Suicide Prevention

People working in suicide prevention generally aim to promote protective factors and reduce risk factors for suicide, and improve the services available for people in distress. This typically involves a multidisciplinary approach made up of individuals, families, whānau, communities, employers, the media and government agencies to promote protective factors and reduce risk factors known to influence suicide.
Cited from the Ministry of Health: http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/mental-health-and-addictions/working-prevent-suicide/understanding-suicide-new-zealand

Maria is an accomplished Māori health leader and clinical social worker dedicated to advancing mental health and addictions services for Māori and Pacific communities.

Shelley Campbell is dedicated to reducing health inequities and creating an effective health system through the development of community and primary healthcare services.

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Dr Glenn Doherty has held multiple roles in the health sector, which has resulted in a strategic, innovative, and inclusive leadership style. An essential feature of Glenn’s day-to-day focus is teaching and mentoring the next generation of health professionals.

She supports those who suffer from mental health issues and drug use, helping them to reconnect with themselves, their whānau, culture, and society.

Dr Peta Ruha is driven by a desire to give back to the whanau through her mahi in the health sector.

Gilbert Taurua is deeply passionate about using a Māori perspective in law reform concerning health, justice, inequality, and prisons. Gilbert has extensive experience in Treaty of Waitangi principles, Whānau Ora, their application to health pathways, Te Reo Māori, Tikanga, and government processes.

Michelle Mako provides leadership and quality advice to support successful outcomes to eliminate inequities in cancer outcomes.

Charlizza Matehe utilises her creative and artistic abilities to facilitate challenging conversations around mental health with young people.

She has spent the last 30 years working in the health and disability sector, specialising in mental health, addiction, and public health, covering clinical and leadership roles.

He is passionate about using traditional Māori forms of exercise and healing in his mentoring and training roles.

Ruatau Perez is passionate about sharing his knowledge of Whare Wānanga, guided by his own Tūpuna to share an indigenous worldview of health and well-being for modern-day living.

Maraea Mokaraka is passionate about whānau transformation and building healthy communities.

Egan Bidois advocates for users of mental health services and is passionate about helping those in their most vulnerable times. He believes it is a blessing to assist those experiencing times of mental distress.

As a nurse, Alisha Tamepo-Pehi is passionate about making a real difference in families through her mental health mahi.

Lucinda Cassin is committed to uplifting the lived experiences and whānau voices within mental health and addiction services.

Mataku-Ariki de Roo is passionate about creating kaupapa Māori spaces for people to share their experiences of mental health and suicide prevention and postvention.

Leoma Tawaroa is dedicated to working towards equity for Māori in her health and social care roles that focus on community and youth development work, whānau ora action, project coordination, and management.

Jude Porteous is passionate about supporting those struggling with mental health using therapy supported by nature and animals.

Ruahine Albert is passionate about social justice and works in local, national, and international government and community services to improve the well-being of survivors of violence.

Rutu King-Hazel is an aspiring mental health advocate and catalyst for positive change. She is passionate about public speaking, empowering others, and demonstrating compassionate leadership to support the well-being of whānau.

Horiana Williams has worked in the health sector for over ten years, supporting various businesses and organisations in quality and compliance, foundation assessments, contract reporting, strategic planning, and governance.

Diane Koti is an expert in Indigenous development, Kaupapa development, Kaupapa Māori Research, psychology, and mental health. She is a passionate leader who works for fair, holistic, and whānau-centred health outcomes.

Professor Terryann Clark specialises in youth health, mental health, nursing, public health, and the well-being of tamariki me taitamariki. Her dedication lies in advocating for the health and welfare of taitamariki/rangatahi through extensive research and advocacy across various health and social concerns.

Awhina Murupaenga, a mother of two, serves as the director of Whatu Creative. Through the traditional Māori art of tukutuku, she shares whakapapa, history, innovation, healing, and storytelling with communities. She's equally passionate about empowering young Māori to set and accomplish their aspirations.

Kerri Butler is experienced in supporting and leading programmes around mental health first response and restrictive practice intervention. She sees mental health work as an opportunity to "make a difference in a field that she is passionate about."

Adele Hauwai is a mentor and facilitator who strongly focuses on supporting and contributing to mental health, well-being, and suicide prevention work.

Almost twenty years later, Alexander has used his passion and knowledge of addressing historical sexual violence trauma, mental illness, addictions, and well-being to support Māori and Pacific communities across Aotearoa, where he has worked with over 3,500 men with childhood experiences of sexual violence.

Shaquille Graham is passionate about the health, well-being and hauora of Māori. He works to improve Aotearoa and tangata Māori through research into the well-being issues and inequalities that communities in Aotearoa face.

Sir Mark Wiremu Solomon is widely known for his commitment and contribution to his iwi and the broader well-being of all New Zealanders and the environment. In addition, he is recognised for the attention he has brought to addressing family violence.

Kiri's interests are Te Taiao (nature), hauora Māori, mental health, Māori philosophy, education, and law. These feature prominently in her teaching with medical students, psychiatry registrars and other health professionals, and the educational videos that Kiri creates for her YouTube channel and website titled Māori Minds.

In 2022, Joanne was appointed the first wāhine Māori Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine. Working for over 20 years in the Dunedin School of Medicine, Joanne has shown that she is committed to making a real difference in education and health for individuals, whānau and communities through teaching, research, and service.

Jim is the current Kaihautū – Chief Executive Officer at Awarua Whānau Services, and he is the first Tane to lead the organisation (he has a 30-year history of Wahine Rangatira at the helm). It is a special honour to be given the opportunity to navigate the pathway forward alongside his Awarua Whanau Services team.

In her work, Genevieve is committed to bridging the inequity gap between Māori and non-Māori, particularly in secondary mental health services; she would also like to see Māori whanau overrepresented in education and underrepresented in all other negative statistics.

Carole is passionate about reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for tāngata motuhake and their whānau. She is seen as a taonga to her community and has made a measurable difference to people who have often been marginalised.

Her work is focused on ensuring future health services are firmly underpinned by a kaupapa Māori approach, informed by mātauranga Māori and lived experience.

Aaryn Niuapu has a long history of strategically championing the voices of tāngata whai ora, whānau, and hāpori in mental health and addiction service design, delivery, and governance.

It is an honour to be asked to write this bio for my good friend Keri, a respected and renowned Māori leader.

Matthew Tukaki is a man of action with little tolerance for incompetent governance that negatively impacts the lives of those most in need of competent policy-making and delivery of care.

He toa taumata rau

Courage has many resting places.

For many years now Andre has led kaupapa Māori based workforce development by contributing to the advancement of innovative and dynamic kaupapa Māori based therapeutic resources.

Dr Candy Louise Ramarihi Hera Cookson-Cox has been my mentor, colleague and friend for over twenty years, the first Māori nurse to gain a doctorate in education, a rarity in the early 2000’s

I first met Witi in March 2013 in his role as Kaitakawaenga for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand (MHF).

Jordan is working with the future. He has a PhD, and like many people, he can do the theory, but what sets him apart is his ability to work at the marae with whānau and hapū.

Her whānau describes her as a pillar of strength, especially for emerging leaders within her whānau. It is my pleasure that I have the opportunity to write about Mapihi as a Māori leader.

Michael’s leadership to maintain the focus and course to achieve the right thing remains. He tino rangatira tēnei – not only does Michael have the skills and attributes of being an emerging leader, but he also has the mana to be a great leader.

Phyllis Tangitu has been a trailblazer in Māori health, with 33 years of service at Lakes District Health Board (DHB), where she provided leadership and support in Māori Health and Māori Mental Hea

Dr. Lynne Russell is a dedicated researcher, educator, and advocate in the field of mental health, with a particular focus on Māori suicide prevention and postvention.

Ezekiel Raui is an outstanding young man who genuinely cares about the wellbeing of youth in this country.

Mike King is a Māori leader in mental health.

Suicide Prevention

Ngāti Hauiti, Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi

Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Kārenga

Ngāti Porou

Ngāti Maniapoto

Ngāti Awa

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kāwa, Ati Haunui A Pāpārangi, Ngāti Pāmoana

Māori

Ngāti Kahungunu

Ngāti Kahungunu

Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto

Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Tainui, Te Arawa, Ngā Puhi

Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāiterangi, Te Arawa

Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Maniapoto

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whakaue,Te Whānau-a-Apanui

Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Whanganui, Ngāti Apa

Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Tainui

Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāi Tahu, Te Atiawa, Tūhoe

Ngāti Kahungunu, Te-Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Rongowhakaata

Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui

Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti-Kahungunu, Ngaī Tuhoe, Ngāti-Maniapoto, Ngāti-Pahauwera

Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Ngāpuhi

Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngaati Maahuta

Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kurī

Ngai Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa

Poutini Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō

Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kuri, Waikato, Ngāti Haua

Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Tamatera and Ngāti Maru

Te Rarawa

Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga, Ngāti Maniapoto

Ngāti Whakaue, Te Āti Awa, Leulumoega, Nofoali'i

Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Samoan, Tahitian, Rarotongan, Native American (Blackfeet), McLaren clan (Scotland), Classen clan (Norway).

Ngāi te Rangi, Mataatua, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

Ngāti Apa (Ngāti Kauae), Muaūpoko (Ngāti Pāriri)

Te Arawa, Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāi Tahu

Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kawa

Ngāti Pikiao, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Haupoto, Ngaati Maahanga

Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Kea, Ngāti Tuara, Ngāti Waiora

Te Arawa, Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu

Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Haua

Ngāti Kahungungu, Rangitāne, Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāti Porou

Te Rarawa, Cook Islands

Ngāpuhi