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.

Intern

Tama Blackburn, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Kinohaku, University of Canterbury

Supervisor

Dr Kiri Edge, Ngāti Maniapoto, University of Auckland

Overview

How do whānau define and experience quality engagement from health services? This internship included a Kaupapa Māori-informed literature review to inform development of a maternal mental health tool.

This internship project focussed on analysing data to address two questions 1. How does trauma impact Māori youth who offend, and their whānau, and 2. how can their lived experiences and Māori approaches to Trauma Informed Care shape law and policy related to youth justice to foster whānau flourishing?

Intern

Jack (Haki) Hamilton, University of Otago

Supervisor

Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora, The University of Auckland

Overview 

This internship project explored the intergenerational impacts of FASD on Indigenous whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori.