Te Ao Maramatanga - New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses

03/09/2026

Next Thursday there will be a webinar on Otago’s distance-taught Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) programme 😎

CBT is an evidence-based mental health approach that focuses on how thoughts influence a person’s emotions and behaviours 🧠

Offered at both certificate and diploma level, course fees are fully funded by Te Pou (subject to eligibility) 🙌

These postgraduate courses are best aimed at those who already work in mental health and want to add CBT to their skill set.
The webinar is on Thursday, 27 August, from 12-12:45pm.

Register here: https://events.otago.ac.nz/cbt-webinar-2026/registration/Site/Register

Find out more details about CBT here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/subjects/cognitive-behaviour-therapy

03/09/2026

Our August e-bulletin is out today.

In this edition, we mark the changing of the seasons and reflect on the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026–2036 and accompanying implementation plan and what it means for workforce development across Aotearoa.

You’ll also find new resources, upcoming training and workshops, sector updates, and stories from across the motu, including:

- new AOD resources to support reducing restrictive practices
- the upcoming CPSLE celebration and launch of the new strategy and action plan
- opportunities to help shape the future whānau workforce strategy and action plan
- the first national reports on outcome measurement in mental health and addiction NGOs.

Read the August e-bulletin now 👉https://mailchi.mp/tepou/august-2026-e-bulletin

03/09/2026

Karanga mai, karanga mai! 📣

The Ana Sokratov Scholarship is an annual scholarship supporting whānau with lived experience of hauora hinengaro and/or substance use who are pursuing, or planning to pursue, an area of study in 2026.

Applications will be opening soon, so keep an eye on our socials for more information!

Mauri ora e te whānau 💚

03/09/2026

Karawhiua e te whānau!

Applications for another round of Ki te Ara Whakamua: Māori AOD Community Action Fund are still open. This one-off contestable fund supports Māori solutions to reduce AOD harm.

Two funding streams are available:
- Whānau-led initiatives with grants up to $10,000
- Community-led initiatives with grants up to $25,000

Applications close Friday 18 September 2026. Apply now here: https://wharetukutuku.com/funding/

03/09/2026

Toitū Hauora Podcast | Waimarama Durie

Waimarama Durie (Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa) is a Māori nurse leader whose mahi spans prisons, clinical services, national strategy, and workforce development. Grounded in whakapapa and tikanga, she continues to champion equity, rongoā Māori, and culturally grounded care while supporting Māori nurses across Aotearoa.

Listen here: https://100maorileaders.com/podcasts

03/09/2026

🌿 Karakia Tīmatanga – Tika 🌿

As we begin a new week, we open our kaupapa with a focus on tika by choosing what is right, acting with integrity and being guided by values that strengthen our hauora and the hauora of those around us.

This karakia reminds us to walk the right path, speak with honesty, act with courage, care for our whānau and whenua as well as remaining grounded in our tikanga.

As we move through the week, may we be mindful of how our words, choices and actions impact ourselves, our whānau and our hapori.

May our mauri be strong, our minds be clear, our hearts be courageous and our actions be guided by tika, pono, aroha and manaakitanga.

💚 Kia tika te ara. Kia pono te kupu. Kia tupu te hauora.

Wishing you all a positive and purposeful week ahead.

03/09/2026

Great programme

Strengthen your culturally responsive practice with Kaitiaki Ahurea – Hauora in Practice

Join Zena Nicholls, Nikau Reti-Beazley and Katene Paenga for two days of learning grounded in kaupapa Māori, designed to strengthen practice across Māori health, Mental Health & Addictions.

📅 9–10 September 2026
⏰ 8:30am–4:00pm
📍 GI Community Hall

“Mā te tiro whakamuri, ka anga whakamua.”
Look to the past to move confidently into the future.

Scan the QR code to register or click the link: https://ow.ly/lgLZ50ZEmmp

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