Te Huringa ō Te Ao community stories

News, stories and updates from Te Huringa ō Te Ao providers across New Zealand.

From small steps to big shifts, these stories show how providers are creating change so whānau and communities are violence-free.

Mā te rongo ka mōhio: Listening as the Pathway to Wellbeing

This article offers early reflections from Te Huringa ō Te Ao Ako sessions, where providers and tāne are coming together across ten rohe to listen, share, and grow. While deeper insights are still emerging, these initial kōrero highlight how relational listening is already shaping more responsive, whānau-centred approaches to wellbeing.

Every journey as long as it needs to be

At Mai Lighthouse, every tāne’s journey is honoured for as long as it takes. With wrap-around support and a kaupapa that centres whānau voices, maiTāne is about creating lasting change—one step at a time.

Coming together to strengthen whānau-centred practice

In Tāmaki Makaurau, providers recognise the value of learning together and have taken the lead in creating their own community of practice for those delivering men’s behaviour change services.

Building a new path to whānau wellbeing

Through listening, Shama Ethnic Women’s Trust recognised that true whānau wellbeing requires a holistic approach. Their new service for ethnic men is creating impact being shared across New Zealand.