<h3 style="text-align:justify">A range of key partnerships is imperative to the ongoing viability and success of Whakauae Research for M&#257;ori Health and Development.&nbsp; Whakauae has a commitment to collaborative partnerships across a range of sectors, both nationally and internationally, and has nurtured these over the past five years.</h3>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Some of our key research collaborations nationally include with the University of Otago; Auckland University of Technology; and Ng&#257; Pae o te M&#257;ramatanga, New Zealand&#39;s M&#257;ori Centre of Research Excellence.&nbsp; We have also built up a number of international research partnerships over the past couple of years.</p>

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<h3>ASPIRE 2025</h3>

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<img alt="ASPIRE 2025" src="/uploads/images/Aspire%202025%20logo.jpg" style="height:52px; width:315px" /></p>

<p><a href="http://aspire2025.org.nz/" target="_blank">&raquo; Visit the website here</a></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Whakauae is a founding member of the ASPIRE2025 network, a collective of tobacco control researchers. This group has a direct influence on policy makers through the provision of evidence to inform policy and meets regularly with providers, government and advocates to help achieve the national 2025 smokefree goal. Members of ASPIRE 2025 with whom we closely collaborate include:</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Prof%20Richard%20Edwards.jpg" style="height:143px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Prof Richard Edwards</h3>

<p><strong>MB BChir, MRCP, FCPHM(NZ), MPH, MD</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is the Co-Head of the Department of Public Health, the Co-Director of the Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit at the University of Otago and the Co-Director of ASPIRE 2025.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Prof%20Janet%20Hoek.jpg" style="height:143px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Prof Janet Hoek</h3>

<p><strong>BA (Hons, 1st Class), Dip. Bus. Admin (Dist), MA (Dist), PhD</strong></p>

<p>is a Professor in the Department of Marketing, School of Business, University of Otago.</p>

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<h3>Dr El Shadan Tautolo</h3>

<p><strong>PhD, MHSc, PGDip Forensics, BS</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is of Cook Island and Samoan descent. Dan is the Associate Director of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study at Auckland University of Technology.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Dr%20George%20Thomson.jpg" style="height:158px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Dr George Thomson</h3>

<p><strong>BA, MA (Public Policy), PhD</strong></p>

<p>is an Associate Professor (Research) in the Department of Public Health, at the University of Otago.</p>

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<h3>Anaru Waa</h3>

<p><strong>BSoc Sci (Psych), PGCOP, PGDipPH (Dist), MPH (Dist)</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is of Ng&#257;ti Hine, Ng&#257;puhi descent. He is a Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago.</p>

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<h3>Contracting at the Margins Research Group</h3>

<p><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Contracting%20Margins%20logo.jpg" style="height:143px; width:283px" /></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Whakauae is a member of the Contracting at the Margins Research Group (CaMRG), an emerging international network of researchers interested in documenting the role of the Non-Government sector (NGO) in the provision of primary health care (PHC) services for those populations living in marginalising circumstances.&nbsp; The work of CaMRG is focussed on developing a collective body of applied policy research aiming to: 1) document the role of the NGO sector in provision of PHC across various jurisdictional contexts; 2) describe, compare and develop alternative funding models and accountability frameworks to ensure that the NGO sector can realise its PHC objectives;&nbsp; and 3) examine the effectiveness of NGOs and governments in the provision of PHC services to populations living in marginalising circumstances.</p>

<p><a href="/uploads/files/CaMRG%20revised%20June%202013.pdf" target="_blank">View the document here</a></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Members of the CaMRG group we closely collaborate with include:</p>

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<p><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Josee%20Lavoie.jpg" style="height:143px; width:115px" /></p>

<h3>Dr Jos&eacute;e Lavoie</h3>

<p><strong>BSc, MA, PhD</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is the Director of the Manitoba First Nations &ndash; Centre for Aboriginal Health Research and Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Prof%20Judith%20Dwyer.jpg" style="height:143px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Prof Judith Dwyer</h3>

<p><strong>BA, MBA, FAICD, FCSHM</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is the Director of Research in the Department of Health Care Management at Flinders University (School of Medicine) in South Australia and Program Leader: Enabling Policy and Systems at the Lowitja Institute, Australia.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Kim%20ODonnell.jpg" style="height:125px; width:100px" /></h3>

<h3>Kim O&rsquo;Donnell</h3>

<p><strong>Dip Tchg, MA</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is a Malyangapa/Barkindji woman from western New South Wales. Kim is a Research Officer in Health Care Management at Flinders University, Australia.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Jackie_Cumming(1).jpg" style="height:156px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Prof Jackie Cumming</h3>

<p><strong>BA, MA (Hons, 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Class), Dip Health Econ, PhD</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">is the Director of the Health Services Research Centre in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington.</p>

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<h3>Dr Tim Tenbensel</h3>

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>PhD</strong></span></p>

<p>is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of Auckland.</p>

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<h3 style="text-align:justify">The Development of principles to strengthen &nbsp;<br />
health evaluation practice in Australia and New Zealand</h3>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Margaret%20Cargo%202014.JPG" style="height:173px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Dr Margaret Cargo</h3>

<p><strong>B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. Health Behaviour, PhD</strong></p>

<p>is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Lisa%20Warner(2).jpg" style="height:162px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Lisa Warner</h3>

<p>is an Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara woman, a community facilitator and emerging evaluator and researcher.</p>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Nan%20Wehipeihana.jpg" style="height:131px; width:106px" /></h3>

<h3>Nan Wehipeihana</h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">Ng&#257;ti T&#363;korehe, Ng&#257;ti Porou and Te Wh&#257;nau-&#257;-Apanui, is a highly respected evaluator and member of the Kinnect Group.</p>

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<h3 style="text-align:justify">Embracing a Vision for Indigenous Health:<br />
Community Access to Prevention, Self-Management &amp; Integrated Diabetes Services in the BC Interior</h3>

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<h3><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Dr%20Donna%20Kurtz.jpg" style="height:157px; width:115px" /></h3>

<h3>Dr Donna LM Kurtz</h3>

<h3><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>RN, PhD</strong></span></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">is a Metis woman and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada</p>

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<h3>Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKE) Project</h3>

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<h3><img alt="FNHSSM PEKE Governing Committee" src="/uploads/images/Whakauae%20AR%202014%2056_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg" style="height:203px; width:476px" /></h3>

<h3>FNHSSM PEKE Governing Committee</h3>

<p>From left: Leona Star, Josee Lavoie, Kathi Avery Kinew, Chief Norman Bone.</p>

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<p>We value our partnerships with community and health providers; this offers an opportunity to partner in health services research, share research results with practitioners and implement, through interventions, a range of evidence based practice. Currently we are working with the Tui Ora Ltd and Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority. Recently we have also completed work with the Tipu Ora Charitable Trust, the Taranaki District Health Board and the Whanganui District Health Board.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Kiri%20Conf.jpg" style="height:327px; width:400px" /></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12px">Kiri Parata presenting at Healing Our Spirits Worldwide Seventh Gathering Conference in Kirikiriroa November 2015</span></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">At times we call on subcontractors to assist our research team with their expertise. &nbsp;We are privileged to have been working with our great team of subcontractors over a number of years.&nbsp; Currently&nbsp;Kiri Parata is contributing to our Preventing Chronic Conditions research project and Teresa Taylor is working on the Tapuhi T&#363; Toa intervention project.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="/uploads/images/Teresa%20Conf.jpg" style="height:373px; width:400px" /></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12px">Teresa Taylor presenting&nbsp;at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Conference in Auckland August 2015</span></p>

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<p>At times these international partnerships lead to opportunities to work more closely together.&nbsp; In 2013 we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Jos&eacute;e Lavoie and Dr Margaret Cargo.</p>

<p><a href="/uploads/files/Visit%20from%20International%20Partners%20with%20photos.pdf" target="_blank">You can view more about this here</a></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">We also hosted a delegation from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), an organisation of First Nations leaders in Manitoba, Canada.</p>

<p><a href="/uploads/files/Indigenous%20Delegation.pdf" target="_blank">You can view more about this here</a></p>

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