Kia Kai-Kōrero Tātou Me Haere Ngātahi Tātou, Shared Journeys — Voices of the Lived Experience Community

Me Haere Ngātahi Tātou: Shared Journeys – Voices of the Lived Experience Community is a powerful new report from Nōku te Ao that brings forward the lived experiences of people navigating mental distress, with a strong focus on Māori and Pacific communities. It highlights the enduring impact of prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion, while offering insight into how we can collectively build a more inclusive, equitable Aotearoa grounded in mana, human rights, and social justice.

“This report enables further understanding of how we can best aid and facilitate an Aotearoa that upholds the mana and human rights of people with experiences of mental distress. It is my hope that the whakaaro, knowledge and wisdom within this report will educate and reconstruct societal beliefs and public attitudes, so that Māori, Pacific peoples, and everyone throughout Aotearoa can experience improvements to their social inclusion and the landscapes in which they dwell” – Shaquille Graham Tainui, Te Arawa Programme Lead – Nōku te Ao Health Promotion.

You can watch the video of the report or obtain a hardcopy of the report at no cost.

This is vital work centred on upholding the human rights and mana of people who experience mental distress—and addressing the ongoing systemic discrimination and exclusion they face.

With a particular focus on the experiences and voices of Māori and Pacific peoples, we invite you to join us in exploring social activism and movement building aimed at eliminating prejudice and discrimination against the lived experience community.