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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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) …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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