Safe Sleep Week, 2nd – 6th June 2025
Hāpai Te Hauora’s National SUDI Prevention Coordination Service is proud to announce Safe Sleep Day 2025, also known as Te Rā Mokopuna, taking place during Safe Sleep Week from 2-6 June 2025. This year’s theme, “Tihei Mauri Ora”, highlights the importance of safe sleep environments to help prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) across Aotearoa.
Safe Sleep Week Giveaway
As part of this kaupapa, Hāpai Te Hauora is offering bedding and resource packs to support up to 10 wahakura wānanga across the motu. These packs will be distributed to successful applicants who are facilitating wānanga to create wahakura – a traditional and culturally grounded sleep space for pēpi.
Wahakura Resource Pack
- Mattress
- Sheet set
- Wrap
- Rongoa: Nipple balm, baby bath soak, Kawakawa balm
- Wahakura care instructions
- Safe Sleep Messaging fridge magnet
- Wahakura name tags
How to Apply
Applications for Safe Sleep Day Wahakura Bedding Packs are now open. Organisations and groups running wānanga can apply to receive a pack, which includes essential bedding and resources for pēpi and their whānau.
- Application deadline: 1 May 2025
- Successful applicants notified: 9 May 2025
- Bedding packs are couriered to recipients
- Wānanga reports due: 20 June 2025
Successful applicants will need to submit a brief report on their wānanga, including attendance, key learnings, photo documentation or visual records, and how whānau were supported.
Hāpai Te Hauora also invites organisations, hāpori, and health providers to help share the Tihei Mauri Ora message. A range of digital resources – including screensavers, email footers, posters, and social media graphics – will be available to support promotion.
Applications closed: Thank you to everyone who put forward applications for the Safe Sleep Day Resource Giveaway. Applications are now closed, and all successful applicants have been notified.
If you are looking for safe sleep digital resources, please visit our SUDI Prevention website: Digital Resources | SUDI Prevention Coordination Service
For more information, contact:
Fay Selby-Law – hauora@hapai.co.nz
National SUDI Prevention Coordination Service
