Canterbury's general practices find having Te Tumu Waiora roles in their practices overwhelmingly positive and of great benefit to their patients and teams, a recent survey shows.

A cuppa, cookie and a natter doesn’t sound like your normal prescription, but it’s proving a winning combination for patients of St Martins Medical Practice who are attending a newly established ‘Talking Café’.

Children from Northcote School in Christchurch were delighted to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week when she popped in to see first-hand the way Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow is enhancing the wellbeing and the mental health of our tamariki.

People will now get mental health support from one place as part of a plan to improve health services across the Hurunui and Kaikōura.

The theme for 2019 Mental Health Awareness Week year is exploring your way to wellbeing – Whāia te ara hauora, Whitiora.