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Te Kupenga: first survey of Māori wellbeing
Most Māori think their whānau is doing well, according to results May 6th from Statistics New Zealand’s first survey of Māori well-being, Te Kupenga. Results from the survey showed that…
Event: Conducting Evaluation in Cultural Contexts Other Than Our Own
Education Review Office Thursday, 19 June 2014, 5.30-7.30pm ERO, Level 5, URS Building,13-15 College Hill, Ponsonby A presentation on evaluating in cultural contexts other than our own. It is to…
Exhibition: Ngā Kura a Hine-Te-Iwaiwa
Opening: 5.30-7.30pm, 13th May, 2014. Running time: 14-27 May, 2014. Venue: Creative Waikato, 131 Alexandra street, Hamilton. An exhibition of finely woven taonga that celebrate the skill and dexterity of…
Socially Constructed Teen Motherhood: A Review
This article reviews literature on the gradual construction of teenage pregnancy as a social issue in North America. It shows how teen motherhood emerged not as an issue unto itself,…
Navigating the Tide Together: Early Collaboration between Tribal and Academic Partners in a CBPR Study
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches stress the importance of building strong, cohesive collaborations between academic researchers and partnering communities; yet there is minimal research examining the actual quality of CBPR…
Survey on how women are doing in Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand women of all ages and from all parts of the country are urged to respond to the third “How are we doing” survey being conducted by Pacific Women’s…
Kaupapa Rangahau Workshop Series
Dates: June 30th – September 24th Workshop 1- June 30th – 9am to 3.30pm Kaupapa Māori Theory Workshop 2- August 4th – 9am to 3.30pm Kaupapa Māori Methodology Workshop 3-…
Hei oranga Māori i te ao hurihuri nei: Living as Māori in the world today—An outcome of kura kaupapa Māori
Kura kaupapa Māori provide a unique primary school education in which children are immersed in a Māori language and cultural environment with the aim of enabling graduates to “live as…
The Human Cost of Inequality
Date: 19th of May- 23rd of May Time: 7.30pm Venue: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium (260-115), Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road,, Auckland Cost: Free A series of three…
Evidence2Action Symposium 2014, 4 June, Wellington
The one-day Evidence2Action symposium on Wednesday 4 June is a chance for anyone interested to explore the link between research, policy and action. The symposium is being hosted by the…
Towards the ‘tangible unknown’: Decolonization and the Indigenous future
On the occasion of the inaugural issue of Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, we examine the many contradictions, contestations and possible pathways to decolonization. In working to explore the many…
Talking with Amohia Boulton part-2
Amohia Boulton (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngai te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Mutunga) is a Senior Researcher and Associate Director at Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development, a small tribally-owned and…