Ngā Kōrero o te Ngākau – Stories of the Heart
(Youth Led Programme).
🪴 Why it works: Shifts culture from silence to safety.
Youth-led mental health and inclusion programme.
Reduces stigma through lived-experience storytelling
Combines creative expression with movement and reflection
Runs in schools and community spaces
🪴 Focus: inclusion, cultural identity, lived experience leadership
Hauora: A Māori Model of Wellbeing
All programmes combine movement, reflection, and habit building, adapted for different ages and contexts.
HAUORA MEETS SHOT
Sustainable. Habits. Over.Time
The SHOT framework brings the science to the kaupapa. It draws on psychology, neuroscience, and habit design to help students:
Start small and build habits step by step
Anchor habits to daily routines (“habit stacking”)
Use positive reinforcement to lock in change
Develop identity-based goals (not just outcomes)
Build confidence through small, consistent wins.
“People overestimate willpower — systems and environment matter more.”
Hauora + SHOT = Real Change
Hauora offers the cultural and emotional foundation. SHOT provides the practical roadmap to make change last.
This integration helps:
Neurodiverse learners regulate emotions through embodied practice.
At-risk youth build structure, responsibility, and self-belief.
Schools and whānau see sustained improvements in engagement, behaviour, and wellbeing.