Evidence

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Māori Suicide Prevention Research, Policy & Practice

Description This report includes the verbatim reports of the speakers, symposium participants and those working in Māori suicide prevention and postvention. This report identifies key issues through the voices and words of Māori Treaty and social justice advocates, academics, service providers, policy writers, researchers and those on the receiving end of current suicide prevention and …

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Te Rā o te Waka Hourua ||: Strategic Research Agenda for Māori and Pasifika Suicide Prevention

Publication Information CITATION Citation: McClintock, K. & McClintock, R. (2018). Te Rā o te Waka Hourua II: Strategic Research Agenda for Māori and Pasifika Suicide Prevention. Kirikiriroa, New Zealand: Te Kīwai Rangahau, Te Rau Matatini.

He Waipuna Koropupū

Description A literature review has been undertaken in two distinct phases: the first, at the time of proposal submission and the second to provide an overview of the critical and authored literature, agency resources and Action Plans supporting suicide prevention in the Taranaki community. In the first instance, key national health documents informed phase one, …

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