Pūāwai Kahurangi

The owls are crying, You can hear them all crying, As they pass by your window, You’ll hear them say… Who will care for me? Who will help me? Now you’ve gone away?   Who, Who, Who, Who? Now you’ve gone away.   Ka rere te manu, I waenganui pō, Ka tau ki te peka, Hei tangi noa. Mō wai, kua whiti, whiti tua mai, Ko te ārai kia rātou e tatari ai.  Mā wai, kua noho, ki te ao kino nei, Hei tangi te mama...

He aha ngā rautaki Māori hei awhina i ngā tāngata kua pāngia e te whakamomori?   Whakarongo ki ngā korero a Pāpā Ron Baker, he korero tuku iho hei tautoko i te Hauora o ngā whanaunga e taumaha ana. 

Kaumatua Ron Baker (with over 45 years experience in Māori mental Health), shares his knowledge of mātauranga māori strategies for wellness in the suicide prevention space.   

Rongomaiwahine Mangu shares the philosophy and journey behind the making of the Pūāwai Kahurangi (The Blue Blossom) and how this relates to grief.