Identity & culture

How to build a life of fulfilment, happiness, and meaning.

For thousands of years, people have been trying to understand the causes of happiness. What is it that makes people happy? 

Check out our easy tips! Improving how we feel about ourselves can really add to our confidence and wellbeing.

Discover your strengths and the benefits of putting them to use!

What does living brighter mean to you? Check out our top tips for playing to your personal strengths.

Matariki is a celebration for all New Zealanders.

Pacific women have a gift for leadership.

Showcasing the best in Pacific music, fashion, poetry and dance.

A project which recognises that Pacific women are the heartbeat of the family.

Be the change, be strong, be open and know that you’re never alone.

Pacific men talking about it? Manly As!

A quick snapshot of Canterbury's amazing Pacific population

"Be yourself, do what you love, be comfortable with that.  It is ok to not buy into stereotypes, they don’t make us who we are."

"My passions make me who I am, and I don’t really care about what people think of me."

"I pride myself on being a very gentle man; but at the same time, I have really appreciated my own strength in the last few years."

"If you’re going through tough times, keeping those feelings to yourself to me is not manly. Courageous vulnerability is a phrase I’ve heard thrown around and to me that’s true masculinity"

“I don’t really consider myself being that masculine. One way I consider myself masculine is being a good dad, hopefully being a good dad. That to me is probably the most male thing that I can hope for"

Discover Ōtautahi's amazing Māori healers, well-being practitioners and whānau services, with the help of this new directory.

Helene has an ability to see beyond the physical, and has spent more than 35 years fostering this ability to help others.

Order or make your own Maramataka Calendar for a daily guide on the impact the moon can have on our wellbeing.

While overall our rainbow community is optimistic and many things are getting better, our research found that many LGBTQIA+ people still face significant obstacles to their wellbeing.

Grab a photo with our free rainbow filter to take pride in your identity, support and inspire others, and reinforce the idea that being exactly who we are, is more than all right.