Te Au
The Māori Suicide Prevention Centre of Aotearoa
Supporting Māori whānau, iwi, hapū and communities to prevent suicide.
Māori Suicide Prevention Initiatives
Te Au is the National Māori Suicide Prevention Centre of Aotearoa. Our mission is to support Māori individuals, whānau, iwi, hapū and communities to unleash their full potential and have the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes. Here we will showcase the initiatives supported by Te Au and the Māori Suicide Prevention Fund.
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Waka Hourua
Waka Hourua is the Māori and Pasifika National Suicide Prevention Programme. The goal of Waka Hourua is to build the capacity of Māori whānau, hapū, iwi, Pasifika families and communities to prevent suicide.
Upcoming Wānanga & Events
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Kaupapa O Te Wā | Our Latest POsts
Boxing for Te Whare Tapa Whā (Dunedin, Southland)
Otepoti Boxing Club : Strength for suicide prevention. Tū mai Te Waipounamu! Right in the heart of Southland, a new suicide prevention initiative is making change with the Dunedin youth. This programme is called Boxing for Te Whare Tapa Whā. The purpose of this...
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...
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,...
Te Au is a working group within Te Rau Ora (originally Te Rau Matatini). Te Rau Ora is New Zealand’s indigenous Māori organisation providing a range of local and national programmes to improve Māori Health. We have changed our name but not our passion nor our commitment – Strengthening Māori Health & Wellbeing is at the core of what we are doing.
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