In this issue of Te Mahau, we connected with Tsehai-Marie Karauna, a member of Te Whānau Āpanui Kapa Haka roopu who took out the top award at Matatini 2023. We asked about her experiences being back on the Matatini stage and how this contributed to her mental...
In this issue of Te Mahau, we spoke to Jase Te Patu (Ngāti Apa) Founder and CEO of M3 Mindfulness, a wellness programme that utilises the power of Māori pūrākau and whakataukī to share mindfulness and movement with school communities. Kō wai koe? Nō hea koe? Tēnā koe,...
This month we caught up with Gina Giordani, programme lead for the Nōku te Ao: Like Minds Social Movement. In this interview, we get to know Gina a little bit and learn how her lived experiences have shaped her to advocate for others on their mental health and...
Joanne currently contracts to facilitate Wānanga Hapūtanga for the Auckland District Health Board, Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi and E Tipu e Rea. In commemoration of Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week this May, we had the privilege of speaking with Joanne Rama. Joanne...
In this issue of Te Mahau, we spoke to Kirsty Maxwell-Crawford. Kirsty works as General Manager at the Poutiri Wellness Centre - an integrated and holistic health, employment and wellness-based based in Te Puke. We spoke to Kirsty about the organisation’s experiences...
In the latest issue of Te Mahau, we spoke to James Hill (Whākatōhea, Ngāpuhi), a registered Māori therapist currently building my own private practice, Moana Hill Psychotherapy, in Tāmaki Makaurau. James is passionate about providing a hybridised service that incorporates kaupapa Māori approaches to mental health alongside western psychotherapeutic approaches, in order to best serve the mental health needs of whānau today.
The Ministry of Health is seeking Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for youth services in the Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Tairāwhiti, and Whanganui DHB areas. These services will build on a range of supports already available or being established around the country to increase...
The spotlight shines on mental health in September, with World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September and New Zealand’s Mental Health Awareness Week starting on 27 September. Now is the time to start thinking about how you can be involved in these two important...
As we made our way around the motu in 2020, connecting with some providers, and reconnecting with others, we at Tātaihono received one of two reactions. It was either "I know [Insert name of ex-kaimahi who is now kaumātua]" or "I've never heard of Hāpai before. So...
When we look at the efforts of Māori health providers over the course of this year, Te Kōtuku ki te Rangi in West Auckland are difficult to miss. As a Kaupapa Māori service, Te Kōtuku strive to achieve successful healing and recovery of tāngata whaiora, while helping...