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09/10/2025

📚 KEEP LEARNING | 💜

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! And today’s theme is “Keep Learning.”

Learning new things is like exercise for the brain. It keeps our minds active, builds confidence, and creates a sense of achievement. When we learn together with friends or whānau, it can also strengthen relationships and make the experience more rewarding.

Here are a few simple ways to keep learning today:

✅ Join a class or group — try music, dance, or a book club
✅ Host a lunch and learn with your hoamahi
✅ Experiment with a new recipe or project at home
✅ Discover something new about your local area
✅ Do puzzles like crosswords, sudoku, or riddles

Every new skill or discovery adds to your sense of purpose and growth. How will you keep learning today?

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08/10/2025

🌿 TAKE NOTICE | 💜

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! And today’s theme is “Take Notice.”

Taking notice is about being mindful and present in the moment. When we slow down and pay attention to our surroundings, it helps reduce stress, improve our hauora (wellbeing), and deepen our connections with others.

Here are a few simple ways to take notice today:

✅ Savour and share small moments that bring you joy
✅ Start a meeting with a karakia or short reflection
✅ Try a yoga class in person or online
✅ Write down or reflect on things you are grateful for
✅ Go for a walk with a friend and notice what you see, hear, and feel

Mindfulness gives us the chance to pause, breathe, and reconnect. What will you take notice of today?

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07/10/2025

🏃‍♀️ BE ACTIVE | 💜

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! And today’s theme is “Be Active.”

Being active is not just about physical fitness. Moving your tinana (body) is a powerful way to lift your mood, reduce stress, and boost resilience. And when you get active with friends or whānau, it also strengthens social bonds and makes the experience more fun.

Here are a few simple ways to be active today:

✅ Try a TikTok dance with your whānau and share a laugh
✅ Organise a friendly game at the park with mates
✅ Have an impromptu kanikani (dance party) at home
✅ Turn daily tasks like gardening or vacuuming into movement breaks
✅ Take a walking hui instead of sitting inside

Being active releases endorphins, the "feel-good" hormones that boost your mood and support your wellbeing. How will you get moving today?

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06/10/2025

🤲 GIVE | 💜

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! And today’s theme is “Give.”

Giving is about kindness, generosity, and sharing your time with others. Acts of kindness boost our happiness and sense of purpose, while also strengthening relationships and creating a ripple effect of positivity.

Here are a few simple ways to give today:

✅ Share a smile with a stranger
✅ Volunteer in your community or donate items you no longer use
✅ Bake something to share with your hoamahi (colleagues)
✅ Offer to help a friend with a task or mind their tamariki
✅ Let another car into traffic and notice the ripple of courtesy

Giving uplifts both you and those around you. How will you give today?

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05/10/2025

🤝 CONNECT | 💜

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! And today’s theme is “Connect”.

Building strong relationships with friends, whānau, and colleagues is at the heart of our wellbeing. Feeling connected, supported, and valued gives us a sense of meaning and belonging.

Here are a few simple ways to connect today:

✅ Share kai with friends or whānau
✅ Send a quick message to someone you have not spoken to in a while
✅ Play a game, share a laugh, or strike up a kōrero with someone new

Social connection is the ngākau (heart) of wellbeing. So, how will you connect today?

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02/10/2025

With measles cases confirmed in Aotearoa New Zealand, it’s important we all stay alert. Symptoms include: high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes, and followed by a rash.

📍 Locations of interest in Northland/Te Tai Tokerau, Queenstown, and Cromwell are listed here: http://spr.ly/6187A9Ap9. Please check if you or your whānau/family may have been exposed.

🤒 If you or your whānau feel unwell, stay home, and call your GP/hauora provider or Healthline 0800 611 116 for free advice.

✅ Anyone who hasn’t had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine (including tamariki/children) should get immunised. This is the best protection.

🛡️ Protect your whānau and your whakapapa. If you're not sure if you had two MMR doses, your GP or hauora provider can help you check.

👩🏽‍⚕️ Pop-up immunisation clinics are running in Northland/Te Tai Tokerau - find details here: http://spr.ly/6188A9Api

Clinics in other regions are listed here: info.health.nz/immunisations/immunisation-clinics

If you can’t find an immunisation clinic in your area, please contact your doctor, hauora or health provider, or call the Vaccination Helpline free on 0800 28 29 26 (8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday).

You can also book a vaccination appointment at: info.health.nz/bookavaccine

More info: http://spr.ly/6189A9Apc

01/10/2025

💚 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK | 6–12 OCTOBER 💚

Almost half of us will experience mental health challenges in our lifetime.

This Mental Health Awareness Week, you can make a difference by fundraising to provide people with the tools they need to navigate tough times. Your fundraising efforts go towards:

🛠️ PRACTICAL, EVIDENCE-BASED ADVICE

In 2024, the Mental Health Foundation distributed 1,261,924 free mental health resources across Aotearoa. 86% of users said these resources helped them support someone else, and many said they gave them hope for their own mental health and wellbeing.

💬 WELLBEING CAMPAIGN

The Mental Health Foundation’s campaigns change lives. In 2024, 73% of people who saw Pink Shirt Day said they would step in to stop bullying when they saw it.

⚖️ POLICY & ADVOCACY WORK

The Mental Health Foundation launched a campaign to highlight why the Mental Health Act needs to change and to help New Zealanders get involved in influencing this critical law for the better.

Let’s top up together and make mental health a priority for everyone.

📲 Create your online fundraising profile today: 👉 mhaw.nz

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29/09/2025

⭐ SOMETIMES ADULTS DESERVE GOLD STARS, TOO ⭐

Life is tough, and the little things you do each day matter. Whether you got out of bed, tried something scary, chose the healthy snack, or simply made it through the day, that is worth celebrating.

Here is your reminder that progress looks different for everyone, and those small steps count. You are doing better than you think. 💛

P.S. If things feel heavy, free support is available through the Access and Choice programme. Visit wellbeingsupport.health.nz to find a provider near you.

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25/09/2025

Your body is about 60% water, and it needs plenty to digest food, remove waste, power your immune system, and regulate temperature. Get some in ya!

25/09/2025

🩸 HOW MUCH IRON DO WE NEED? 💪

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient gaps worldwide, with around 30% of people not getting enough. This matters because low iron can affect your energy, focus, and overall wellbeing.

Here in Aotearoa, women and children are especially at risk. So how much iron do we actually need each day?

Swipe through the images to see the recommended daily intake for different ages and stages 👇

24/09/2025

💊 PARACETAMOL AND AUTISM: WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS 🧠

You may have recently seen or heard headlines suggesting a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism. These stories can be worrying, especially for whānau and pregnant individuals.

Here are the facts:

✅ There is currently no scientific evidence that proves paracetamol causes autism
✅ Paracetamol is considered safe for use in pregnancy under current New Zealand medical guidelines
✅ Treating fevers in pregnancy is important, as high temperatures can pose risks to the baby
✅ Autism is complex and cannot be traced back to a single cause (both genetics and environment play a role)

As Autism NZ says, “responsible, evidence-based recommendations are paramount and all communication around autism [should] be grounded in a strengths-based, neuroaffirming approach.”

For further reassurance, see the recent statement from the New Zealand College of Midwives here:
👉 https://www.midwife.org.nz/news/media-release-23-september-paracetamol-remains-safe-for-pregnant-women/

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22/09/2025

📡 DUMPED BEACONS ARE PUTTING LIVES AT RISK 💔

Once a week this year, a dumped beacon has triggered an unnecessary rescue response.

That’s because rescue teams take each beacon alert seriously, often deploying helicopters at $4,000 an hour, only to find the signal has come from a dump.

➡️ “It does take resources away from other people who might need it,” says Alex Taylor from Maritime NZ.

When resources are tied up chasing false alarms, it can delay urgent responses for those in real need, whether it’s someone tramping in the bush, fishing offshore, or facing a medical emergency.

IF YOU’RE REPLACING YOUR BEACON THIS SPRING 👇

1️⃣ Deregister your beacon:
Log in to your beacons.org.nz account to remove it, OR email contact.beacons@maritimenz.govt.nz with your beacon details.

2️⃣ Send your old beacon to RCCNZ for safe disposal:
Level 1, Avalon Studios
41 Percy Cameron Street
Lower Hutt 5011

Together, we can keep rescue teams free to respond when lives and health truly depend on it.

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