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Mental Health + Well-Being - September 1st to 30th đ§ đ¸
1 in 4 New Zealand adults will suffer from a mental disorder or distress at some point in their lives. When they do, letâs make sure they donât have to go it alone. To create safer, more caring communities we need to not only look after ourselves but those around us as well.
For the month of September, we want to use our voice to raise awareness for mental health and well-being. Perhaps consider sharing a cuppa with someone you know who could use the support or challenge your family and friends to unplug from social media for the entire month to improve their well-being. If you or someone you know is going through a rough patch, donât forget you can call or text 1737 anytime for FREE support from a trained counsellor.
This month also coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) followed by Mental Health Awareness Week (21 - 27 September).
However you choose to take part, make sure to tag us in your posts + use the following hashtag so we can see how youâre cultivating better mental health for yourself or in your community this month:
#NSNZmentalhealth
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What's the best way to keep grocery shopping bills down?
We are still feeling the pinch and the weekly shop is no different. So we are after your cost-saving tips please, neighbours!
Whatâs the best way you've found to cut down on your grocery bill? Share below (and hear tips from others!)
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Here's a riddle to round out your week.
Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining.
He forgot to bring an umbrella and didnât have a hat.
When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet.
How was this possible?
Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.
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Mel Parsons Day on East FM, Saturday from midday
Itâs Mel Parsons Day tomorrow as we talk with her about new album Sabotage and look forward to the start of her upcoming regional NZ tour in Howick, on tomorrowâs Sheâll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, August 3) on East FM.
Weâll also pay tribute to the late-great Martin Phillipps, who passed last Sunday, by playing music by The Chills.
Thereâs also a new song â Caffeine High â by Auckland indie pop-rock band Marmalade to spin.
And weâll also play tracks by artists Floral Clocks, Shindig, and Hoop, the line-up for the next Ministry of Folk concert on August 10 in Mt Eden. Tickets at www.undertheradar.co.nz...
Mel Parsons, being one of NZâs leading singer-songwriters of this era, is a favourite artist of the Sheâll Be Right Show, and itâs with great pleasure that we chat with her at 12.30pm in the lead-up to the tour-opening concert at East Aucklandâs beloved Uxbridge Arts and Culture in Howick on Thursday, September 12. Tickets at www.plus1.co.nz...
Mel Parsonsâ Bandcamp page says: âSabotage sees the award-winning Lyttelton-based artist exploring darker, melancholic territory on tracks like Offer Down, Little Sadness, and Circling the City. They sit alongside songs such as 5432, the gorgeous Hoping For Rain, and the brooding Sabotage, from which the album takes its name. Also featuring is the track Hardest Thing, which Parsons recently won the MLT Songwriting Award.â
âI like the word, especially with its layered meanings,â says Parsons. âSabotage comes in many forms. Self-sabotage is the main one in focus here, but leaving it open to however people want to interpret appeals to me as well.
âIt was a different process to making previous records â a more collaborative vibe in that it was just two of us who put the whole thing together,â she says. âWe jumped around on the instrumentation â I played guitars and some drums; [producer] Josh [Logan] played everything else, and together we pulled the tracks into some kind of song form.â
Caffeine High, say Marmalade, âis a playfully ironic song about working as a barista and getting an intimate look into peopleâs everyday livesâ.
Itâs the bandâs third single release. The TÄmaki Makaurau five-piece are a group of friends composing music âswinging somewhere between clean-pop and indie-rock⌠soaring female vocals and honest lyricism float above a steady musical backbone to create a juicy jar full of soundsâ.
Marmalade are Jemilah Ross-Hayes (vocals, songwriting), Koen Aldershof (guitars, keys, production, songwriting), Liam Nuttall (lead guitar), Chelsea Naepi (bass), and Dean Rodrigues (drums).
East FM is East Aucklandâs fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.
Sheâll Be Right - itâs all about the vibe; itâs all about the groove. Providing a platform for NZ music and performance artists to exhibit their talents since ages ago. Ka pai. â PJ
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