She said several organisations that deal with suicide awareness will attend.
From about 6pm Mokaraka's hard-hitting play Shot Bro will run for 60 minutes followed by a debriefing of about 30 minutes then guest speakers will talk about the services they provide.
Speakers include Mokaraka, Suzy Hazelwood from the Anti Bullying Foundation, a member of Whangarei Youth Space, Philippa Ross, Huhana Melanie Lyndon, Tracy Cartwright and Paul Lynch from Suicide Aftermath NZ.
In 2009 Mokaraka tried to orchestrate his own violent death, calling 111, then threatening the attending police officers with a meat cleaver and claiming he also had a gun. His attempt to get himself killed was almost successful.
The police shot him in the stomach and he spent seven weeks in hospital recovering from his injuries. He later wrote his one-man black comedy Shot Bro - Confessions of a Depressed Bullet, exploring the desperate act.
Mokaraka said due to recent youth suicides in Whangarei and in the Far North a collective of invited guests are flying in from Australia and Christchurch to attend the play.
''But also to share their knowledge to immediately connect families/communities with some practical coping strategies to take home. Our suicide rate here in the North is immensely tragic, so myself and a skilled collective of people in this area are putting on an event to help, which will have immediate outcomes,'' he said.
''When I'm not travelling the country educating communities about depression and suicide awareness, I'm based in Maungakaramea. I live here and I'm putting this on with pro-active people in our community without funding, without bureaucracy and with a momentum to educate and uplift people in our region.''
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Where to get help: If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call police immediately on 111. Or if you need to talk to someone else: ¦Lifeline: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7) ¦Suicide crisis helpline: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7) ¦Youthline: 0800 376 633 Free call or text 1737 (available 24/7) ¦KIDSLINE: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7) ¦Whatsup: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm) ¦Depression helpline: 0800 111 757