This paper presents the findings of the Perceptions of Papakāinga project, which explores the connection between place, genealogy, and identity for two Māori (New Zealand’s Indigenous people) communities: one living…
Housing
Māori perceptions of ‘home’: Māori housing needs, wellbeing and policy
By: Amohia Boulton, Tanya Allport, Hector Kaiwai, Rewa Harker, Gill Potaka-Osborne
Published: 2021-05-02
This paper presents the findings of the Perceptions of Papakāinga project, a 12-month, Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga funded project which explores comparative views of ‘home’ for Māori. The findings…
Public Health
Progressive Thinking: Ten Possible Futures for Public & Community Services
By: Dr Amohia Boulton and Deb Te Kawa
Published: 2019/07/01
While the COVID-19 crisis has reminded us of how underprepared the world was to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases, it simultaneously revealed how well-placed and effective institutions in…
COVID-19 Māuri Ora Whānau Hapu Iwi
Health
Kia Pū te Wai o Pareira: Catalysts of Whānau Health and Wellbeing in West Auckland
By: Dr Tanya Allport, Dr John Huakau, Haze White & Donna Te Whiu
Published: 2017-04-01
Kia Pū te Wai o Pareira: Catalysts of Whānau Health and Wellbeing in West Auckland is the technical report following an 18-month study of Māori living in West Auckland. This…
Health & Wellbeing Research & Evaluation Whānau Ora
Health
Kimihia te Hauora Hinengaro: Pathways to Mental Health
By: Mark Strang, Dr Tanya Allport, Haze White
Published: 2018-04-01
Kimihia te Hauora Hinengaro: Pathways to Mental Health report is on a study conducted by Wai Research which explores the relevance of the inclusion of Māori cultural elements in therapeutic…
Māori Mental Health Whānau Ora
Economic Development
Tipping the balance: An analysis of the impact of the Working for Families Policy on Māori Whānau.
By: Dr Heather Gifford, Dr Amohia Boulton, Sue Triggs, Professor Chris Cunningham
Published: 2012-11-01
NZ’s Working for Families (WFF) policy introduced in 2004 aimed to address, amongst other things, the poverty faced by low-income working families. While WFF has been evaluated, little evidence exists…
Policy Programmes
Economic Development
Implementing Working for Families: the impact of the policy on selected Māori whānau
By: Dr Amohia Boulton, Dr Heather Gifford
Published: 2011-09-03
This paper presents an analysis of the qualitative data collected for a study investigating the effect of the Working for Families policy on Māori families’ self-reported whānau ora (family wellbeing).…
Policy Programmes
Whānau Ora
Making Work Pay: Policymakers Perspectives on ‘Working for Families’
By: Dr Amohia Boulton, Dr Heather Gifford
Published: 2011-11-15
The paper focuses on preliminary analysis of the first set of data collected, namely key informant interviews conducted with policy makers involved in the development of the Working for Families…