A Whānau Shifting Gears and Moving Forward… (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.
Moerewa: A small town with a big kaupapa.
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.
Building the leaders of tomorrow to face the waves of life (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.
Family, Community and Tribal Resilience (Whangārei, Northland).
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 Haa Ora : The Breath of life (Whangārei, Northland)
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 so as Tāne Māhuta further gifts us with the Haa of life that was passed down to us through Hine-Ahu-One.
The Hit Home Project – Preserve Our Peoples Lives (Manurewa, Tāmaki-mā-kau-rau)
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.
It Takes a Village to Strengthen a Community (Ngawha).
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..