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TAKE NOTICE OF THE THINGS AROUND YOU, REMEMBER THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT GIVE YOU JOY.
Five ways to wellbeing-hauora Each year since 1993, the Mental Health Foundation runs a Mental Health Awareness Week to help kiwis understand how to boost their wellbeing and improve their mental health. In 2023, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place between Monday 18 and Sunday 24 September. This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is Five Ways, Five Days. The Mental Health Foundation asks New Zealanders to use the five ways to wellbeing to improve their wellbeing throughout the week. These simple actions are backed by evidence and
can be easily incorporated into anyone’s life, at any time. The five ways to wellbeing (hauora) are: 1 Take notice | Me aro tonu: take notice of the things around you, remember the simple things that give you joy. 2 Give | Tukua: give your time, your words, your presence. Carrying out acts of kindness boosts our happiness, life satisfaction, and overall wellbeing. 3 Be Active | Me kori tonu: be active, do what you can, enjoy what you do, move your mood. Being active can not only make us feel good, but it also enhances our thinking and learning abilities.
4 Connect | Me whakawhanaunga: connect, talk, and listen, be there, feel connected. It is the heart of our wellbeing and weaves us together, making us feel seen, heard, and understood. When we nurture meaningful connections with others, we fuel our own happiness. 5 Keep Learning | Me ako tonu: keep learning and embrace new experiences, see opportunities, surprise yourself. Any activity that challenges our thinking and expands our consciousness improves our ability to think. The Five Ways, Five Days campaign is underpinned by Te Whare Tapa Whā. This is a Māori health model that
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describes health as a wharenui or meeting house with four walls. These walls represent: 1 Taha wairua | spiritual wellbeing. 2 Taha hinengaro | mental and emotional wellbeing.
4 Taha whānau | family and social wellbeing. In addition, our connection with the whenua (land), our roots, forms the foundation for the four walls of the wharenui.
3 Taha tinana | physical wellbeing.
Foster wellbeing-hauora in our young HAUORA FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLERANGATAHI Te Whare Tapa Whā is a model of health commonly used within our health system and by many schools. For Masterton’s Rathkeale College for example, hauora-wellbeing is not just about how to repair your health when you become sick (as health care is sometimes understood), but is more about answering the question: “What does it mean to live a happy life?” One of the ways in which Rathkeale implements the model of Te Whare Tapa Whā is through its peer support programme designed to, among other things, raise self-esteem and confidence in Year 9s, at a time when they are most vulnerable. The College’s website notes: “when we look at the statistics on depression, anxiety and suicide, it becomes apparent that
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