Matariki kāinga hokia Matariki calls you home The Le Va team celebrated Matariki alongside their Wise Group colleagues in Harakeke House in July, marking the start of the Māori new year with a time of learning, reflection and whanaungatanga. Guest speaker Te Otinga O...
Le Va Chief Executive, Denise Kingi-‘Ulu’ave, and members of our Atu-Mai team were pleased to attend the inaugural National Pacific Practitioners FVSV Fono in Auckland in early July. Organised by practitioners for practitioners, the focus of the fono was to build and...
Positive relationships are the tides that carry us to safer shores in stormy times. For Pasifika, good health and wellbeing are deeply interwoven as we respond to each other’s connections to build trust, a sense of belonging, acceptance and purpose....
One of the barriers to offering assistance can often be lacking the confidence or knowledge to safely step in or show support. With a kete (basket) of tools to help us identify signs of mental distress, we will hopefully be able to make a difference by creating...
Antonio Afamasaga joined the Fathers Fono digital village to connect and talanoa with other Pasifika fathers. The network and sharing of stories has resonated with him particularly as a new father and with another child coming. Afamasaga’s approach to parenting...
Le Va was proud to be invited to share some of our initiatives that seek to address inequities in mental health and addiction for Pasifika at the recent Transforming Mental Health national conference. Nicholas Cao, Clinical Lead at Le Va, spoke about the state...
