light. Through the guidance of te Waiariki Purea Trust, the Manawa Wheriko project aims to strengthen the mental health and...
Patua te Taniwha : Building resilience through community events (Rotorua).
Patua Te Taniwha Charitable Trust Rotorua: Waiariki Rere ana ngā wai o Rotorua, o Te Arawa waka, ki ngā tai whakahiki i te ngākau o te iwi. Patua Te Taniwha Charitable Trust aims to connect, guide and support hapori, whānau, hapū and iwi to raise suicide prevention...
The Opposite of Addiction is Connection. (Tāneatua, Ruatoki & Waikaremoana)
Mana Enhancing S.T.O.P (Stop taking our people) Ara ake te kaupapa whakahirahira kei te rohe o te kohu. Mana enhancing S.T.O.P is an initiative started by whānau who are concerned about the impacts of Paura Kino use in their community. S.T.O.P stands for Stop Taking...
Growing Healthy Pēpi to become Healthy Pakeke. (Kawerau, Bay of Plenty)
MAURI OHO Ko Pūtauaki te maunga Ko Te Takanga i o Apa te wai Ko Te Aotahi te tangata Mai i te riu o Kawerau ngā hapū Ko Hāhuru te tupuna whare Tūwharetoa mai Kawerau ki te tai te iwi Ko Te Arawa te waka Mauri Oho is an initiative in Kawerau which focuses on the well-...
Tupuna Footsteps Path the Way for Whānau Wellness (Gisborne)
Ko Ngā Uri o Mohi rāua ko Waitemata KOROHINA Horoera, East Cape “Ko Matahi o te Tau he papakainga Rangimarie. Ki te hokihoki atu ngā uri, kare te marae e noho mokemoke ana, kāre e tū tahanga ana. Nā reira e te whānau, tukuna atu he karakia aroha ki tō tātou ū-kai-pō,...
Navigating an Island of Success with Wayfinding (Whatawhata)
Wayfinding to Choose Hope Whatawhata Wayfinding transposes the principles of celestial navigation and ocean voyaging by ancient and modern Pasifika voyagers into a framework that can be used in a modern context. Wayfinding to Choose Hope was developed by Faumuina...
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