Year: 2021
Te Tiriti Based Future + Anti-Racism 2022
Te Rau Ora is a proud partner and supporter of Te Tiriti based futures + Anti-racism 2022. This is an innovative international Te Tiriti based anti-racism + decolonisation (virtual) event held from 13 – 28 March 2022. The programme features over 75 international and national speakers and indigenous leaders. The final day ‘Kei mura i …
Indigenous Wellbeing: Te rongo ā tinana, ā hinengaro, ā ngākau ā wairua : Enhancing Māori wellbeing in early childhood education
Wellbeing, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is “the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy” and is fundamental to an individual’s ability to function and live well (Cram, 2014; Durie, 1998). From a Māori perspective wellbeing or hauora, also incorporates, spiritual, physical, mental and emotional, and social aspects (Durie, 1998). This article outlines the …
Māori Media Summit
In December 2021, Te Rau Ora hosted a Māori Media Summit for Māori Broadcasting and Media Networks. The Summit included participation and presentations from Tahu FM, Aukahu News, Waatea News, Turanga Media FM, Te Korimako o Taranaki Te Reo o Te Uru, Māori Television and MAI FM. Iwi and Māori radio stations today comprise a …
Indigenous Wellbeing: A collaboration to inform the development of an Indigenous wellbeing instrument
Indigenous constructs of wellbeing and wellness vary greatly from the construct of mental health in the Western paradigm of health. Yet Western instruments, validated within Western populations, are often used to assess the wellbeing or mental health of Indigenous peoples. This is to the detriment of the health of Indigenous peoples. To support the decolonization …
Indigenous Wellbeing: Collaborative decision-making for Māori health gain: A case study in Taranaki, Aotearoa, New Zealand
This paper tells the story of a case study of Māori Health Service Provider involvement in interpreting and utilising childhood immunisation data within the Taranaki region of Aotearoa, New Zealand, between 2017 and 2019. This Kaupapa Māori (Māori approach) qualitative research was led by a community researcher with longstanding relationships with the health organisations in …
