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…continue reading
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…continue reading
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…continue reading
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…continue reading
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…continue reading
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…continue reading
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).…continue reading
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…continue reading