Year: 2016

Description Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust (http://www.kaitahu.maori.nz/) is a non-profit organisation based in Invercargill and established in 2000. A range of health and social services are offered. For this Waka Hourua initiative Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust worked in partnership with Kimiora (http://www.kimioratrust.co.nz/Trust to provide tikanga Māori based suicide intervention training, with culturally …

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Description Ngā Kakano Foundation (NKF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that offers local health services such as mental health and addiction, auahi kore (smoke free) and Whānau Ora services. It was established by tangata whenua (local people) in 1986 with an aim to provide health and social services to whānau living within the Tauranga, Te …

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Description Ngā Iwi O Mōkai Pātea Services Trust trading as Mōkai Pātea Services is a new organisation that officially began on 6th January 2014. This organisation is the result of a transitional process that was started over four years ago with governance members from Otaihape Māori Komiti inc. It is a collective organisation that represents …

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Description Project Aroha supported by the Waka Hourua Fund is a response to bullying, alienation and suicide risk to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities in Aotearoa. Provided by the Mika Haka Foundation, The Project Aroha involves a series of transmedia, multimedia projects over 2015 to reach out, innovate and create discussion amongst …

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Description Established in 1977, The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/ is a charitable trust, located in three central offices throughout New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch). The governing body is comprised from a wide net of various expertise such as, mental health, law, management, finance; as well as cultural experts from Māori and Pasifika communities. …

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Description The goal of this project was to strengthen cultural identity through a series of tīkanga (protocols) programmes that emphasise the relationship of individuals with their socio-cultural environment reintegrating traditional Māori cultural values, philosophies, knowledge and practices into everyday lives of Māori whānau members. Tīkanga Māori programmes are culturally responsive for Māori looking to Māori …

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Description Located on the remote Mahia Peninsula, which has experienced a high number of suicides; Mahia Rangatahi Toa Youth Development Group was established in 2012 to teach young people adventure and activity skills. Many of the rangatahi (youth) attending Mahia Rangatahi Toa have experience of suicide in their own whānau. Mahia Rangatahi Toa’s initiative, which …

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Description Multimedia production company m3media and Live More Awesome (LMA) (http://www.livemoreawesome.com), jointly collaborated on the Waka Hourua Community Fund project: SpeakerBox – It’s Time To Talk. The two entities are interested in developing tools and programmes to help people improve mental health.

Description Maui’s Hook was a collaboration between Paora Joseph and Kura Productions Ltd. – supported by Te Hurihanga Trust and Te Puni Kōkiri. The documentary team of Paora and Kura Productions, identified the current shortage of communication about suicide and while the limitations on screening suicide related films and television was understood, a greater need …

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Description Innov8 Group Limited (Innov8) currently provides counselling, education sessions, and first response services for high needs or high risk Māori and Pasifika living in Flaxmere, Hawkes Bay. Innov8 operate a hub style structure that enlists the skills and expertise of independent consultants who meet requirements of specific projects or contracts. Despite the many services …

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