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The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) are leading providers of education and information on mental health, wellbeing and addiction. 🇳🇿

MHERC works to support mental health, strengthen resilience and help people thrive through our education and information services. We provide professional development, workplace education, community education, a library and eLibrary, an online service finder and more! MHERC is a registered Charitable Trust and has been proudly supporting our community for over 30 years.

12/10/2026

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! This year’s theme is Belonging Matters:

11/10/2026

This free five-week online series is a relaxed, friendly space to pick up practical tools for managing anxiety, led by facilitator Dr Chris Taua.

We’ll cover topics like challenging anxious thoughts, healthy coping strategies, and ways to reframe what’s going through your mind.

Join for one session or come along to the full series.

This online series runs Tuesdays at 6.00pm for five-weeks, starting 3 November 2026 (please note, there is no session on 17 November).

Learn more and register here - https://tinyurl.com/mrxk9k4a

08/10/2026

This bundle brings together three complementary workshops to support thoughtful, ethical and culturally responsive practice in health and community settings.

Workshops included in this bundle:
▪️Effective Communication to Manage Distress: De-escalation Techniques
▪️Boundaries and Ethics in Health and Community Settings
▪️Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Healthcare

Together, the workshops encourage reflection on professional responsibilities, relationships and responses, while developing practical approaches that can be applied when working alongside tāngata whaiora, whānau and communities.

REGISTER NOW & SAVE 25% - https://tinyurl.com/56kdfzkw

(Choose from available dates. In-person and online options available on most sessions. Terms and conditions apply).

06/10/2026

Our new Bundles bring together three workshops around a shared area of practice at a great price.

Across six bundle options, there’s something to suit a range of professional development needs and interests.

VIEW BUNDLES 👉 https://mherc.arlo.co/w/packages

06/10/2026

Our Semester One 2027 Professional Development Programme is out now! 🚨📆 Check out our January to June workshops and dates to start planning your training for the year ahead.

You’ll find a range of opportunities designed to support your growth, strengthen capability across teams, and build practical skills you can apply straight away.

View online here - https://mherc.arlo.co

18/09/2026

Share, connect, and navigate motherhood with other mums and bubs in these informal sessions led by Psychologist Christina Bond.

This six-week online series will explore topics to help you navigate the journey of motherhood.
Research tells us that a support network is one of the strongest protective factors for maternal mental health. Our discussions will focus on maternal mental health and wellbeing and will provide education, resources, and space to share weekly challenges and highlights.

Topics we will cover:
• Why motherhood feels so heavy
• An Introduction to matrescence
• Parental sleep
• Relationships and the mental load
• Emotional regulation
• Your evolving identity

Starts Wednesday 7th October 2026, 9.30am - 10.30am
REGISTER HERE - https://tinyurl.com/TalktimeMotherhood
Open to mothers of babies under two years old.

Facilitated by Christina Bond from Matrescence NZ
Christina is a registered NZ psychologist specialising in maternal mental health and matrescence. Christina works in private practice and co-founded Matrescence NZ, a social enterprise, striving to reduce perinatal distress and enhance mothers and infant health outcomes.

15/09/2026

Kōrero Whakaora (Recovery Talk) is a supportive online space for anyone exploring their relationship with alcohol or other drugs, in a shame-free environment.

Through kōrero and connection, we explore addiction compassionately and look at practical ways to reduce harm and strengthen wellbeing. Together, we reflect on identity, cravings, change, and the life we want to move toward.

It’s a place to be heard, share at your own pace, and connect with others who understand.

Join Dave on Saturdays from 11.00am–12.00pm for a six-week series, starting 5 September (join any or all sessions)

It’s free and easy to join online.

For more information and the meeting link, visit https://mherc.org.nz/talktime/aod

24/07/2026

Another fantastic group of newly certified Mental Health First Aiders trained at MHERC this week! 👏

Want to join our next session? Reserve your spot now at: https://tinyurl.com/2ktyy3cm

12/07/2026

Meet Claire Flavell, our Talk Time Online facilitator for Gentle Fridays: Te Ara Wāhine. A gentle, supportive space for people who identify as women wanting to reduce harm associated with alcohol and other drug use. Through connection, shared kōrero, and practical education, we build trust, strengthen wellbeing, and empower women to make informed choices at their own pace, without judgment.

New series starts Friday 17th July at 10.00am, and runs online every Friday for six-weeks.

Everyone is welcome and you can join any week!

Easy to join via Zoom, and you’re welcome to stay anonymous.
For more info and the meeting link, visit - https://mherc.org.nz/talktime/aod

01/07/2026

Walking with Ngā Atua is a supportive online space for people navigating addiction challenges, guided by the depth of te ao Māori.

Through pū rākau and the qualities of our atua - their resilience, balance, courage compassion, and connection - we explore new ways of understanding ourselves and our healing journeys.

It's a place to reflect, realign, and walk forward with the strength of story, culture, and community beside you.

Join Malcolm on Mondays at 1.00pm.
It's free and easy to join via Zoom.
For more info and the meeting link, visit - https://mherc.org.nz/talktime/aod

Address

Level 1, 12 Hazeldean Road, Addington
Christchurch
8024

Website

http://mherc.org.nz/

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