Cost
Free to whānau
Kai and the programme are covered. If getting there is the problem, tell us — we will work it out.
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A healing space for whānau impacted by suicide
Day wānanga across 2026, each one shaping the next, building toward Mokopapa.
Next: Wānanga Toru — Mokopapa · Te Takinga Marae · 15 October 2026
He aha tēnei?
What a wānanga is
A healing space for whānau who have been impacted by suicide. You come for the day, you eat together, and for those hours nobody expects you to be fine.
There is karakia. There is kōrero, if you want to speak — and complete permission not to. There is time on the whenua. There are people there who have walked this road and are not going to flinch at anything you say.
The wānanga are a series, not one-offs. Each one is designed off the back of the last, and they build toward a Mokopapa — a real unique opportunity, and a real unique approach to suicide prevention. Not many spaces have explored this style of wānanga, or this style of healing.
Kia mōhio koe
What to expect
So that nothing about the day is a surprise.
Who
Whānau, however that looks
All ages, all stages, all walks of life. Bring who you need with you. Tamariki are talked through case by case.
Bring
Just yourself
These are day wānanga — come as you are. Nothing to pack, nothing to organise beforehand.
Support
You are not left on your own
Kaimahi are there the whole day. If you need to step out, someone steps out with you.
Privacy
Your business stays yours
What is said in the wānanga stays in the wānanga. We are careful about how invitations reach people, too.
Ngā rā
The series
Wānanga Toru — Mokopapa — is open for registration. One day at Te Takinga Marae, and what this whole series has been building toward.
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11 Jun 2026
Information evening — Rongomai Wānanga
An open evening for anybody wanting to know what this kaupapa is. Around fifty whānau came; four speakers shared their own experiences.
Complete
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30–31 Jul 2026
Wānanga Tahi — Okataina Lodge
The first healing wānanga, across two days, for whānau impacted by suicide. Opened with karakia referencing Matariki.
Complete Filmed with consent -
24–25 Sep 2026
Wānanga Rua — Waiteti Marae
Shaped by what whānau told us at Okataina. Two days at Waiteti Marae in Ngongotahā.
Complete -
15 Oct 2026
Wānanga Toru — Mokopapa
What the whole series has been building toward. One day at Te Takinga Marae, 402 State Highway 33, Mourea — a distinctive approach to suicide prevention that very few spaces have explored. Open to whānau who have been to Wānanga Tahi or Wānanga Rua.
Next Registrations openRegister for Wānanga Toru
Rēhita mai
Register for Wānanga Toru
Mokopapa, at Te Takinga Marae, 402 State Highway 33, Mourea — Thursday 15 October 2026. Somebody will come back to you personally, not an automated email. Every question needs an answer before the form will send.
Who Mokopapa is for
Mokopapa is for whānau who have already been to one of the earlier wānanga — Wānanga Tahi at Okataina, or Wānanga Rua at Waiteti. If this would be your first, you are still very welcome with us: join the pānui and we will let you know as soon as the next one opens.
Rather not fill in a form?
That is completely fine. Ring or email the team and register by having a kōrero instead.
How we handle your details
Registrations go to the wānanga coordinator only. We do not pass names between organisations, and we do not put anybody on a list because of what happened to their whānau.
If you need help before then
A wānanga might be weeks away. Support does not have to be. Call or text 1737 any time, or see all support options.
Kia mōhio tonu mai
The monthly pānui
Once a month: when the next wānanga is on, and when new kōrero go up. That is all it is. Tell us any time and we will take you straight back off the list.