Suicide Prevention

Parliament spent a long time this week debating an auditing problem. We give that debate a short audit and hear from MPs on suicide prevention. Audio

The Māori Council has described the latest suicide statistics as a 'rolling train wreck'. The figures were released officially late on Monday afternoon after the Council broke the Chief Coroner's… Video, Audio

After four years in the making, a centre has opened to support family members who have lost a relative to suicide. The Hope Centre is the first of its kind and has been set up by Corinda Taylor and… Audio

Five students from Otago University are suspected to have taken their own lives in the past year, meanwhile the number of students needing mental health support has also surged at the university. Video, Audio

Artist Jack Trolove says his technique of applying paint with a palette knife gives his work two variations - up close it's abstract, and the audience sees the form from a distance.

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Kathryn Ryan talks to the Auckland and Waitemata DHBs suicide prevention programme manager, Manu Fotu about addressing the well being of whanau affected by suicide. Mr Fotu is one of 79 contributors… Audio

Neighbours, friends and strangers took to the boards recently in Whangamomona for a 24-hour shearathon to raise money for suicide prevention. Michael Herlihy, a talented shearer and the youngest of… Audio, Gallery

Comedian Jono Pryor took TV3 viewers by surprise last week when he suddenly got serious about suicide live on the Jono and Ben show. It sparked debate about how suicide is reported and discussed by… Audio

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori - the language is the very essence of being Māori. To acknowledge Māori Language Week Te Ahi Kaa features an archival recording of Sir James Henare from 1984 and Te… Audio

In part three of this series, Ezekiel Raui, Rongomaitawhiri Ah-Ching and Mauriora Tawaroa Takiari are three young people who each balance University Study and their work in suicide prevention. Audio

We meet people who have lost whanau to suicide and others who work in their community to promote awareness and empower young people - Haley Grace-Hollis, Colin Taare, Matthew Tukaki and Ngahihi o te… Audio