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Piringa Kia ora! welcome to Piringa's whànau wellness FB space! We hope you enjoy our kaupapa and our mahi.

PIRINGA MENTAL HEALTH provides safe, high quality supported housing and home-based support services which enhance and strengthen recovery for Tangata Whaiora and their whānau. We work alongside Tangata Whaiora to understand what they need to be successful and work with their whānau to create a plan that enhances Tangata Whaiora wellbeing and self-reliance. PIRINGA MENTAL HEALTH takes an innovative, whānau-focused, Kaupapa Māori approach to service delivery. We work with the best interests of Tangata Whaiora and aim to provide a robust, safe and caring space for those we work with. We understand that what we do is not just for today, but for tomorrow. This approach ensures that we operate with a view to the future – a future which encourages hope, self-reliance, community integration and promotes mental health awareness.

Celebrating mental health awareness week Piringa styles :) with Poutiri Wellness Centre
07/10/2025

Celebrating mental health awareness week Piringa styles :) with Poutiri Wellness Centre

Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi - learning te reo together this morning with Matua Anaru Poutiri Wellne...
23/09/2025

Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi - learning te reo together this morning with Matua Anaru Poutiri Wellness Centre

Ko te reo Māori te taonga tuku iho, ko te reo o ngā tūpuna, te reo o te whenua. I te wā kua pahure, i heke te reo, i rar...
19/09/2025

Ko te reo Māori te taonga tuku iho, ko te reo o ngā tūpuna, te reo o te whenua. I te wā kua pahure, i heke te reo, i raru, i ngaro, engari i tēnei wā, ka whakahokia, ka ora anō te reo Māori.

Thanks to Ngā Kete Waiora Piringa now has regular te reo rangatira classes, celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo this week especially but blessed it’s also what we do every week within Piringa; with Poutiri Wellness Centre

Hari Huritau Donna! Hope you have a wonderful day
18/09/2025

Hari Huritau Donna! Hope you have a wonderful day

Getting creative and enjoying toi Māori today Poutiri Wellness Centre
12/09/2025

Getting creative and enjoying toi Māori today Poutiri Wellness Centre

07/09/2025

This year has been such an eye-opener for me. I realised how often I was treating joy like it was something I had to earn, something that came after the mahi was done, after the house was in order, after I had been “good enough.” But that’s not how joy works. Joy isn’t a prize waiting at the finish line. Joy is something we all deserve, simply because we’re here, alive, carrying our whakapapa and mauri with us.

I used to think I didn’t have time for joy. I’d tell myself: I’ll laugh more when things calm down. I’ll relax when the mahi slows down. I’ll enjoy myself once the stress is over. But you know what? That day never really comes. Life is always full. What I’ve learnt is that joy doesn’t need to be scheduled, it needs to be chosen.

This year I started noticing the small things again. The belly laughter that spills out of my tamāhine and fills the house. The moments when I get lost in a passion project and remember what it feels like to create from the heart. The silly conversations, the music playing too loud in the car, the way connection can turn an ordinary afternoon into something special. These aren’t “extra” moments, they are the rongoa.

As Māori, we know hauora isn’t just about surviving. It’s about thriving, finding balance in our wairua, hinengaro, tinana, and whānau. Joy strengthens each of these. Joy is part of how we restore mauri. Yet, in the busyness of motherhood, mahi, and responsibilities, it’s so easy to forget. It’s easy to lose yourself in the weight of everything, to scroll endlessly, to feel like you’re carrying the load alone. I’ve been there. I know what it feels like when laughter feels like a stranger.

Slowly, I’ve found my way back. It wasn’t through waiting for everything to be perfect, it was through deciding that joy mattered enough to make space for it. To let myself pause. To let myself be silly. To dance in the kitchen even when the dishes were piled high. To put down the phone and sit in the sun. To remember that joy isn’t something you earn once you’ve “done enough.” It’s something you allow yourself every single day.

So this is my reminder, from my heart to yours: joy is not a luxury, it’s a birthright. We all deserve it. You deserve it. You deserve to laugh, to breathe freely, to reconnect with what lights you up.

How are you choosing joy this week? What small moments bring you back to yourself?

Ko Wai Au? Celebrating who we are and where we are from with Poutiri Wellness Centre
05/09/2025

Ko Wai Au? Celebrating who we are and where we are from with Poutiri Wellness Centre

Following in the footsteps of Te Ika Whenua Hauora Inc Soc. our maara tunnel is underway, built by Piringa Whānau for th...
01/09/2025

Following in the footsteps of Te Ika Whenua Hauora Inc Soc. our maara tunnel is underway, built by Piringa Whānau for the Kai sovereignty of Piringa Whānau. Thank you Rob and team for inspiring our mahi in this way!

Rā Whānau Whaea Parekohai
29/08/2025

Rā Whānau Whaea Parekohai

Our smiles are on the inside :) out and about by the Lake
27/08/2025

Our smiles are on the inside :) out and about by the Lake

Off to do our shopping this morning - have a blessed day whānau!
27/08/2025

Off to do our shopping this morning - have a blessed day whānau!

Enjoying the mātauranga of tukutuku with Poutiri Wellness Centre
27/08/2025

Enjoying the mātauranga of tukutuku with Poutiri Wellness Centre

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PIRINGA MENTAL HEALTH (formerly Karldon Trust) provides safe, high quality supported housing and home-based support services which enhance and strengthen recovery for Tangata Whaiora and their whānau. We work alongside Tangata Whaiora to understand what they need to be successful and work with their whānau to create a plan that enhances Tangata Whaiora wellbeing and self-reliance. PIRINGA MENTAL HEALTH TAKES an innovative, whānau-focused, Kaupapa Māori approach to service delivery. We work with the best interests of Tangata Whaiora and aim to provide a robust, safe and caring space for those we work with. We understand that what we do is not just for today, but for tomorrow. This approach ensures that we operate with a view to the future – a future which encourages hope, self-reliance, community integration and promotes mental health awareness.