Suicide - Mate Whakamomori

Data from the Office of the Chief Coroner shows inequity persists as Māori are disproportionately represented in suicide statistics.

The organisation has crowd-founded $5,300 from their communities to go to Niagara Falls in US for the World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference.

Mental health advocate says there needs to be a collective effort in positive change towards suicide prevention.

“People who work in that field don’t do it for the money” - Matthew Tukaki.

Suicide prevention can be difficult and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.