Wai-Tai, Wai-Rua: A mātauranga Māori approach to Heke Ngaru.

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing

Health

Year Project Commenced :

2018

How can a mātauranga Māori based Heke Ngaru contribute to flourishing whānau?

Māori continue to experience health inequalities in terms of the social determinants of health. Indeed, rangatahi Māori are a demographic who face significant challenges in life compared to non-Māori. However, the evidence suggests that a strong Māori cultural sense of self/identity and connectedness to Te Ao Māori can buffer Māori against the stressors of life. In this regard, this project will connect rangatahi to their Māori cultural sense of self as a pathway to flourishing.

The overall aim of this project is to explore how heke ngaru can transfer mātauranga Māori and contribute to flourishing rangatahi and whānau.

Eight rangatahi Māori of both genders will partake in a 6-week mātauranga Māori based heke ngaru programme called ‘Wai-Tai, Wai-Rua’. This programme will have a focus on the holistic nature of the moana and Tangaroa in terms of whakapapa, atua, kaitiaki, karakia, and purākau to develop and enhance rangatahi connectedness to the moana and their cultural sense of Māori self. The programme will draw on mātauranga Māori that is evident within such activities as Waka Hourua, as well as mātauranga Māori specific to heke ngaru and the inshore environment. This is important as the current international literature surrounding surfing is dominated by Western perspectives and worldviews.

Data collection will involve the use of the Te Hua Oranga survey, photo elicitation, and narrative interviews to understand the effectiveness of ‘Wai Tai, Wai Rua’. At the completion of the programme, it is expected that each rangatahi will be knowledgeable in the mātauranga associated with the moana and Tangaroa, and how this knowledge might be transferable to flourishing in their everyday lives. For example, goal setting, resilience, coping strategies, planning, mental fitness, self-confidence and problem solving. Finally, it is envisioned that this research project will reclaim little known Māori knowledge, heritage and mātauranga associated with Tangaroa, the moana and heke ngaru.

INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2018

13-16 November 2018 - Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland, Aotearoa - New Zealand

"INDIGENOUS FUTURES"

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NPM Board Chair Concludes His Term

Sir Tīpene O'Regan chaired his final Board meeting of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) last week. After 12 years of leading the Board and guiding NPM, Sir Tīpene will conclude his tenure at year end.

Sir Tīpene arrived at NPM in August 2006 having led the Ngāi Tahu Waitangi Tribunal and Treaty settlement claims process. He was an architect of the Treaty Fisheries Settlements, had been founding chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana, Assistant Vice Chancellor Māori at the University of Canterbury and a long serving Chair of the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board.

2018 International Indigenous Research Conference

On Friday 16th November, we farewelled 100s of delegates who had gathered for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's 8 continuous days of Indigenous celebration and research excellence of our 8th Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference.

Indigenous students, community and tertiary researchers and policy makers from around the world connected in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland once again, for focused knowledge sharing on the potential of our Indigenous futures.

Recognition for a lifetimes work

Amongst twenty new Fellows and three Honorary Fellows recently elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for their distinction in research and advancement of science, technology and the humanities were NPM Co-Director Professor Waimarie Nikora and Principal Investigator Professor Angus Macfarlane.

Professor Angus Macfarlane (University of Canterbury)

Celebrating NPM Researchers Success

The successful 2018 Marsden Fund recipients have been announced from across the country and this year the list includes many past and present NPM researchers working as Principal Investigators and Associate Investigators on a number of new, engaging and exciting projects.

The Marsden Fund grants support New Zealand’s best investigator-initiated research in the areas of science, engineering, maths, social sciences and the humanities and it is important that research borne out of matauranga Māori has been recognised and celebrated this year.

An Enhanced Research Focus

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga has announced a comprehensive suite of nine new research platforms, which are contributing to an enhanced research focus for NPM and designed to deliver innovation in areas of significant research challenge for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Working collaboratively across our 21 institutional partners and coordinating with a wide group of researchers, NPM has developed these platforms to further empower and drive Māori communities towards greater economic, cultural, social and environmental well-being.

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