Description Kia Mau Te Ora is a series of Waka wānanga undertaken by Ngā Waka o Te Taitokerau (Ngā Waka) in the Far North to maximise the suicide prevention kaupapa and develop an evaluation process. Under this programme Ngā Waka provided three wānanga between September and December 2014 with upward of 120 participants. Kaiako (trainers) …
Description Ngāti Tahu and Ngāti Whaoa cover the tribal area from Te Waiheke o Huka (Huka Falls) to the south, extending east to the pou whenua of Ngapuketerua beyond the Rangitaiki River, then northward across the plains of Kaingaroa to Wairapukao and further on to Pekepeke. From there the area extends to the northern pou …
Description Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Charitable Trust (NKKW) (http://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz/kahungunu-ki-wairarapa) has long observed the impact of suicide experienced by many whānau and families in the Wairarapa. In response to these tragedies NKKW brought together whānau and community services in 2014, to form Te Kupenga ō Wairarapa (TKW); a rōpū (group) that is very passionate about making …
Description In 2012, The Raid Movement was formed as a group of young people residing in the Whangarei District who stood up to address youth suicide. The Raid Movement came under the umbrella of the Ngāti Hine Health Trust and gained significant momentum, facilitated community events, convened RAID planning meetings and presented at stakeholder forums. …
Description Established in 1989 to provide Matua Whangai Services to Iwi, the organisation has since grown into an approved iwi provider of health and Social Services, and is the largest integrated Māori provider in the eastern Bay of Plenty. In 1997 Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa merged its social services and health policy arms to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …