Tūmata Kōkiritia – Shifting Paradigm
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-98-850173-4 – Electronic, 978-1-98-850172-7 – Print CITATION Butler, K., & Te Kīwai Rangahau. (2017). Tūmata Kōkiritia -Shifting the Paradigm 2017. Te Rau Matatini
Profiling the Māori Health Workforce
ISBN 978-1-98-850100-0 (Electronic) CITATION Citation: Sewell, J. (2017). Profiling the Māori health workforce 2017.
AU.E! Rangatahi Suicide Prevention Wellington Region
Rangatahi from across the Wellington region gathered to talk about the topic of suicide and to show each other that support was out there. A hundred students attended the Au.E! Rangatahi Suicide Prevention conference at the Walter Nash Centre in Taita in early December. Building on the success of the first conference, Te Puni Kōkiri …
AU.E! Rangatahi Suicide Prevention Hawkes Bay
Nearly 150 rangatahi from schools around the Hawkes Bay region attended the third Au.E! rangatahi suicide prevention conference at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier in June. Te Puni Kōkiri partnered with Te Rau Matatini and Te Taitimu Trust to deliver Au.E!, to increase awareness around suicide prevention and to reassure rangatahi that help and support …
#MāoriOra
MauriOra is part of a video series to promote an authentic rangatahi voice to build resilience against rangatahi self-harm and suicide in New Zealand. These youth-led resources share messages of understanding, hope and empowerment. For more information visit https://centreofmaorisuicideprevention.com/youth/video-resources/
Indigenous suicide: The Tūramarama Declaration
Description Across the globe, suicide has become a major public health concern. Indigenous suicide rates have escalated over the past two decades and continue to exceed national rates. In 2016, a Māoritribal organisation, Ngāti Pikiao, convened an international conference, Turamarama ki te Ora, to discuss global approaches to the prevention of suicide. To bring together …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau
Description In 2010/2011 Kawerau was a community in crises as a result of a series of 13 suicides during that year. Since then Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Health Education and Social Services (Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau) has been the lead organisation overseeing the development and implementation of the Kawerau Suicide Prevention Action Plan (KSPAP). The core goals …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Tū Tama Wahine o Taranaki
Description Tū Tama Wāhine O Taranaki (TTW) is a, kaupapa Māori, health and social service across the Taranaki region, established in 1989 and incorporated in 1994 to deliver Suicide prevention and intervention through a collaborative project between Tū Tama Wāhine (TTW), the Taranaki Pasifika Services Trust (TPST) and Te Kotahi Research Institute, (TKRI) (collectively referred …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Waimana Kaaku Trust
Description Te Waimana Kaaku Trust is one of four tribal authorites within the rohe o Tūhoe Potiki, under Te Uru Taumata. Te Waimana Kaaku encompaces 12 marae and nine hapū along the awa o Tauranga (Tauranga river) within the Waimana tribal area. Te Waimama is a rural community situated in the Whakatane District. Te Waimana …
Waka Hourua Community Initiaitive: Te Waiariki Purea Trust
Description Te Waiariki Purea Charitable Trust (TWPT) is an organisation that services the Rotorua, Taupō, Turangi and Murupara areas. With a passion for working with rangatahi (youth) and their families TWPT affiliates with many national youth initiatives. This includes the Whānau Ora Collective, Strengthening Families, Youth Service, and Rotorua Safer Families. “The trust is about …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Taitimu Trust
Description Established in 2007, Te Taitimu Trust has a vision to turn the tide of negative Māori health disparities by motivating rangatahi and whānau to navigate their respective waka towards realising positive notions of Whānau Ora. The Trust does this through the organisation and planning of structured wānanga, facilitated activities, networking and whakawhanaungatanga. The organisation …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Roopu Tautoko ki Te Tonga Incorporated
Description The Otago region has a high proportion of youth and many students attending Otago University. The national Māori population has increased by 30% in the last 15 years and of this total there are 73, 230 living in the South Island, which is an increase of 13% since the 2006 census. The average annual …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Rongo Toi Uru Arts Collective
Description This project involved a city wide poster art campaign raising awareness of suicide prevention, linking five artist’s works, Te Rongo Toi Uru Arts Collective under Matahiwi Marae with suicide prevention resources. The aim was to highlight the issues of suicide in society using artistic imagery to change people’s perception about suicide and the stigma …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Manu Toroa
Description Mai I Ngā Kuri a Wharei ki te Waitaha nui a Hei Te Manu Toroa (TMT) is a provider of Kaupapa Māori health services in the Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Katikati and Te Puke rohe. First establish in 1997 as the Western Bay Health, Te Manu Toroa provides a wide array of services from nine …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Kupenga Net Trust
Description Te Kupenga Net Trust is a mental health and addiction advocacy and peer support service that is based in Gisborne. The main role of the organisation is to let people know what assistance is available to them when impacted by mental illness and addiction. In support of their advocacy and peer support role, education …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Hou Ora Whānau Services.
Description Te Hou Ora Whānau Services (THOWS) is a community based Kaupapa Māori service provider located in Dunedin and have been serving their community since 1976 providing support to whānau (family), rangatahi (youth) and tamariki (children) through clubs, youth programmes, social work support, parenting programmes, youth development and leadership and youth justice support.
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Hauora o Te Hiku o Te Ika
Description Te Hauora o te Hiku o te Ika (“Te Hiku Hauora”) is a primary health care service provider situated in the Far North of Aotearoa. Te Hiku Hauora has a multi-disciplinary approach to health care incorporating: General Practitioners and Dentists, Health Promotion, Mobile Nursing services and Home Support, which collectively support the move toward …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Hauora o Ngāti Hauā Trust
Description Te Hauora o Ngāti Hauā is a charitable trust established in 1999 to promote a quality of life which reflects health and wellbeing within the communities and people of Ngāti Hauā. Te Hauora o Ngāti Hauā provides services and resources aimed at nurturing, connecting, and empowering Ngāti Hauā whānau, hapū and iwi. Te Hauora …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Hau Ora o Kaikohe Charitable Trust
Description Te Hau Ora O Kaikohe (THOOK) Charitable Trust was established in 1994. Based in the main centre of Kaikohe, and deliver significant programmes in the Mid North area that align to achieving optimal whānau outcomes. Whānau are within a wide geographical area including Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi Iwi boundaries, covering the middle Far …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Awanui Hauora
Description A Community Health Needs Assessment Survey compiled by Te Awanui Hauora Trust, on Matakana Island, showed 40% of the Island population is aged between 12 and 24 years, and 70% of the residents were low income with limited access to specialist services for whānau and few experiences for many of the Rangatahi in their …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Tau Iho I Te Po
Description Tau Iho I Te Po Trust identify that concern and anxiety remain for the tamariki (children) and rangatahi living in isolated settlements along the eastern coast of Northland in the Whaingāroa rohe, which registered the highest rate of youth suicide in Aotearoa in 2013. In addition to the isolation of these tamariki and rangatahi, …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Takarei Ruha Whānau Trust
Description The Takerei Ruha Whānau Trust is a whānau (family) trust. The suicide of a young whānau member in 2003 left this whānau alone, isolated, and abused by the wider whānau and community. This negative experience resulted in the whānau responding through a Whānau ora Hikoi – Whānau Ora Wānanga to strengthen whānau wellbeing.
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Taikura Trust
Description Taikura Trust provide support to disabled people under 65 years and their families and carers in the Auckland Region. They help them to understand their needs, develop plans and ensure the best support services are in place to meet those needs. They are the Auckland Region’s Needs Assessment and Service Coordination agency (NASC). They …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa
Description Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa was established in 1987 under the guidance of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu in collaboration with Mayor Ross Jensen. Its role as an Urban Māori Authority came with the responsibility of providing a voice and place for Māori and Pacific peoples within the city boundary of Kirikiriroa. Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Te Ringa Atawhai
Description Ringa Atawhai Trust is an education, information, and health promotion referral service. The Trust’s service boundaries extend from Te Hapua in the north, to Ruawai and Te Hana in the south encompassing Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whatua, Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Wai. Te Taitokerau is over-represented in suicide statistics …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable Trust
Description Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust (“Rauawaawa”) is a non-profit registered charitable entity unique in its set up as a Kaumātua governed and led organisation servicing the needs of Kaumātua within Kirikiriroa (Hamilton). Rauawaawa provides a range of health, social, educational, cultural, recreational, housing and financial services to enhance the quality of life and well-being of …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Raglan Community House
Description The Raglan Community House is a community organisation which has been identifying and anticipating Raglan community needs and facilitating responses since 1987. The organisation supports and administers the Raglan community Suicide Prevention and Awareness Group, which was established in February 2012 after a cluster of suicides in the district. Their initiative, which provided ASIST …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Piritahi Hau Ora Trust
Description Piritahi Hau Ora Trust (PHOT) is a marae based health service for all people on Waiheke island. In response to the death of six young Māori on Waiheke Island in 2013 whānau identified the need to make marae-based, multi-channel Waiheke Island-specific information, education and support acceptable and accessible. PHOT has a Multi-disciplinary, kaupapa Māori …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Otara Board’s Forum Incorporated
Description The Otara Boards Forum (OBF) was established in 1996 and is made up of Otara School Board ofTrustees chairpersons. The forum plays a major leadership role within the local community andschools. There are strong community links; especially to Otara’s 17 schools, three local Marae and themain Pacific groups in Otara.
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngā Waka o Te Tai Tokerau
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) …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngāti Tahu – Ngāti Whaoa Rūnanga Trust
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngāti Kahunungu ki Wairarapa
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngāti Hine Health Trust
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. …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngāti Awa Social & Health Services
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngā Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngā Kakano Foundation
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ngā Iwi o Mōkai Pātea Services
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Mika Haka Foundation
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Mental Health Foundation
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. …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Maketu Health & Social Services
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Mahia Rangatahi Toa
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Live More Awesome
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.
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Kura Productions
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Innov8 Group Limited
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 …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: He Waka Tapu
Description He Waka Tapu is a Kaupapa Māori Non-Government Organisation (NGO) based in Aranui, Christchurch. They work with whānau and individuals who want to have positive health and wellness. They provide Anger Management services, Alcohol and Drug services, Whānau services, Personal Health services and Looking for Mahi services. They have over 25 staff that help …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: He Konae
Description The He Konae Tupu Charitable Trust project was established in the context of enormous tragedy and loss in one whānau and lived experience that is the knowledge base for building the project. The project acknowledges that whānau trust, within itself, is fundamental to making and working positively. Providing opportunities for our rangatahi, whānau and …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Gisborne Rape Crisis
Description Gisborne Rape Crisis provide face to face counselling and support by qualified counsellors, for people who have experienced sexual violation either recently or historically. Concerned that Tairāwhiti has one of the highest incidence of youth suicide in the country and that there is a lack of resources to recognise and deal with youth suicide, …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Eddie Harawira Whānau Trust
Description The Eddie Harawira Whānau Trust project is underpinned by the belief that the whānau is the engine room of iwi development (Kruger, 2010). Through whakapapa (genealogy) the whānau (family) is committed to vulnerable and suffering whānau members for life, which means whānau offer the most untapped potential for Māori suicide prevention (Turia, 2012; Lawson-Te …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Best Care Whakapai Hauora Charitable Trust.
Description The Best Care Whakapai Hauora (Whakapai Hauora) is the mana whenua health, disability support and social service arm of Tanenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated, the iwi authority for Rangitaane O Manawatū. Whakapai Hauora has identified that within Mid Central District Health Board (DHB) it is the small rural communities that most lack the capacity, resources and …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Awareness of Suicide in Kaipara
Description This programme involves the launch and promotion of Awareness of Suicide in the Kaipara – ASK, under Kaipara Abuse Prevention Inc in the planning and implementation of capacity building in the Kaipara community to prevent suicide and, to respond effectively if and when suicide occurs. The Kiwai Rangahau,Te Rau Matatini evaluation team was commissioned …
Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ahipene Trust
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-877412-92-9 (Print)978-1-877412-91-2 (Electronic) CITATION Citation: McClintock, K. (2016). Waka Hourua Community Initiative: Ahipene Trust. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Kīwai Rangahau, Te Rau Matatini.
Manaaki Mana Enhancing and Mana Protecting Practice
Publishing Information ISBN 978-1-877412-88-2 CITATION Huriwai, T & Baker, M (2016). Manaaki: Mana enhancing and Mana protecting practice. Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
He Puna Whakaata: Therapeutic Activities to Guide Change
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-877412-20-2 CITATION McLachlan, A. & Huriwai, T. (2016). He Puna Whakaata: Therapeutic Activities to Guide Change.Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
Suicide Postvention: Support for Pacific Communities
Description A total of 397 participants were involved in this research. There were 173 Pacific community respondents bereaved by suicide who took part in an online survey, and 70 service provider respondents who work with Pacific communities and/or have also been impacted by a suicide death. A further 74 Pacific peoples impacted by suicide engaged …
Indigenous Insight, Inspiring Innovation II
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-877412-31-8 CITATION Cassidy, T and Pipi, K (2016). Indigenous Insight, Inspiring Innovation Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
Cybersafety for an Indigenous Youth Population
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-877412-49-3 (electronic)978-1-877412-50-9 ( print) CITATION McClintock, K., McClintock, R., & Brown, T. (2016) Cybersafety for Indigenous Youth Population, Te Kīwai Rangahau, Te Rau Matatini.
Te Pātūtū Oranga: Successful Initiatives for suicide prevention amongst tāne Māori literature review
Publication Information ISBN 978-1-98-850116-1 – Electronic 978-1-98-850115-4 – Print
Hanga I Te Tū O Te Hurihanga
Publishing Information ISBN 978-1-877412-40-0 (Electronic), 978-1-877412-39-4 (Print) CITATION Te Rau Matatini (2015). Making a Stand for Change Hui Report. Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
Te Hau Mārire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework
Publication Information ISBN 978-1-877412-17-2 CITATION Te Rau Matatini (2015). Te Hau Mārire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework for people working with Māori experiencing addiction-related harm (2015–2025). Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
Kaupapa Māori Mental Health and Addiction Services: Best Practice Framework
Publication Details ISBN 978-1-877412-42-4 CITATION McClintock, K., Haereroa, M., Brown, T., Baker, M. (2018). Kia hora te marino – Trauma Informed Care for Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rau Matatini.
He kai i nga Rangatira: He Korero o nga whānau Whaiora
ISBN ISBN: 978-1-98-850141-3 (Electronic)ISBN: 978-1-98-850142-0 (Print) CITATION Citation: Baker, M (2015). He kai i nga Rangatira He korero o nga whānau whaiora. Wellington: Te Rau Matatini Ltd
Indigenous Insight, Inspiring Innovation – Kaupapa Māori Models of Practice (Series 1)
Publication Details ISBN 978–1–877412–29–5 (Print)978–1–877412–30–1 (Electronic) CITATION Te Rau Matatini (2015). Indigenous Insight, Inspiring Innovation – Kaupapa Māori Models of Practice (Series 1). Prepared by Cassidy, T & Pipi, K. Wellington: Te Rau Matatini.
Hīkaka te Manawa: Making a difference for Rangatahi
Publication Details ISBN 978-0-473-29789-3 (print)978-0-473-29790-9 (online) CITATION A. Sokratov and J. M. O’Brien. 2014. Hīkaka te Manawa: Making a difference for rangatahi. Wellington: Health and Disability Commissioner and Te Rau Matatini.
Whakapuāwaitia Ngāi Māori 2030Thriving as Māori 2030
Description Publication Information ISBN 978-1-877412-15-8
