Stories

Wellbeing at the centre of decision-making a winner at Messenger Services Limited

How Healthy Families Rotorua have been using maramataka as part of their workplace wellbeing initiative

Filmmakers Tom Reilly and Diego Opatowski won a Media Grant to create a six-part documentary series on one man's remarkable life and mental health journey.

Journalists Murphy and Susan Strongman won a Media Grant to report on trans and non-binary people's experiences with mental distress discrimination.

Being in lockdown alone has provided Anita with the time to focus on the things she really enjoys.

Journalist Sela Jane Hopgood won a Media Grant to investigate high rates of Pasifika perinatal depression.

Journalist Oli Lewis won a Pūtea Pāpāho/Media Grant to report on the state of mental health units.

Mitre 10 employs 6,000 people in New Zealand – which means a lot of people and a lot of opportunities. It also means there’s a lot to manage, which is why they have a support centre of around 350 people.

In 2018 Stuff journalist Adam Dudding won a Mental Health Media Grant for his seven-part podcast series Out of My Mind.

Journalist John Boynton won a Pūtea Pāpāho/Mental Health Media Grant to write about Māori experiences with the mental health system. His in-depth exposé was published on The Hui and Newshub.

Aroha’s Way is a beautifully-illustrated children’s book about how to manage anxiety.

The Inside Word is a six-part panel show produced for TVNZ Duke. Jehan Casinader, the show’s host, won a Mental Health Media Grant or Pūtea Pāpāho to create it in 2017.