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Mid November saw 40 delegates from 17 Pacific countries and territories in New Zealand for the Pacific Parliamentary Forum. It was held in Auckland and Wellington from the 14th to the 18th of November 2016. 

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I flew out to Hawaii to represent New Zealand in the pacific conference “IVLP” International Visitors Leadership Program which commenced in Hawaii at a Pacific Conference, themed Non Communicable Disease and Obesity.

Last month a series of free webinar sessions organised were made available to the community via Youtube, sharing the findings of Two Pasifika research projects selected under the Te Rā o Te Waka Hourua Fund – The Waka Hourua Strategic Research Agenda for Māori and Pasifika.

Increasingly Pacific people in New Zealand are trying to negotiate issues like culture, identity and poverty in their struggle with mental illness.

Health services have been called on to adapt their practices to suit, while those in distress are looking to draw strength from their family heritage, but avoid cultural pitfalls that can ensnare simultaneously.

Joint Te Rau Matatini and Le Va Media Release

11 November 2016

The Waka Hourua National Leadership group is pleased the Ministry of Health has released the Suicide Facts: Deaths and intentional self-harm hospitalisations: 20131, it is important data on suicide in New Zealand.