Scoping project

What is the cost? Estimating the economic costs of Māori: non-Māori child health inequities in Aotearoa: a scoping study

Health
Child health
tamariki
Inequalities
Professor Papaarangi Reid
The University of Auckland

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Inequalities in child health between tamariki Māori and non-Māori are largely preventable and unnecessary. An example is rheumatic fever, where tamariki Māori are 30 times more likely to contract the disease than non-Māori.

Being ill as a child has a big impact on school attendance and outcomes, and it may cause lifelong disability or illness. There are high costs involved, both for the health system and for society.

Perceptions of Papakāinga: An examination of ‘home’ and how to cater services for Māori

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Health
Dr Amohia Boulton

This study will explore how comparative views of “home” relate to concepts such as identity, whakapapa, and hauora and how these concepts thereby impact service utilisation and uptake in two areas (one rural and one urban). The research seeks to ask

How do urban and rural Māori conceptualise “home” and do these ideas of home differ across generations?
Do perceptions of home affect decisions to access services (education, health, financial, etc.?). If so, how?
How can services be improved to incorporate these views / perceptions of home?

A Kaupapa Maori Approach to Human Resource Management Practices in Aotearoa Workplaces

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies
Professor Jarrod Haar
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Related Links: 
Cultural Focus in HR Practices – Read the report here

What unique Human Resource Management (HRM) practices are offered in Aotearoa workplaces that directly engage in a positive way with Māori employees? 
What do these look like? How are the perceived (and received) by Maori and non-Māori employees? Do they positively shape attitudes as we might expect - and if not, why not? What are the barriers and drivers behind them? 

What we were and what we could be: Restorative Justice and its impact on Māori

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Health
Danny Poa
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson
University of Otago

We have identified a set of questions relating to Māori restorative justice in the Aotearoa Justice system and its effectiveness for Māori:

What are the barriers Māori face when they participate in restorative justice as it stands?
What can we learn from the traditional ways of resolving conflict that could minimise these barriers?

Tuurangawaewae Marae: A Place to Stand

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
Te Reo
Dr Marama Muru-Lanning
Dr Dean Mahuta
Professor Tahu Kukutai
University of Auckland

The guiding research question for this project are:

1) How has Tuurangawaewae Marae fostered community mauri ora (wellbeing) within Waikato and in Te Ao Maaori more broadly?

2) What role has Tuurangawaewae Marae played as both a repository and a place of action for te Reo me ngaa Tikanga in Waikato and in Aotearoa-New Zealand?

3) What are the factors underpinning Tuurangawaewae Marae’s endurance as a centre for Maaori political action and manaakitanga (caring for community) both nationally and for Waikato whaanau

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