<h2>Kia pu&#257;wai ake ng&#257; uri whakatupu: flourishing future generations</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Programme Lead:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>&nbsp;Project Leads:</h4>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport, Dr Heather Gifford, Prof Denise Wilson</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>&nbsp;Whakauae Researchers:</h4>

<p>Utiku Potaka, Gill Potaka-Osborne, Lynley Cvitanovic, Kiri Parata, Stacey Ruru, Tom Johnson, Mel Potaka-Osborne, Luke Enoka, Cinnamon Lindsay-Latimer</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>&nbsp;Independent Researchers:</h4>

<p>Assoc Prof Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Dr John McMenamin, Dr Pat Neuwelt, Prof Stephen Reay, Cassie Khoo, Lucia Gribble, Paora Crawford Moyle, Trent Dallas</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>&nbsp;Start/Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>November 2021 &ndash; October 2026</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>Kia Pu&#257;wai is a programme of research that is dedicated to generating M&#257;ori knowledge to find new solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of all wh&#257;nau M&#257;ori. Four specific research projects have been designed to work together to present new, aspirational and solutions-based thinking.</p>

<p>&nbsp;The four objectives of Kia Pu&#257;wai are to:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Establish new knowledge on the leadership, governance and decision-making models required for iwi/M&#257;ori to make significant and enduring advances in the equity of health outcomes.</li>
	<li>Build knowledge on safe and healthy home environments for wh&#257;nau M&#257;ori to flourish;</li>
	<li>Establish wh&#257;nau and clinical concepts of good practice in the primary health care system; and</li>
	<li>Achieve knowledge translation for impact pathways to facilitate key systems change.</li>
</ol>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The overall objective of Kia Pu&#257;wai, to achieve health equity for M&#257;ori, is based on the belief that M&#257;ori must develop and lead our own solutions to create a system that supports the realisation of the aspirations of our t&#363;puna (ancestors) - that we flourish as M&#257;ori.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p><strong>Kia Pu&#257;wai&nbsp; gathering - &nbsp;&shy; two years on from the launch, the benefits of whanaungatanga</strong></p>

<p>In Whanganui, on the 18th and 19th October 2023, the full Kia Pu&#257;wai research team came together for a second time to:</p>

<ul>
	<li>reflect on the previous years progress,</li>
	<li>explore opportunities for moving forward,</li>
	<li>talk about systems change within the context each research project,</li>
	<li>discuss integration of research results, and&nbsp;</li>
	<li>update their individual project evaluation frameworks.</li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Amohia Boulton, Luke Enoka, Stacey Ruru members of the Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata research team" src="/uploads/images/KP-brainstorming.jpg" style="height:676px; width:650px" /></p>

<p><em><span style="font-size:12px">Left to Right: Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Amohia Boulton, Luke Enoka, Stacey Ruru members of the Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata research team] discuss integration of research results, and update their individual project evaluation frameworks.</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Individually customised, the focus of the frameworks is evaluating the processes engaged through the data collection and analysis phases. Being adaptive to change, part of our reflective practice, enables the research to react and pivot as unexpected environmental factors present themselves. This allows community voices to be heard and research priorities to align with their aspirations.</p>

<p>Presentations from each of the four projects within the programme gave an opportunity to celebrate the collection of dissemination accomplishments, including a number of videos speaking to the kaupapa of the research, a card game, infographic posters, p&#257;nui, booklets, international conference presentations, and published articles. The dedicated website is a great repository for these Translation, Uptake and Impact (TUI) activities. <a href="https://kia-puawai.whakauae.co.nz/" target="_blank">You can visit the website here</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kia Pu&#257;wai is motivated to explore how best to lever for systems change supporting wh&#257;nau to flourish. With this in mind, &nbsp;the group discussed how, after just two years, these findings may contribute to the changes required to support improved health and wellbeing for M&#257;ori.</p>

<p>Another highlight, was time to reconnect with other teams whose members are spread across Aotearoa New Zealand, and, gain a shared understanding of the strengths that lie in our diversity and thinking. Having this hui face to face proved valuable for deeper k&#333;rero to occur and to allow for teasing out ideas during the kai breaks. As one researcher commented, &ldquo;often gold is struck during this time, we&rsquo;re able to network, and connect with opportunities through whanaungatanga&rdquo;. Furthermore this was extended to include a h&#299;koi along Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River.</p>

<p>Many thanks go to Kiri Parata, Programme Manager, who played a key role in organising this event. Besides organising, full Programme Team meetings, her role includes keeping an overview of programme progress, communication between the projects, convening Programme Leadership meetings and Advisory Group Meetings.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Paora Crawford Moyle, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Lynley Cvitanovic " src="/uploads/images/KP-two-day-hui.jpg" style="height:867px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">Left to Right: Paora Crawford Moyle, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Lynley Cvitanovic</span></em></p>

<p><img alt="Kiri Parata, Tanya Allport, Heather Gifford, Trent Dallas, Steve Reay" src="/uploads/images/KP-team-walking.jpg" style="height:867px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">Kiri Parata, Tanya Allport, Heather Gifford, Trent Dallas, Steve Reay</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">November 2023</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te Pou Herenga</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Te Pou Herenga" src="/uploads/images/mangaweka-18.jpg" style="height:975px; width:650px" /></p>

<p><em><span style="font-size:12px">He pou n&#257; Maihi Potaka</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Description:</h3>

<p>Te Pou Herenga is a repository of Ng&#257;ti Hauiti m&#257;tauranga in the form of a book. The whakaaro for the development of <em>Te Pou Herenga</em> came from an understanding that the R&#257;t&#257; marae paepae k&#333;rero and the pari karanga is growing smaller. There is consequently a need to build Hauititanga capability, in order to pass on those types of m&#257;tauranga and k&#333;rero tuku iho to descendants.</p>

<p>An archive of language devices articulated through speech, song, and chant centred at R&#257;t&#257; marae, spanning the last 50 years (since the rededication of R&#257;t&#257; marae in 1983) is captured by Te Pou Herenga. Language devices included are whakatau&#257;k&#299; (proverbs with provenance), whakatauk&#299; (proverbs), tauparapara (ritual speech), m&#333;teatea (traditional chants), waiata (songs), waiata &#257;-ringa (action songs), p&#333;whiri haka (welcome haka), karakia (incantation), whakamoemiti (prayers), and h&#299;mene (hymns). All have been composed either by various ancestors of Hauiti or by contemporary descendants in more recent times. Some of the examples included in <em>Te Pou Herenga</em> are well known throughout the nation and are not Ng&#257;ti Hauiti specific. They are, or were, however commonly heard on the R&#257;t&#257; marae &#257;tea.</p>

<p>Access to formal reo &#257;-Hauiti (&#333;kawa) will be improved for the many descendants of Ng&#257;ti Hauiti, and in particular for those wh&#257;nau currently on a reo or whakapapa journey, through <em>Te Pou Herenga</em>. Descendants will likely:</p>

<ul>
	<li>gain a greater understanding of their Iwi, hap&#363;, and wh&#257;nau identity; and</li>
	<li>increase their confidence in participating and/or contributing to Iwi responsibilities, such as p&#333;whiri and mihi whakatau.</li>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>The <em>Te Pou Herenga</em> content collection phase has now concluded and material, including translations, is currently under review. The design phase has now begun and will feature relevant Ng&#257;ti Hauiti t&#363;tohu whenua imagery as well as Iwi patterns such as the p&#257;tiki, a reference to the tupuna Tamatea-p&#333;kai-whenua and the many p&#257;tiki fish that live in the Rangit&#299;kei awa. <em>Te Pou Herenga</em> is expected to be published mid-year and available for distribution thereafter.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">May 2023</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Whakauae: &nbsp;The Early Years 2005-2011</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Start / Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>1 February &ndash; 30 September 2023</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead Researcher:</h4>

<p>Dr Heather Gifford</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae Researcher:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Brief Description:</h4>

<p>This small research project is supported by the Independent Research Organisation Capability (IROC) funding awarded to Whakauae by the Health Research Council (HRC) in 2022. <a href="https://www.hrc.govt.nz/news-and-events/38m-support-independent-research-new-zealand." target="_blank">You can find out more here.</a></p>

<p>The purpose of the research is to document significant factors in the establishment, and subsequent consolidation, of Whakauae Research Services Ltd over the period 2005 - 2011. Several key events occurred during the period that both informed the development of Whakauae and importantly created the platform for the organisation&rsquo;s ongoing success.</p>

<p>In addition to reviewing relevant documents, we will invite people who played key roles in those early years of development to take part in interviews over the period May to August 2023. The data collected will be analysed to form the basis of a brief report to be completed by the end of 2023.</p>

<p>Whakauae: The Early Years 2005-2011 will become part of the Whakauae archive and will sit alongside other core organisational documents including strategic plans, annual plans, annual reports and the 10-year commemoration publication. The report will likely also be shared with other iwi and communities to support their endeavours to establish research entities outside of the academy.</p>

<p>This research project is premised on the whakatauki &ldquo;kia whakat&#333;muri te haere whakamua&rdquo;. We will therefore reflect on the values and vision of Ng&#257;ti Hauiti kaum&#257;tua and iwi members and their contribution to the development of Whakauae. The organisation is currently experiencing a period of strong growth. We are especially mindful of the importance of firmly anchoring future development in the values expressed by our kaum&#257;tua and iwi leaders.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Local kaum?tua present to support Heather at her PhD orals shortly before Whakauae was established. From left: Gina Maihi, John Maihi, Adrian Baker and Jim Cunningham." src="/uploads/images/Whakauae-The-Early-Years-2005-2011.jpg" style="height:436px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">Local kaum&#257;tua present to support Heather at her PhD orals shortly before Whakauae was established. From left: Gina Maihi, John Maihi, Adrian Baker and Jim Cunningham.</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">May 2023</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>He Mahi Tirohanga &ndash; M&#257;ori Research Capacity and Capability Building</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae Researchers:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton, Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Independent Researchers:</h4>

<p>Teresa Taylor, Ema Tu&rsquo;akoi</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Start/Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>June 2022 &ndash; October 2026</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>Whakauae has a long history of supporting and building M&#257;ori student development and emerging researchers and leading new M&#257;ori researchers in the field of M&#257;ori and Indigenous research. Our scholarships have been awarded to students at Undergraduate, Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral levels and are tailored to the needs of the student as well as contributing to Whakauae&rsquo;s vision of transforming M&#257;ori lives through excellent research. Bespoke in nature, in offering these scholarships we seek to cater to the holistic wellbeing needs of each recipient.&nbsp; However, despite our intentions, we may not have always got things right and with this in mind, and having secured further IROC (Independent Research Organisation) funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand, we undertook a piece of reflective work, looking back on past experiences in order to progress further forward.&nbsp; We not only want to be more strategic and aspirational in developing a long-term vision for how to support capacity and capability building for M&#257;ori research, but ensure that each individual student who spends time at Whakauae leaves with greater insight into the role of research can play in&nbsp; supporting our communities to flourish.</p>

<p>The project seeks to identify specific facilitators and barriers, regarding access, types and delivery of M&#257;ori student supports, for M&#257;ori health and wellbeing research outside the academy.&nbsp; Recommendations for the on-going nurturing of M&#257;ori students will also be identified.</p>

<p>The first-hand accounts of M&#257;ori student experiences will be utilised to inform, strengthen, and improve the provision and delivery of the Whakauae M&#257;ori research capacity and capability building support that is currently on offer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>2022 saw the establishment phase of the project, with the shaping of research tools and the application for ethics approval both to the New Zealand Ethics Committee - Te Roopu Rapu i te Tika, and Ng&#257;ti Hauiti. The aim of the research project around M&#257;ori student capacity and capability building also involved the intentional participation of a M&#257;ori student, therefore in mid-2022 Ema Tu&rsquo;akoi &nbsp;(Ng&#257;ti Whakaue, Ng&#257;ti T&#363;wharetoa; Ma&rsquo;ufanga, Holonga Tongatapu) joined the research team as a winter student to work on a literature review of the topic of Capacity and Capability Building of the M&#257;ori Research Workforce. The review, completed in November 2022, highlighted that while there is a noticeable gap in current research that is specifically focused on building the capacity and capability of the M&#257;ori research workforce in Aotearoa, there are some emerging high-level themes around ongoing racism, barriers and enablers within and academic context and a research context. These themes have been considered alongside the primary data that has emerged from interviews with past recipients of Whakauae support, ranging from scholarships to internships, to ascertain&nbsp; what is needed to support potential M&#257;ori research candidates from the ground up. With the first round of analysis complete, the research team are now busy writing up the results for submission to an international journal, as well as the creation of another more general engagement on the topics within a media platform. Furthermore, the literature review is being edited for publication in Te P&#363;take Whakauae Raro -&nbsp; Whakauae&rsquo;s occasional paper series, so keep an eye on the <a href="https://www.whakauae.co.nz/publications/occasional-papers/15/">publication page here</a> in the coming months.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">March 2023</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Kia pu&#257;wai ake ng&#257; uri whakatupu: flourishing future generations</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Programme Lead:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Project Leads:</h4>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport, Dr Heather Gifford, Prof Denise Wilson</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae Researchers:</h4>

<p>Utiku Potaka, Gill Potaka-Osborne, Lynley Cvitanovic, Kiri Parata, Stacey Ruru, Tom Johnson, Mel Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Independent Researchers:</h4>

<p>Assoc Prof Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Dr John McMenamin, Dr Pat Neuwelt, Prof Stephen Reay, Cassie Khoo, Lucia Gribble, Paora Crawford Moyle</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Start/Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>November 2021 &ndash; October 2026</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>Kia Pu&#257;wai is a programme of research that is dedicated to generating M&#257;ori knowledge to find new solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of all wh&#257;nau M&#257;ori.</p>

<p>We believe that health equity is essential for the wider social and economic advancement of all of Aotearoa New Zealand.</p>

<p>As M&#257;ori health researchers we already have a wealth of evidence that shows us some of the ways in which M&#257;ori have been underserved in our systems, leading to inequitable statistics across many areas of M&#257;ori wellbeing. For the Kia Pu&#257;wai programme, we have focused on some specific areas to further investigate, to find out what our wh&#257;nau, hap&#363;, iwi and h&#257;pori M&#257;ori see as solutions going forward.</p>

<p>Four specific research projects have been designed to work together to present new, aspirational and solutions-based thinking.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The four objectives of Kia Pu&#257;wai are to:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Establish new knowledge on the leadership, governance and decision-making models required for iwi/M&#257;ori to make significant and enduring advances in the equity of health outcomes;</li>
	<li>Build knowledge on safe and healthy home environments for wh&#257;nau M&#257;ori to flourish;</li>
	<li>Establish wh&#257;nau and clinical concepts of good practice in the primary health care system; and</li>
	<li>Achieve knowledge translation for impact pathways to facilitate key systems change.</li>
</ol>

<p>The overall objective of Kia Pu&#257;wai, achieving health equity for M&#257;ori, is based on the belief that M&#257;ori must develop and lead our own solutions to create a system that supports the realisation of the aspirations of our t&#363;puna (ancestors) - that we flourish as M&#257;ori.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>We have now completed Phase One, the first year of the research programme. Each of the four projects within the programme has established with its full complement of research team members on board. Two expert advisory groups have been established, a Tikanga Advisory Group and a Translation, Uptake and Impact Advisory (TUI) Group. Each project has a Team Lead who is responsible for the overall running of their project. Individual project teams have developed their own research plans and project work is progressing satisfactorily. Students are being used to undertake discrete pieces of work and, where possible, additional funding through scholarships or internships is being sought for these students. Project 4, the Translation Uptake and Impact (TUI) project, has supported each research team to develop transformative and impactful research plans which teams are already beginning to execute.</p>

<p>Our Programme Manager, Kiri Parata, is responsible for keeping an overview of progress on the programme as a whole and she provides a key role ensuring communication between the projects. Kiri also convenes our regular Programme Leadership meetings (quarterly, or as required); Advisory Group Meeting (six-monthly) and full Programme Team meetings (yearly).</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The four discrete research and translation projects within the programme are:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata &ndash; leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity</li>
	<li>T&#333; m&#257;tou k&#257;inga, t&#333; m&#257;tou &#363;kaip&#333; &ndash; wh&#257;nau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments</li>
	<li>He Waka Eke Noa &ndash; co-creating primary care that works for wh&#257;nau M&#257;ori</li>
	<li>Translation, Uptake and Impact (TUI)- knowledge translation for Impact Pathways to facilitate key systems change</li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>A large amount of creative works have been developed throughout year 1 by the TUI team for each research project. Many of these focus on informing our various stakeholders about the programme and the various components that comprise the programme. A dedicated website, designed as a key means of communicating our research findings and news to our wider communities can be found here: <a href="https://kia-puawai.whakauae.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.kia-puawai.whakauae.co.nz</a></p>

<p>We invite you to take a look around the website and learn more about the <em>Kia pu&#257;wai ake ng&#257; uri whakatupu: flourishing future generations programme</em>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Kia pu?wai ake ng? uri whakatupu: flourishing future generations" src="/uploads/images/Kia-puawai-ake-nga-uri-whakatupu-Programme-Grant.jpg" style="height:366px; width:650px" /></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">January 2023</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te Ao Rauropi: Mapping the biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori.</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead researcher:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Bouton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Other Whakauae researchers:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>Independent research team members:</p>

<p>Donna Kerridge (Rongo&#257; practitioner)</p>

<p>Dr Glenis Mark</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>This research project, exploring the deeper meaning of Rongo&#257; Maori (traditional M&#257;ori healing), is a three-year, HRC-funded study hosted by Whakauae Research.&nbsp;&nbsp; Building on previous work undertaken by members of the research team, the research will identify and articulate the contribution that Rongo&#257; makes to the health and wellbeing of the Aotearoa New Zealand population and to our environments; reinstate wider understandings of the nature of Rongo&#257;; and restore a M&#257;ori philosophy of wellbeing to our communities.</p>

<p>The project will collect data from both Rongo&#257; practitioners and their patients. The data will be analysed and synthesised to create a map of the Rongo&#257; biosphere as a graphic representation of the principles and practices of M&#257;ori healing.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>As Phase 2 of the study draws to a close, we are now finishing the last of our healer and patient interviews. Based on the findings from this phase of the study, the team have written their first article, for submission to an international journal, regarding the importance of land to healing and of healing to the land. Additionally, the themes explored in that article have been translated into a second infographic poster which describes the relationship and connections that we, as M&#257;ori, have with the whenua.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Te Ao Rauropi: Mapping the biosphere of Rongo? M?ori" src="/uploads/images/Tiwaiwaka-Poster-RGB-online-poster.jpg" style="height:919px; width:650px" /></p>

<p><a href="/uploads/files/Tiwaiwaka%20Poster%20RGB_online%20poster.pdf" target="_blank">The poster can be downloaded here.</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">July 2022</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>


<h2>Seven Directions Indigenous Public Health Institute Partnership</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead Researchers:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton</p>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Gathering Grounds</h3>

<h3>Centring Community and Accountability: Whakauae M&#257;ori Health Research and Pascua Yaqui Tribe</h3>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Gathering Grounds  Centring Community and Accountability: Whakauae M&#257;ori Health Research and Pascua Yaqui Tribe" src="/uploads/images/Gathering-grounds.jpg" style="height:379px; width:650px" /></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The evolving Covid-19 pandemic has re-focused attention on the role of public health globally. This webinar, held as part of the ongoing 7-Directions Indigenous Public Health Institute&rsquo;s &ldquo;Gathering Grounds&rdquo; series, looked at the experiences and responses of Indigenous communities in Aotearoa and the US to the worldwide outbreak.</p>

<p>Dr. Heather Gifford (Ng&#257;ti Hauiti and Te &#256;tihaunui &#257; P&#257;p&#257;rangi) and Amohia Boulton (Ng&#257;ti Ranginui, Ng&#257;i te Rangi, Ng&#257;ti Pukenga, Ng&#257;ti Mutunga and Te &#257;ti Awa o te Waka a M&#257;ui) from Whakauae Research Services Ltd, and Raquel Aviles, MHI (Yaqui) from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, discussed experiences of centring community and applying Indigenous health principles in response to the pandemic.</p>

<p>The webinar highlighted the need to define and empower Indigenous public health practices, and tackled questions around the interface of Indigenous/M&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori knowledge and mainstream public health concepts in relation to the lockdowns and vaccination roll-outs in Aotearoa and the US.</p>

<p>Heather Gifford and Amohia Boulton examined both the lack of inclusion of M&#257;ori expert knowledge and leadership in the New Zealand Government&rsquo;s Covid-19 response, and the way in which public health messaging failed to take account of existing inequities and M&#257;ori needs. Raquel Aviles presentation on the Pascua Yaqui of Arizona raised comparable issues and looked at how Indigenous leadership was able to come together to offer pro-active community support during their lockdowns, and appropriate public health messaging around Covid-19 vaccinations. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The webinar further highlighted how, by applying Indigenous/M&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori public health knowledge and collaborations across Iwi/tribes and regional boundaries, the needs of wh&#257;nau, hap&#363;, Iwi and Indigenous communities can be prioritised, especially during times when the core challenge is in how Indigenous leaders can continue to practice from within their cultural values and principles while keeping communities safe during a public health emergency. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The webinar presenters all reiterated that Indigenous public health practice is an understanding of belonging and connectedness, and that Indigenous voices are crucial for re-framing public health approaches to deal with the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 for all communities.</p>

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/656275568" target="_blank">You can access a free recording of the webinar here.</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">May 2022</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te Ao Rauropi:</h2>

<h2>Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Te Ao Rauropi: Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori" src="/uploads/images/Tu-Mai-Rongoa-Mao-ri-Rongoa-Symposium-(3).jpg" style="height:366px; width:650px" /></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead researcher:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Bouton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Other Whakauae researchers:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Independent research team members:</h4>

<p>Donna Kerridge (Rongo&#257; practitioner)</p>

<p>Dr Glenis Mark</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>This research project, exploring the deeper meaning of Rongo&#257; Maori (traditional M&#257;ori healing), is a three-year HRC funded study hosted by Whakauae Research.&nbsp;&nbsp; Building on previous work undertaken by members of the research team, the research will identify and articulate the contribution that Rongo&#257; makes to the health and wellbeing of the Aotearoa New Zealand population and to our environments, seek to reinstate wider understanding of the nature of Rongo&#257; and restore a M&#257;ori philosophy of wellbeing to our communities</p>

<p>The project will collect data from both Rongo&#257; practitioners and their patients. The data will be analysed and synthesised to create a map of the Rongo&#257; biosphere as a graphic representation of the principles and practices of M&#257;ori healing.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>Now in Phase 2 of the study, we have successfully interviewed over 50 participants from across the country. We have undertaken initial data analysis revealing several emergent themes. The interim findings from our key informant interviews with healers and wh&#257;nau have informed the development of an infographic poster to highlight our early findings on the many different expressions and impacts of Rongo&#257;. This first dissemination output from the Te Ao Rauropi research project privileges the voices of the participants which are expressed in the sections entitled &ldquo;voices of the people&rdquo; and &ldquo;things that heal&rdquo;.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Te Ao Rauropi: Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori" src="/uploads/images/Rongoa-Poster.jpg" style="height:920px; width:650px" /></p>

<p><a href="/uploads/files/Rongoa%20Poster%20RGB%20(online%20poster).pdf" target="_blank">Feel free to download this poster here.</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Save the date: on 29 June 2022, Whakauae Research Services will be delivering an online symposium for all those with an interest in Rongo&#257;. Further information will be distributed through our Rongo&#257; networks as planning continues.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">March 2022</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te K&#257;kano Rangatahi Innovation Evaluation</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Start / Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>01 April &ndash; 30 June 2022</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead Evaluator:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka Osborne</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae Evaluators:</h4>

<p>Lynley Cvitanovic, Mel Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Brief Description:</h4>

<p>Te K&#257;kano Rangatahi Programme was developed and delivered by Whanganui-based M&#257;ori health and social services provider, Te Oranganui Trust. Funded by Ministry of Health through the <strong>Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora M&#257;ori: M&#257;ori Health Innovation Fund</strong>, its aims are to include a specific m&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori approach and co-design methodology intended to actively engage rangatahi (16-24 years). The intent is to connect participating rangatahi to Te Awa o Whanganui and to Te Taiao, alongside addressing the range of issues that they face along the way. In addition, they utilise a Wh&#257;nau Ora Outcomes approach, to work alongside rangatahi to set goals, connect them to Te Ao M&#257;ori and become work ready. A developmental evaluation was conducted inclusive of formative, process, and outcome components. The evaluation, which was completed at the end of 2021, explored if, and how, the initiative contributed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of rangatahi and their wh&#257;nau.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Outcomes / Achievements:</h4>

<p>Building on the gains made in 2020, a third kait&#363;ruki was recruited to Te K&#257;kano to provide leadership skills and organisational knowledge. &nbsp;&nbsp;Furthermore, the programme relocated to Te Ao Hou Marae, consolidating M&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori and the Te Ao M&#257;ori programme content. Mau r&#257;kau was added to the programme complementing the rangatahi participants learnings around tikanga and whakapapa. In conjunction with Healthy Families Whanganui Rangit&#299;kei Ruapehu, a Maramataka Reflection Journal was developed for rangatahi to utilise for self-reflection. In the latter half of 2021, one of the kait&#363;ruki was seconded to another service and replaced by a Te K&#257;kano participant. A teacher of mau r&#257;kau and proficient in Te Ao M&#257;ori he was a valuable addition to the team.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Two cohorts of young men 16-24 years completed the programme in 2021 and in addition, Te K&#257;kano teamed with the YMCA Pakohe Alternative Education, a programme that supports 13 &ndash; 15-year-olds to re-engage in their education, to deliver the Te Ao M&#257;ori content. Utilising a Tu&#257;kana T&#275;ina mentoring model where older students mentor younger students, Te K&#257;kano rangatahi participants worked closely with Pakohe rangatahi. Te K?kano was impacted by Covid-19 restrictions which meant the internet and cell phone were the key means of communicating with and engaging the rangatahi participants. Care packages were delivered to the rangatahi and their wh&#257;nau to provide support through the lockdown.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Becoming work ready and gaining employment was a priority for the rangatahi. Te K&#257;kano supported them with CV preparation, First Aid training, attaining a forklift licence and heights training. Positive outcomes included:</p>

<ul>
	<li>79% of rangatahi gained employment</li>
	<li>94 % of rangatahi learnt their pepeha; 81% felt confident to recite their pepeha</li>
	<li>100% of rangatahi participated in ruruku, haka and waiata</li>
	<li>100% of rangatahi visited marae participating in tikanga marae. Fifteen marae benefitted from these visits.</li>
	<li>100% of rangatahi participated in activities that would provide them with a connection to te taiao</li>
	<li>100% of rangatahi have undertaken an orientation of Te Oranganui&rsquo;s services so they can more readily access what they need for their health and wellbeing</li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Evaluation</strong></p>

<p>In 2021, the final year for evaluation activities, Te Oranganui Trust kait&#363;ruki and the Whakauae evaluator brainstormed ways to collect evaluation data, when Covid-19 restrictions limited face to face contact. Under the guidance of the evaluator, kait&#363;ruki successfully led two data collection activities. Two evaluation reports, a process and impact report were submitted to the Ministry of Health, in October and December 2021 respectively, and subsequently accepted.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/TK-Heights.jpg" style="height:728px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">Heights Training at Cooks Gardens Whanganui (Cohort Three)</span></em></p>

<p style="text-align:center">&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">February 2022</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<h2>&nbsp;</h2>

<h2>&#39;Tapestry of Truth&#39; Rangatahi Wellbeing Project Evaluation</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Start / Finish Dates:</h4>

<p>08 May 2020 &ndash; 10 December 2021</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Leads:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka Osborne</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae Researcher:</h4>

<p>Lynley Cvitanovic</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Brief Description</h4>

<p>The Tapestry of Truth Rangatahi Programme was developed and delivered by Whanganui-based M&#257;ori health and social services provider, Te Oranganui Trust. Oranga Tamariki and Te Hiringa Hauora provided funding to support implementation of the programme. The aim of the programme was to provide young males aged 12- 15 years with specialised support and mentoring to address the issues in their lives and improve their health and wellbeing. Using a wh&#257;nau-centred approach, the programme provided a safe, positive atmosphere for rangatahi to learn and develop pathways that will allow them to confidently lead healthy lives and eventually become self-managing and empowering leaders.</p>

<p>In 2020, Te Hiringa Hauora commissioned an evaluation to be undertaken by Whakauae Research Services. The evaluation explored the impact of the &lsquo;Tapestry of Truth&rsquo; model on rangatahi M&#257;ori wellbeing, building M&#257;ori health service provider evaluation capacity and supporting Te Oranganui to engage with other stakeholders on the merits of their approach.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Outcomes / Achievements</h4>

<p>Both the implementation of the Tapestry of Truth programme and the evaluation were impacted by Covid-19 restrictions. As with the previous year the Tapestry of Truth kai&#257;rahi utilised technology to maintain contact. Care packages were delivered to the rangatahi and their wh?nau to provide support through the lockdown.</p>

<p>Tapestry of Truth provided rangatahi with a wide range of experiences which has encouraged them to take a wider gaze of the world and become more self-determining and resilient. These experiences included fun activities such as go-kart racing and laser tag; cultural activities such as marae visits and preparing a h&#257;ng&#299; and environmental activities such as diving, fishing, and surfing. A member of the Police Youth Aid Team, a qualified builder, dedicated one day a week to teach the Tapestry of Truth rangatahi basic carpentry and building skills. Consequently, the rangatahi built garden furniture which they sold to family, friends and to Te Oranganui staff to raise money to fund their next lot of carpentry projects. This activity helped rangatahi see the role of police in a different light. Additionally, participation in Muay Thai Martial Arts was both popular and successful for the rangatahi as they learnt about health and wellbeing, self- discipline, and teamwork. Many of the rangatahi were supported to compete in local competitions.</p>

<p>Programme planning and content was co-designed with the rangatahi. An essential part of this process was the kait&#363;ruki who bought with them a passion for youth development, knowledge of the community and of wh&#257;nau, hap&#363; and iwi. They came with diverse life experiences that, coupled with youth development skills, social work expertise, an interest in behaviour change and a desire to make a difference contributed to them being able to have hard conversations with rangatahi without judgment. Many topics were discussed during the programme including the effects of alcohol and other drugs individually, on wh&#257;nau and on the community. Learnings were consolidated when rangatahi were asked research a topic and debate the pros and cons. This was followed up with creation of a poster displaying what they had learnt. In mid-2021, building on the success of the male cohort, Te Oranganui Trust initiated the development and implementation of a pilot programme for young girls.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Evaluation</h4>

<p>The evaluation was completed utilising a collaborative approach whereby kaiarahi led interactive data collection sessions and undertook some of the key informant interviews. Whakauae supported this with a small survey and some face-to-face interviews with wh&#257;nau and external stakeholders.&nbsp; The analysis of the data was completed by the evaluator which was then sent to the Tapestry of Truth team to review for accuracy. The evaluation showed that the Tapestry of Truth programme was highly regarded by rangatahi, parents and caregivers and the Whanganui community and there were many positive outcomes for rangatahi and their wh&#257;nau. A final report was submitted to Te Hiringa Hauora at the end of 2021 and accepted.&nbsp; A booklet of summary findings will be released in early 2022.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Tapestry-carpentry.jpg" style="height:488px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:black">Some of the carpentry projects built by Tapestry of Truth rangatahi participants</span></span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:black">February 2022</span></span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<h2>&nbsp;</h2>

<h2>Chatham Islands Wellbeing Study</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead researcher:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Other Whakauae researchers:</h4>

<p>Lynley Cvitanovic</p>

<p>Utiku Potaka</p>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>Tom Johnson</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Independent research team members:</h4>

<p>Teresa Taylor</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>In 2019 Whakauae were approached by Te Puni K&#333;kiri regarding the possibility of undertaking some research into the wellbeing needs of residents of the Chatham Islands. The aim of the study was to explore the self-identified wellbeing needs of the Islands&rsquo; population. It was expected that study findings would be used to advocate for more sustainable and longer-term targeted funding which better addresses wh&#257;nau/hunau needs.</p>

<p>The objectives of this kaupapa M&#257;ori project are to:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Describe wh&#257;nau assessments of current wh&#257;nau wellbeing;</li>
	<li>Document the self-identified and unaddressed wellbeing needs of wh&#257;nau;</li>
	<li>Identify the needs that can potentially be supported by agencies and services outside of the wh&#257;nau;</li>
	<li>Identify challenges associated with adequately supporting unaddressed wellbeing needs; and,</li>
	<li>Draw on study findings and a shared analysis to propose recommendations for service solutions with the greatest potential to enhance wh&#257;nau wellbeing.</li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>Whakauae were first approached to conduct the research in late 2019, and contracted with local provider, Ha O Te Ora Wharekauri Trust Community Services, to commence the work in early 2020. However, just prior to the team&rsquo;s first scheduled visit to the island in March 2020, the entire country was put into lockdown due to Covid-19 reaching Aotearoa. The uncertainties associated with Covid-19 severely delayed the start of the project &ndash; indeed the team&rsquo;s first physical visit to the island did not occur until early April 2021. At that time the team undertook whakawhanaungatanga and a first round of face-to-face individual and group interviews. A second visit to the Island occurred in June 2021 when the research team continued interviews and held a series of w&#257;nanga with community members and representatives from key organisations.</p>

<p>Recently with the spread of Covid-19 throughout the community, and the subsequent risks associated with the more contagious Delta variant, the team&rsquo;s ability to travel to the island has been impacted. Thus the third in a series of planned face-to-face visit to the Island has been postponed until 2022. The third visit is intended to be part of &ldquo;sense-making&rdquo; for the project findings, to present the analysis undertaken by the research team in late November 2021. The team at Whakauae are now looking forward to a more settled period in early 2022, so that we can return to the island and engage in the sense-making phase. At this time we will seek feedback from the community and project participants on key findings and recommendations, and explore the possible ways to ensure the uptake of these findings within specific systems/sectors responsible for the wellbeing of wh&#257;nau/hunau on the Chatham Islands.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="Whakauae Chatham Islands Wellbeing Study " src="/uploads/images/Chatham-Islands-Wellbeing-Study.jpg" style="height:488px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">Moriori hunau (wh&#257;nau) welcome members of the WRS team at K&#333;pinga Marae in April 2021.</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">December 2021</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te Ao Rauropi:</h2>

<h2>Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead researcher:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Bouton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Other Whakauae researchers:</h4>

<p>Gill Potaka-Osborne</p>

<p>Dr Tanya Allport</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Independent research team members:</h4>

<p>Donna Kerridge (Rongo&#257; practitioner)</p>

<p>Dr Glenis Mark</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>This research project, exploring the deeper meaning of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori (traditional M&#257;ori healing), is a three-year HRC funded study hosted by Whakauae Research.&nbsp;&nbsp; Building on previous work undertaken by members of the research team, the research will identify and articulate the contribution that Rongo&#257; makes to the health and wellbeing of the Aotearoa New Zealand population and to our environments, seek to reinstate wider understanding of the nature of Rongo&#257; and restore a M&#257;ori philosophy of wellbeing to our communities</p>

<p>The project will collect data from both Rongo&#257; practitioners and their patients. The data will be analysed and synthesised to create a map of the Rongo&#257; biosphere as a graphic representation of the principles and practices of M&#257;ori healing.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>&nbsp;The study commenced in September 2020, with ethics review and approval gained early in 2021. In Phase 2 of the study, we have successfully recruited and interviewed 49 participants from across the country, with several more interviews still to be conducted.&nbsp; In-depth case studies, involving Rongo&#257; healers and patients who have participated in the interviews, are being carried out. &nbsp;We have found that both healers and patients are keen to share their perspectives on Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori, and we have been delighted to hear their stories of growing up with Rongo&#257; as an intrinsic part of their childhoods.&nbsp; Many have shared their experiences of healing, or of being healed, using Rongo&#257; practices and have also shared the struggles they have experienced given the general lack of acceptance of healing principles and practices. Phase 2 data analysis has recently begun and will continue into the new year.</p>

<p>A recent Te Ao Rauropi interview and hui took place at Bushy Park, Whanganui, where the research team were also honoured to participate in an informative bush walk with Rongo&#257; practitioner and advocate, Pa Ropata McGowan.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="Te Ao Rauropi - Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori" src="/uploads/images/Te-Ao-Rauropi-Mapping-the-Biosphere-of-Rongoa-Maori.jpg" style="height:418px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">From left:&nbsp; Donna Kerridge, Dr Amohia Boulton, Pa Ropata McGowan, and Dr Tanya Allport at Bushy Park, Whanganui.</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">October 2021</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Te Pae Herenga: An investigation of M&#257;ori wh&#257;nau end of life cultural care customs</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Lead researcher:</h4>

<p>Tess Moeke Maxwell, University of Auckland</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Whakauae researchers:</h4>

<p>Dr Amohia Boulton</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Description:</h4>

<p>This three-year, HRC-funded study is investigating the traditional end-of-life M&#257;ori care customs that wh&#257;nau draw on to strengthen their end-of-life caregiving activities and support palliative care service provision. The research is hosted by the Te &#256;rai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group at the University of Auckland, where Principal Investigator Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell (Ng&#257;i Tai, Ng&#257;ti Porou) is based. She is supported by Te &#256;rai&rsquo;s Kaumatua R&#333;p&#363;, led by Rawiri Wharemate (Ng&#257;tiwai, Ng&#257;ti Moerewa, Ng&#257; Puhi). The research team brought together for the study include academics from the University of Auckland such as Professors Linda Nikora and Merryn Gott, Dr Amohia Boulton from Whakauae, health professionals such as Dr Keri Ratima, representatives from hospice, as well as other research assistants and students.</p>

<p>The research seeks to identify the barriers and facilitators M&#257;ori experience in using traditional care customs within different care settings (home, hospice, hospital and aged residential care). A number of resources will be developed to share information about care customs with diverse M&#257;ori wh&#257;nau, their communities and the palliative care sector. Planned resources include digital stories; an online educational resource; information on cultural care customs; helpful palliative care information; as well as peer reviewed articles.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Progress:</h4>

<p>Over 60 stories from wh&#257;nau around Aotearoa were collected as part of this research project. Many of these have been made into a digital resource that can be accessed from a new website &ldquo;Te Ipu Aronui&rdquo;; an output from the Te Pae Herenga project. This online educational resource&nbsp;and website&nbsp;went live in late March with community launches in Hastings,&nbsp;P&#333;rangahau, Wellington and Whanganui.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the 30 March 2021, the Whanganui launch of the website was held. Hosted by Whanganui Hospice, the day began with a mihi whakatau to members of the research team, their kaumatua, clinicians, community researchers and members of the public. This was led by local Rongo&#257; practitioner, Marilyn Vreede and her husband Marty. Both Marilyn and another local Rongo&#257; practitioner, Mary Bennett, have contributed their stories as part of the research for inclusion <a href="https://www.teipuaronui.co.nz/kete-aronui-rongoa" target="_blank">on the website here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>During the event, Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell and Dr Merryn Gott gave an overview of the project and took us through a tour of the new website. In addition, we were treated to a glimpse of some of the 22 stories and given handy hints about navigating other website tabs.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tess thanked members of her team: the Te &#256;rai Kahui kaumatua (Matua Joe, Whaea Whio, Matua Rawiri and Matua Aaron), senior academics and research assistants for traveling and supporting the launches in the regions.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>This is an excellent resource that will be valuable for family caregivers and health professionals alike and we encourage people to take a look <a href="https://www.teipuaronui.co.nz/" target="_blank">at the website here</a>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Te-Pae-Herenga(1).jpg" style="height:447px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">From left: Marilyn Vreede (Rongo&#257; Practitioner, Whanganui); Prof Merryn Gott (Auckland University), Dr Tess Moeke Maxwell (Principal Investigator, Auckland University), Mary Bennett (Whanganui) and Dr Amohia Boulton (Whakauae Research).</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">April 2021</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Perceptions of Papak&#257;inga: An examination of &lsquo;home&rsquo; and how to cater services for M&#257;ori</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Project Description</h4>

<p><em>&lsquo;Perceptions of Papak&#257;inga: An examination of &lsquo;home&rsquo; and how to cater services for M&#257;ori&rsquo;</em> was a 12-month study undertaken by Whakauae Research in partnership with Wai Research to explore comparative M&#257;ori views of &lsquo;home&rsquo; in the Rangit&#299;kei and T&#257;maki Makaurau.</p>

<p>Funded by Ng&#257; Pae o te M&#257;ramatanga, the research project was designed to address the current lack of evidence and knowledge concerning M&#257;ori perceptions, experiences, and realities of what is needed from policy and service design for M&#257;ori to not just have a house, but to &lsquo;be at home&rsquo; where and how they choose. While &lsquo;home&rsquo; has been explored within research as a multifaceted concept, little is known about the different elements of &lsquo;home&rsquo; within M&#257;ori experience, or the diverse complexities that shape that experience.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="From left: Researchers Hector Kaiwai, Tanya Allport, Amohia Boulton and Gill Potaka-Osborne. Absent from the photo is the final member of the team, Rewa Harker, Wai Research." src="/uploads/images/Papakainga-researchers.jpg" style="height:428px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">From left: Researchers Hector Kaiwai, Tanya Allport, Amohia Boulton and Gill Potaka-Osborne. Absent from the photo is the final member of the team, Rewa Harker, Wai Research.</span></em></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Project Findings and Outcomes</h4>

<p>The idea of being &lsquo;safe and well at home&rsquo; has taken on an unprecedented importance during the rapidly developing Coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. New Zealand&rsquo;s COVID-19 response has centralised &lsquo;home&rsquo; as the &lsquo;safest place to be&rsquo;, specifically during level 3 and 4 lock-down measures. Home is seen as a place of wellbeing, which contrasts to &lsquo;away from home&rsquo; places as potential sites of infection and subsequent personal and public health impacts. However, the essence of what forms a place of wellbeing for Maori is not generally included or acknowledged in government discourses around &lsquo;home&rsquo;, and is therefore inadequately represented within polices, resourcing and services.</p>

<p>The findings from the <em>Papak&#257;inga</em> project contribute to understanding the meanings of &lsquo;home&rsquo; for three different generations of M&#257;ori living in different geographical locations, and how these meanings shape the perception of &lsquo;being well at home&rsquo;.&nbsp; The place and function of cultural elements that relate to &lsquo;home&rsquo;, such as &lsquo;t&#363;rangawaewae&rsquo;, &lsquo;papak&#257;inga&rsquo; and &lsquo;ahi k&#257;&rsquo; were highlighted in relationship to identity, whakapapa, and hauora within the participants&rsquo; perceptions of &lsquo;home&rsquo;.</p>

<p>By investigating the views, attitudes, and perceptions of M&#257;ori community members in two distinct locations, the research has been able to identify that &lsquo;home&rsquo; is more than a spatial notion, and that there are a range of holistically connected aspects that need to be considered if we are to deliver effective and sustainable solutions around M&#257;ori being &lsquo;at home&rsquo;.&nbsp; As M&#257;ori meanings of &lsquo;home&rsquo; are adapting, developing, and changing, especially in the current COVID-19 context, the findings from this research contribute to the significant thinking that needs to influence future policy direction and highlight areas that require further investigation.</p>

<p>The first of a planned series of peer-reviewed journal papers was published in 2020 (Boulton, A., Nee, J.,&nbsp;Allport, T.&nbsp;(2020) Hauk&#257;inga - A Review of M&#257;ori concepts of &#39;home&#39;. Whakauae Research Services Ltd, Te P&#363;take - Whakauae Raro Occasional Paper Series, Number 1, August 2020.) <a href="https://www.whakauae.co.nz/publications/occasional-papers/15/">this can be viewed and downloaded here</a>. A second is currently under review and a third in the final stages of preparation for submission. The findings of the Papak&#257;inga project have also been presented at the 9th Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference 2020.</p>

<p>Furthermore, two dissemination videos featuring particpants&rsquo; k&#333;rero of &lsquo;home&rsquo; have been created with the help of funding from the Health Research Council. The video with of the T&#257;maki Makaurau participants can be found at the <a href="https://wairesearch.waipareira.com/perceptions-of-papakainga/" target="_blank">Wai Research website here</a>.</p>

<p>A video featuring the Rangit&#299;kei participants is on this website and <a href="https://www.whakauae.co.nz/view/perceptions-of-papakainga/23/">can be viewed here</a>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px">April 2021</span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Awa FM Research Project</h2>

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<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="From left Amohia Boulton, Whetu Fala, Gill Potaka-Osborne with the flyer." src="/uploads/images/awa-fm-march-21.jpg" style="height:488px; width:650px" /><br />
<em><span style="font-size:12px">From left Amohia Boulton, Whetu Fala, Gill Potaka-Osborne with the flyer.</span></em></p>

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<p>At the end of 2020, Whakauae Research Services and Awa FM (Te Reo Irirangi o Whanganui) came together to discuss a joint research project. The aim of this two-stage project is to gain an understanding of how te reo is adding to the quality of life for M&#257;ori in the Awa FM broadcast region.</p>

<p>Subsequently, in February 2021, Whakauae completed the first stage of this project by analysing the survey data collected by Awa FM at Pakaitore Day 2020. Three high level themes were identified from the results of the 2020 Awa FM Listener Survey, namely that:</p>

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	<li>the <strong>content</strong> played on Awa FM should be relevant for all ages and reflect Whanganui, including local news, waiata, stories, history, tikanga and Te Reo;</li>
	<li><strong>announcers</strong> were a critical component of Awa FM and more wahine M&#257;ori should be encouraged; and</li>
	<li>improving <strong>transmission</strong>, and the modes of transmission (including greater use of multimedia platforms and social media) was critical for broad reach.</li>
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<p>Prior to Pakaitore Day 2021, and following an invitation to Whakauae&rsquo;s offices, Awa FM staff were presented with an infographic flyer outlining high level results. Flyers were to be distributed to wh&#257;nau who attended the Marae Waka Ama challenge and the 2021 Pakaitore celebrations however, these celebrations were deferred due to concerns regarding Covid-19. Flyers are available from Awa FM offices, and will be distributed by Awa FM at other community hui. Whakauae are also drafting a more detailed report of the survey findings due for completion at the end of April 2021.</p>

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<p><span style="font-size:12px">March 2021</span></p>

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