Ngā Mata Wai Ora - Counselling & Therapy Hub

31/03/2026

Nau Mai Tāne Mā🌿 Join us for a series of wānanga designed to support learning, connection, and personal growth🌱He wāhi haumaru, he wāhi ako, he wāhi tipu.

Wānanga number one coming APRIL 8TH whānau!

Rēhita mai with the link below!

https://www.tpoom.co.nz/event/manawa-tane-wananga-i

26/03/2026

Kia ora e te whānau 💛
With the current orange-level conditions, we’ve made the call to pause this wānanga for now to keep everyone safe.
If you’ve already registered, one of our kaimahi will be in touch with you directly.
We’ll share more as soon as we’re able to move forward again - ngā mihi for your understanding and care.

12/12/2025

🎄Ngā rā tuwhera. Christmas Opening Hours 🎄
Please be aware of our opening hours over the Christmas period.
Ngā manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa.

14/11/2025

Te whārua o Ruatoki, Ngai Tūhoe nau mai.
If you have been affected by the taumahatanga of su***de, please join us.
📍 Te Wharekura o Ruatoki
Ruatoki North 3191
⏰ Monday 24 Nōema (November)
⏰4pm onwards
🔗Register using the link below
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/event/i-roto-i-te-pouri-ruatoki

We’re currently undertaking su***de prevention rangahau in the Mataatua rohe supported by Te Rina Ransfield, a Maramataka practitioner, to map confirmed deaths by su***de in the Mataatua rohe (2007-2023) to the Maramataka (Māori lunar calendar).

In our wānanga, Te Rina will lead whānau in understanding Maramataka, introducing each moon phase and its significance to hauora and healing.

10/11/2025

Te whārua o Ruatoki, Ngai Tūhoe nau mai.
If you have been affected by the taumahatanga of su***de, please join us.
📍 Te Wharekura o Ruatoki
Ruatoki North 3191
⏰ Monday 24 Nōema (November)
⏰4pm onwards

All kōrero will remain anonymous.
🔗Register using the link below
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/event/i-roto-i-te-pouri-ruatoki

Our Ngā Mata Wai Ora counselling and therapy hub is carrying out su***de prevention rangahau in the Mataatua rohe — exploring the connection between Maramataka Māori (the Māori Lunar Calendar) and su***de statistics.
🗣 We need your kōrero — share your whakaaro on su***de prevention.

🔗 Read more about the rangahau
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/i-roto-i-te-pouri-te-maramataka-e-whiti-ana

07/11/2025

🌱Manawa Tāne – Strengthening Bonds Across Generations

Join us for the launch of Manawa Tāne, a kaupapa Māori programme designed to nurture and strengthen the intergenerational relationships between tāne and their whānau.

🌿20 November 2025
⏱️10am – 2pm
📍Lyceum Club, 58 Domain Road, Whakatāne.

Rēhita mai ki https://www.tpoom.co.nz/event/manawa-tane-launch

28/10/2025

Yesterday we had a couple wahine from Ngā Mata Wai Ora - Counselling & Therapy Hub come out to Rangiātea Whakatāne School for Young Parents and create some taonga with our mama. We always love having whanau come in and share their knowledge with us. Kia ora Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust.

23/09/2025

Kia rite e hika mā, grab your cousin, your siblings or do it on your own.
This Wharewhare (Bingo) with a twist.

📱Screenshot the template.
❗Read the guidelines
📸 Mahia ngā mahi - tick off the list in the template and take photos as proof.
🥇Share it with us
📩PM us with your completed Whakawhetai Bingo by Friday 10 October 2025 to go in the draw to win some prizes.

These coming weeks are all about celebrating gratitude, whakawhanaungatanga, and everyday moments that lift our wairua.

Small joys that make a big difference, mō te toiora o te tangata.

Tūwhitia te hopo e hika mā.

18/09/2025

🎬 FREE Movie Night – Whakakotahi mai i a tātou 💚

Update 9/10 - Kia ora whanau, there is still spaces available - please register using the link provided below. All confirmed individuals have been contacted via email. Once registrations have closed - we will update the post. ✨

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, we’re bringing our whānau together for a FREE movie night — our shout! 🫶
Take a break, whakatā, and chill. We got the rest covered.

📍 Whakamax Cinema - Whakatāne
📅 Friday 10th October 2025
🕒 11.30 am & 6pm
📽 Bellbird - an Aotearoa film about resilience, aroha, and hope.
🍿Complimentary snacks provided
📱Register using the link below
‼️NOTE: You’re welcome to register others in your group —just make sure each person is registered individually.
‼️Spaces are limited

Register here ➡️ https://www.tpoom.co.nz/registration-free-movie-night-whakakotahi-mai-i-a-t

12/09/2025

Te Whānau a Apanui, nau mai haere mai rā.
If you have been affected by the taumahatanga of su***de, please join us.

📍 Te Kura o Te Whānau a Apanui
6870 State Highway 35
⏰ Friday 26 Hepetema 2025
⏰4pm - 7pm
🍲 Kai will be provided, and all kōrero will remain anonymous.
🔗Register using the link below
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/event/i-roto-i-te-pouri-te-maramataka-e-whiti-ana-apanui

Our Ngā Mata Wai Ora counselling and therapy hub is carrying out su***de prevention rangahau in the Mataatua rohe — exploring the connection between Maramataka Māori (the Māori Lunar Calendar) and su***de statistics.

🗣 We can't do it without your kōrero — share your whakaaro on su***de prevention

🔗 Read more about the rangahau
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/i-roto-i-te-pouri-te-maramataka-e-whiti-ana

Take part in I Roto i te Pōuri te Maramataka e whiti ana, a series of su***de prevention workshops in Mataatua.

20/08/2025

🌱The journey continues e hoa mā.
STAY Su***de Feedback Wānanga

📆 3pm–6pm | 3 Sept 2025
📍 Te Whare o Toroa, Wairaka Marae,
📍97 Muriwai Drive, Whakatāne
🍽️ Kai provided

In April, Mataatua whānui came together at our STAY su***de prevention wānanga. You shared your kōrero, your challenges & solutions for prevention, intervention and healing in postvention.

✨ Now we are bringing that kōrero back home to you, come and see how your kōrero are shaping whānau-led solutions.

✨ Read the full report online & join us here:
https://www.tpoom.co.nz/stay-su***de-wananga

18/07/2025

Ngā whānau morehu, karanga mai. The journey isn’t over.
In April, we came together with Mataatua whānui at STAY - a su***de prevention and community action-based wānanga led by whānau, for whānau.
You shared your kōrero, your struggles, and your solutions for su***de prevention, intervention and postvention in our rohe.
The journey didn’t end there. We've carefully shaped your kōrero into findings that will help other whānau.
Join us as we return this kōrero to our whānau.
📆 3pm – 6pm, 3 September 2025
📍Te Whare o Toroa, Wairaka Marae, Whakatāne
🍽️ Kai Provided
See how your voices are shaping whānau-led solutions: https://bit.ly/44JGxtS
Kia ū, kia mau, kia manawanui e te iwi.
Te tira o Ngā Mata Wai Ora.