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He Rauemi hōu hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – kia kaupare ai te Mate Whakamomori
E whakarewahia ana e Te Rau Ora ēnei rauemi hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2019. Ko ‘Kia Kaha te reo Māori’ te kaupapa matua o tēnei wiki nō reira i whakaaro ai mātou me whakamāori ētahi rauemi e whakakaha ana i te hauora o te tangata Māori, ā, ko te reo Māori...
World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
“He kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea” September the 10 each year marks International World Suicide Prevention Day. A time to reflect, a time for remembrance, a time to reach out to others. Just before the exciting All Blacks vs Tonga game started on Saturday; the...
He Ora Pai: We deserve to live a good life!
Consistently, young people, males and Māori have experienced disproportionately high rates of suicide in Aotearoa since these losses have been counted. For Māori, the loss to suicide has affected many whānau, with losses amongst our youth and young adults, in both...
E rere tonu te waka: Insights from the first journey of Waka Hourua
’E Rere tonu te waka’ is a report that was written by the Waka Hourua Leadership Group, representing insights and learnings from the first three year journey of the first National Māori and Pasifika Suicide Prevention Programme in New Zealand. It was an important...
It just takes someone to reach out
Waiata are powerful medium to express how we are feeling, it is one of the most creative and often spiritual methods of sharing stories and giving messages. Two years ago, Maimoa created this beautiful bilingual waiata, ‘we are human’. It recognises depression and...
Waka Hourua: An Agenda for Community Led Suicide Prevention
At Hui Fono 2019, Sir Mason Durie presented 10 key priorities for supporting people in tough times by using the acronym Waka Hourua. The agenda was proposed to add to the current knowledge about suicide prevention and to bring together priorities for all those...
Relationship break ups are physical & emotional.
Māori are innately a relationships people influenced by generations of knowledge, practices and beliefs of whānaungatanga. This is a deliberate practice of connectedness, often yearned for in contemporary times, where Māori will engage with others, to affirm...
Health Benefits of a Strong Cultural Identity
For generations, Māori emphasised the health benefits of possessing and sustaining a strong cultural identity. Knowing who your people are, where they come from and participating in cultural activities are well evident in promoting a sense of belonging, self-worth...
Economic Inequality is a social determinant to Wellbeing
Whatever we call it, be it low socio economic status or poor determinants, poverty is multidimensional and can impact many components of wellbeing. We have to do more in Aotearoa to counteract the root cause and negative impacts of material and economic poverty upon...
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