The AOD Provider Collaborative, in partnership with the Centre for Addiction Research at the University of Auckland and the Counties Manukau Mental Health and Addictions Partnership - CHAMP (since 2016) has hosted four Research Symposia for people working within addictions and mental health in Counties Manukau.  

A number of sessions looked at how we might better support Māori living in Counties Manukau.  These included:

• Dr Simon Bennett, Massey University, Wellington Culturally adapted Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Māori: What do we know about it and what implications can we draw for the treatment of addictions? (2017)  
• Debra Gerrard, AUT The experience of taiohe and their whānau when admitted to acute mental health services with drug and/or alcohol issues (2017)  
• Diana Kopua, Mark Kopua, Matt Pennell, Jayne Wyllie, Hinetangi Coleman and Kelly Harding, Hauora Tairawhiti Mahi-A-Atua (powerpoint includes link to video about Mahi-A-Atua) (2016)
• Karen Himiona, CADS, Comorbidity between loss and grief and addictions: experiences of a Māori AOD practitioner (2015) 
• Ingrid Minett, University of Auckland WERO - an innovative smoking cessation initiative (2014)