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Nov 23, 2022
2 min

Who's drinking and how much?

While most of us who drink alcohol drink in moderation, there's a reasonably large group of us who drink more than is good for our mental...

Oct 31, 2022
4 min

The business benefits of investing in wellbeing

Good employers take the safety of the people who work for them seriously. A good employer understands injuries cost their people and...

Oct 31, 2022
3 min

Find workplace wellbeing ideas here

If you’re looking to create a healthy workplace, we can help. Wellplace, now bought to you by Ignite, offers useful, relevant and...

Oct 31, 2022
2 min

Preventing stress, fatigue and bullying

Employers have a responsibility to maintain a healthy workplace. Our personal mental resources can only stretch so far before our mental...

Oct 31, 2022
2 min

Employers' legal responsibilities

Workplaces have a legal responsibility to manage risks to mental wellbeing and mental health just like they do any other health and...

Oct 31, 2022
2 min

The business benefits of good mental wellbeing

The business benefits from increasing a workforce’s mental wellbeing are significant. Businesses that invest in building and maintaining...

Oct 25, 2022
2 min

Creating positive work environments

A sustainable organisation has a positive work environment that supports people to be physically and psychologically healthy. It does...

Oct 25, 2022
1 min

Mental health in New Zealand

Like physical health problems, mental health problems are very common. Nearly half the population will meet the criteria for a mental...

Oct 25, 2022
2 min

Mental health and mental illness

Good mental health is an essential part of our overall health and wellbeing. Everyone has mental health, just as we all have physical...

Oct 20, 2022
5 min

How to build a healthy workplace

A healthy workplace has work practices and a health and safety culture that supports its people to stay well, both physically and...

Apr 4, 2022
2 min

Burnout the next pandemic?

Recently, we were joined by Shaun Bowler to deliver a webinar about burnout, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) is predicting will...

Mar 23, 2022
12 min

Decoding Burnout: The new workplace syndrome

By Shaun Bowler, MSc (Hons), Reg Psych, Registered Exercise Professional, Registered Yoga Teacher (RTY200) Right now, we’re hearing the...

Feb 2, 2022
3 min

Three Easy Ways to Supercharge Self-Compassion

Self-improvement and personal growth can be a tricky game. Sometimes feeling like we're one step forward and two back, not quite moving...

Dec 17, 2021
1 min

First Steps to Igniting your People's wellbeing

Ignite Aotearoa is a Social Enterprise that exists to remove barriers to accessing support, providing flexibility, choice and digitally...

Sep 20, 2021
4 min

Rebuilding your self-confidence

Self-confidence is a tricky thing that most of us, at some point in our lives, will struggle with. It could be that we are worrying about...

Aug 23, 2021
4 min

How to choose your Ignite support provider

If you’re wanting to give your wellbeing a boost or need some help to get through a difficult time, Ignite Aotearoa’s support providers...

Aug 2, 2021
3 min

Career changes in the midst of COVID-19

In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are considering or actively working on changing their career path. The...

Jul 28, 2021
2 min

Thoughts on Budget 2021

Ignite Board Chair Dr Barbara Disley shares her thoughts on this year’s Budget. Historically, Aotearoa has often been ahead of the rest...

Jul 22, 2021
4 min

The art of negotiating a corner - danger ahead?

Teaching my son to drive recently (which is another story entirely!) reminded me of the instructor who taught me to drive at age 16. He...

Jul 7, 2021
1 min

Ignite Wellbeing Update Archive - a monthly newsletter for our users

December: Farewell 2021: Meri Kirihimete from the Ignite Aotearoa team November: It's a great time to give your wellbeing a boost!...