South Auckland to benefit as Government expands school mental health, wellbeing programme

An in-school mental health and wellbeing programme will be rolled out to the West Coast, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupō, south Auckland and Northland, Stuff reports. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, along with Minister of Health Andrew Little and Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti, announced the programme at south Auckland’s Homai School on Thursday last week. Mana Ake, or Stronger For Tomorrow, is a $28 million in-school mental health and wellbeing programme.