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We’re already into autumn 2023, and it’s certainly proving to be a time of change and renewal here at MAS. That’s why we’ve chosen the theme of “doing things differently” for this OnMAS issue.

Our cover story navigates the territory of different approaches. We speak to psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder about her work in understanding the potential impact of the maramataka – the Māori lunar calendar – on our mental and emotional health and wellbeing.

Our theme might be doing things differently but our story on the psychology of investing makes it pretty clear that, in times of economic uncertainty, an investor’s best strategy might be sticking with the tried and true.

We also investigate the changing attitudes among young New Zealanders to smoking and ask will the next generation of Kiwis be smoke free?

The biggest change here at MAS this autumn is a change in our leadership, and we talk to our new leader – Jason McCracken – and the man he replaces and our CEO for the past 20 years – Martin Stokes.

We continue to receive excellent feedback and suggestions for content from our readers – so keep
the emails coming to onmas@mas.co.nz.

Mai i MAS

Ka wherawhera tā mātau tuhi pānui uhi i te wāhanga o ngā aronga rerekē. I kōrero mātau ki te rata mate hinengaro a Tākuta Hinemoa Elder mō āna mahi whai māramatanga mō te pānga ka taea i te maramataka ki tō tātau hauora me tō tātau oranga hinengaro me te oranga ngākau.

Ahakoa pea ko tā tātau kaupapa me rerekē te mahi engari ko tā mātau kōrero mō te whanonga hinengaro o te haumi ka tino mārama i ngā wā o te pāhekeheke ōhanga, ko te rautaki pai rawa pai a te kaihaumi ko te noho tonu ki te ara me te tikanga e mōhiotia ana.

Ka tūhura anō mātau i ngā waiaro hurihuri mō te kai paipa i roto i ngā rangatahi o Aotearoa me te pātai atu "ka auahi-kore te reanga whai ake Aotearoa?"  

Ko te huringa nui i konei i MAS i tēnei ngahuru kua rerekē te kaiārahi, ā, ka kōrero mātau ki tō mātau kaiārahi hōu me te tangata nāna i whakakapi – a Jason McCracken me tō mātau CEO mō ngā tau 20 kua hipa, a Martin Stokes.

Kei te whiwhi tonu mātau i ngā whakahokinga kōrero pai me ngā huatau mō ngā kōrero mai i ā mātau kaipānui – nō reira kia kaha tonu te tuku īmēra mai ki onmas@mas.co.nz.

Mike Davy
Kaitaunaki Matua o Ngā Mema

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