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Why Asian mental health matters in Aotearoa

WebWhy Asian mental health matters in Aotearoa. By: Mehwish Mughal. On: 28 Sep 2022. Many individuals from, and working alongside, Asian diasporas in Aotearoa New Zealand …

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Cultural safety in our mental health system is a collective

WebCultural safety in our mental health system is a collective responsibility. Maria Milmine is a counsellor in private practice and part of a small collective of Filipino therapists. Her …

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Reimagining Asian Mental Health – a reflection Te …

WebAsian mental health and the future. On March 18, 2023, people from across Aotearoa and further afield came together to reimagine Asian mental health. Presented by Te Papa as …

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Why we need to reframe the conversation on ‘Asian’ …

WebPeople of Asian heritages face many well-documented obstacles to their mental and physical wellbeing in Aotearoa – these include dealing with anti-Asian racism, …

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Unravelling threads: introducing our Asian Mental Health …

WebThis project aims to put Asian mental health – in all its complexity – on New Zealand’s health map. We want to shift the focus away from discussions of the ‘cultural’ issues …

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‘Building trust is important’: community and mental …

WebWow. A very nuanced approach. Building trust is important in addressing the needs of our communities, as is offering culturally sensitive support. If a mental health provider does …

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‘How can we work with the things that are already …

WebReimagining Asian Mental Health – a reflection. On March 18, 2023, people from across Aotearoa and further afield came together to reimagine Asian mental health. Presented …

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‘You are not broken; the system is’: understanding …

WebSehar Moughal is a psychologist, activist, public speaker, teacher, and doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland. Her professional and research work centres around …

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‘Healing doesn’t just happen in one mode’: reconsidering …

WebDharshi’s work in the mental health space challenges us to reconsider what ‘therapy’ looks like, where it happens, and who does it. Her dance therapy sessions and workshops – …

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Mehwish Mughal – Te Papa’s Blog

WebHer professional and research work centres around challenging the status quo and advocating for people on the fringes. Mehwish Mughal, who leads our Asian Mental …

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The community coalition bridging the gaps in Aotearoa’s Covid-19

WebThe systemic inequities and inequalities embedded in our health system, public service, and other areas of society place these members of our community at greater risk of falling …

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Te taetae ni Kiribati (Kiribati language) and wellbeing in Aotearoa …

WebRose Namoori-Sinclair is from Tabiteuea Island in Kiribati. She is currently working as UN Coordination Specialist – Kiribati. Her extensive research background, as part of a PhD …

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Rongoā Māori: harvesting tutu for a healing balm Te Papa’s Blog

WebTheir skills combine with authenticity to effect both health energy and tikanga wairua. Those techniques combine as an intervention to promote physical, emotional and spiritual …

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Making Histories: iwi, hapū and whānau Covid-19 Checkpoints – …

WebPast this, the project is interested in having long-term conversations that directly address what I think of as our nation’s ‘wider crisis’ – these crises are linked to deeply …

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Women’s rights are human rights: How women in Aotearoa New …

WebHowever, women still required the agreement of two certifying consultants that physical or mental health made abortion necessary, and abortion remained in the Crimes Act 1961. …

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Forty years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic Te Papa’s Blog

WebThroughout this period, the fiery debate around homosexual law reform was also occurring. Both pro- and anti-reformers used AIDS as a key argument. Pro-reformers maintained …

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Te Papa – Te Papa’s Blog

WebThe expedition was led by Ocean Census, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), and Te Papa. We caught up with Andrew, Thom, and Kerry to hear …

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Mapping the Sāmoa Collections: Siapo Te Papa’s Blog

WebHe was later appointed to the South Pacific Board of Health. Harold and his wife Robinetta acquired the siapo above when they visited Sāmoa in January 1953, and it was donated …

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Stars of the Matariki cluster: Matariki Te Papa’s Blog

WebThe star Matariki (Greek: Alcyone) signifies reflection, hope, our connection to the environment, and the gathering of people. Matariki is also connected to the health and …

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Plan your life by the Maramataka Te Papa’s Blog

WebMake your own Maramataka dial and try these activities. Download, print, and cut out the Maramataka dial (1.4 MB) Pin the small disc (with days of the month) in the centre of the …

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New Zealand’s rarest stamp now at Te Papa Te Papa’s Blog

WebThe stamp was formally presented to Te Papa by New Zealand Post’s Chief Executive, Brian Roche, today. The stamp will be immediately available to researchers, and will …

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An introduction to speargrasses – plants with a prickly reputation

WebAotearoa New Zealand has a plethora of weird and wonderful plants. The ferociously spiky speargrasses are some of our most distinctive plants and an iconic feature of New …

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