Check here for Māori suicide prevention initiatives happening in Te Tai Tokerau region (the Far North of Aotearoa).
E Tū Tātou ki te tautoko, ki te manaaki, ki te āwhina… (Waitakere, Auckland)
E Tū Tātau Henderson: Tamaki-mā-kau-rau Teen parenting can be one of the most challenging, especially so when young parents have experienced trauma in their childhood or within their relationships where they experience additional mental and emotional stress. E...
A Whānau Shifting Gears and Moving Forward… (Rāwhiti, Northland).
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...
Moerewa: A small town with a big kaupapa.
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...
Building the leaders of tomorrow to face the waves of life (Moerewa, Northland).
Ngā Tao a Hineamaru Moerewa: Northland It is well known that a large proportion of our Tāne Māori continue to suffer from the ongoing effects of historical trauma and colonisation. Ngā Tao a Hinemaru, a Marae based initiative, seeks to actively make positive...
Family, Community and Tribal Resilience (Whangārei, Northland).
Mauri Ora Whānau-Hapū-Hāpori Hoea mai ngā hoe o ngā hapū, ko Ngāti Taka, ko Ngāti Kororā rātou ko Te Waiariki, kia hoe tahi ai, kia pūāwai tēnei kaupapa. Te Waiariki, Ngāti Korora, Ngāti Taka Hapū Iwi Trust are a collective that have come together for an iwi-wide...
Te Haa Ora : The Breath of life (Whangārei, Northland)
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 live till our last...
The Hit Home Project – Preserve Our Peoples Lives (Manurewa, Tāmaki-mā-kau-rau)
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...
It Takes a Village to Strengthen a Community (Ngawha).
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...