Te Rau Ora and the Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention are pleased to announce the recipients of the Māori Community Suicide Prevention Fund for 2022. The $1.6 million Fund is aimed at whānau and community driven approaches to prevent suicide, or to offer support to those bereaved by suicide. Of a total of 91 applicants in 2022, there were 61 successful recipients in communities throughout Aotearoa. Recipients ranged from whānau, hapū and community groups to Iwi and Māori providers in locations from the Far North to Invercargill (and everywhere in between). Each recipient received funding between $10,000 and $100,000 to run specific initiatives based on Mātauranga Māori, Te Reo, culture and values. All 61 of these initiatives are providing Māori solutions to reach at-risk Māori whānau, communities and groups to build inclusive communities, strengthen resilience and increase capacity for whānau Māori to prevent suicide and promote wellness.
Since 2020, this Fund has supported over 200 Māori suicide prevention initiatives. Please join us in celebrating the success of our latest Māori Community Fund initiatives for (listed below). Also, keep an eye out for the next round of funding in 2023.
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Initiative Name |
Organisation/Whānau Name |
| Te Taitokerau | |
| Hā-ū-ora The Sustained Breath of Life | TK Whānau Trust |
| Know myself Love myself | J and S Matene Whānau Trust |
| Ngaro-Ki-Te-Uru Survivours of Suicide Foundation NZ | Farrell Whānau |
| Operation Black Dog | Wellness Whānau |
| Suicide Prevention Wānanga (Orakei Marae) | Mokaraka Whānau |
| Mana Whānau – (Strengthening whānau through physical and mental wellbeing) | E Tu Te Tai Tokerau Trust |
| Te Whakatupuranga | Kaingapipiwai Education Health and Wellness Centre Trust |
| Tuku atu Tuku mai | Whatu Creative Limited |
| Wānanga Tuakana | Leadership Development Programme | Rangatahi Ora Limited |
| Rau Ora | Mōkau Mārae Whangaruru |
| Te Puku o te Ika | |
| Connection to self through connection to whakapapa | Henare Whānau |
| Johnny Whānau Noho Stylz | Rangiwawa Wharehoka Mareikura Whānau Trust |
| Kahu o te Moana | Hirini Whānau |
| Nga taonga o te Tairāwhiti | Kaputi |
| Pare Tatau Initiative | Puti Karaka Whānau Trust |
| Rebecca Tupaea Whānau wānanga | Cheanne Johnson |
| Stop Taking Our People from methamphetamine and Suicide | The Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū Group |
| Turanganui-a-kiwa Suicide Awareness Rugby League Tournament 2022 | Paikea Whalers Sports Club |
| Wairauora | Hetet-Wairau Whānau |
| Wellness Wednesday | Jade Tipu Whānau |
| 1) Rangatahi Scholarships 2) Ride 4 Life 3) Healing Expo | Patua Te Taniwha Charitable Trust |
| He Piko o te Mahuri – How a seed is cared for determines how the tree will grow and blossom | Pokaiwhenua Pokaimoana |
| Kahukura | Motairehe Marae |
| Moko Tu Rongo wānanga | Moko Tu Rongo Trust |
| Ngā Tohu Ataata | Robbie Richardson Limited |
| Ngati Konohitanga | Paikea Whitireia Trust |
| Poutiriao Programme | Mauri Tau Rongoā Limited |
| Rarangahia Te Iho o Te Ora Maa Te Tangata | Fairfield Ōtorohanga United |
| Roll With The Punches | Ora Kura Limited |
| Rongoaa Raawekaweka – Adventure Based Indigenous Therapy Retreat programme | Healing Innovation Hub – Te Ropu Tiaka Ora |
| Taonga Tuku Iho | Tra3e Technology 2015 ltd t/a Coast Kids |
| Te Anga Whakamua | Te Ariki Foundation |
| Te Ara Kupenga | Te Ara Whakamana Limited |
| Te Oranga Pumanawa | Te Awhiorangi Limited |
| Connections | Maketu Health and Social Services |
| Toitoi Manawa | Get Me Started Limited |
| “Te Ata Hou” Kei runga i ahau te ata hou | Tātai Ora Charitable Trust |
| Hard to reach whānau initiatives in Bay of Plenty | H2R Research and Consulting Ltd |
| Te Upoko o te Ika | |
| Tane Ora | Whaiora Whanui Trust |
| Te Waipounamu | |
| Better Whānau | Let’s Go Fitness |
| Matou hikoi i te taha korua (We will walk beside you) | Fossil Creek Farm Trust |
| Mauri Tau | Te Ara Teatea Trust |
| Ngā taonga o te iwi Māori | Motueka Mai Tawhiti Incorporated |
| Whakapaukaha | Tu Kaha Tu Ora |
| Maranga Mai – RISE! | Tūmua Innovation Limited |
| Mata Ora: Ngā Pāpā Māori | Tī Wana Services Ltd |
| Toiora Māori – Māori Wellbeing | Arowhenua Whānau Services |
| Various Regions | |
| Kia Haumaru te noho | Kemp Whānau |
| Kia tū tahi tātou | Ropiha Whānau |
| Kia Whai Hina | Kiore Whānau |
| Manaaki Mai Manaaki Atu | Arthur Moke Whānau Trust |
| Nga Taonga Tautoko | Taonga Digital – Excel Construction Contractors Limited |
| Pourāhui Matariki Wānanga 2022 | Te Huia and Rangiwherowhero Whānau Trust |
| Rutu Aperira | King-Hazel Whānau |
| Te Pa Harakeke a Angus & Leah | The Elkington Trust |
| Whakamaharatanga: In Remembrance of Rory Manu Tuuta | Tuuta Whānau |
| Whānau Wellness Programme | Leauanae Whānau |
| Whenua Ukaipo – Te hokinga mai | Descendants of Herewini Aramakutu |
| Manahua Irawahine Wānanga | Tāreikura |
| Reti Rapa Ora: Māori Roller Derby Community Health and Wellbeing project | Te Manatōpū o Mana Tangata o Aotearoa Roller Derby |
| Rongoā Manawa | Toi Matarua |
