I speak to Helen and Rowan Aish in this episode. Mother and son and long time Muriwai residents, Helen and Rowan work in mental health and provided mental health care and support to the Muriwai community after Cyclone Gabrielle.

We talk about meetings set up for the community to give people tools for dealing with this traumatic event, offering counselling support, supporting children through this period by using play therapy and providing a safe place for them to talk

Helen discusses the helpfulness of EDM treatment, supporting people with the impact on relationships, and parent concerns for their children’s mental health.

Rowan emphasises the importance of providing community spaces for people to talk, the research he did to support the work and creating helpful resources and workshops.

And both Helen and Rowan share their reflections, observations and great mental health advice for parents, couples and individuals who have been impacted by a traumatic event.

Precipice launched on July 20th 2026. 3 seasons will be released across 4 weeks and then the full series of 26 episodes will be available for you to listen to at your leisure.

Season 1: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai

Season 2: Disaster Recovery and Community Restoration

Season 3: Community Initiatives after a Cyclone

Listen on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@precipicepodcast

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Hosted and produced by Mandy Jakich. Commissioned and funded by Muriwai Community Association, supported by the Auckland Council Recovery Office.

In this episode I speak with Zac Bogdan. Zac talks about his role as the coordinator of Scars On The Land, a project instigated by MCA and the MET after the cyclone, to replant the exposed land of the demolished and removed houses with locally raised native trees. He explains how this project works and the goals for the planting

Zac shares his experience and challenges of being ordered to evacuate his house in Domain Crescent that was completely unharmed and not being able to return to his home for 7 ½ months.

He talks about insurance support for temporary accommodation and future cover and how it felt to finally return to his home in Muriwai.

Precipice launched on July 20th 2026. 3 seasons will be released across 4 weeks and then the full series of 26 episodes will be available for you to listen to at your leisure.

Season 1: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai

Season 2: Disaster Recovery and Community Restoration

Season 3: Community Initiatives after a Cyclone

Listen on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@precipicepodcast

Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/precipicepodcast

Hosted and produced by Mandy Jakich. Commissioned and funded by Muriwai Community Association, supported by the Auckland Council Recovery Office.

In this episode I speak with Maggie Brott. Maggie was involved in the initial communications and organisation for the community after the cyclone through the creation of a Facebook Group, an email contact, a website and spreadsheets coordinating spaces, queries and outside assistance as well as donated food and supplies.

Maggie talks about sourcing skills from different people and the power of delegating, connecting with people, the changes and developments she has seen in Muriwai since the cyclone and how the event affected her emotionally.

She explains how her role with the census for the cordoned community in the cyclone recovery time allowed her to check in on people, talk to her neighbours and do surreptitious wellness checks.

Precipice launched on July 20th 2026. 3 seasons will be released across 4 weeks and then the full series of 26 episodes will be available for you to listen to at your leisure.

Season 1: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai

Season 2: Disaster Recovery and Community Restoration

Season 3: Community Initiatives after a Cyclone

Listen on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@precipicepodcast

Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/precipicepodcast

Hosted and produced by Mandy Jakich. Commissioned and funded by Muriwai Community Association, supported by the Auckland Council Recovery Office.