New research analyses the mental, relational, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing of over 3000 Māori during and post-lockdown through Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea | The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS).
The wide variety of cultural and social features among Māori present a formidable challenge to those who seek to understand Māori identity – what ‘it’ is and how ‘it’ may be conceptualised and defined.
Mereana Pitman - The Ngāti Kahungunu Violence-free Iwi Strategy, in the 2008 International Indigenous Research Conference Te Tatau Pounamu: The Greenstone Door: Traditional knowledge and gateways to balanced relationships, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.
Professor Tracey McIntosh talks about her research and focus on incarceration advancing our understanding of the enduring social injustices that undermine Māori wellbeing.
The purpose of the project is to reflect on the value of the use of the PATH planning 6 key tool in the Whānau Ora context and the contribution this has made to realising the Whānau Ora goals. Currently the tool is being used in two specific areas:
a) to assist whnau in planning for their future via Whānau Ora provider collectives
Project purpose: The project is a pilot for a larger project tracking phonological development (speech skills) in Māori for Māori speaking pre-school children. Although there is a substantial body of literature on how children develop speech sounds in English we know nothing about the developmental trajectory in Māori.