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Kaupapa Māori and the PATH research tool in a post-colonial indigenous context

Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) is a visual facilitation tool that is used to make strategic plans with whānau and service providers throughout Aotearoa. In this project supported with…

Whānau Ora action research: Evidence of transformation following whānau planning and engagement.

Action research – as part of the wider measurement activity for the Whānau Ora approach – is focused on providing evidence of provider practice, developing improved whānau-centred service delivery and…

Tino Rangatiratanga: How Self-determination Can Heal a Broken Village

This is a powerpoint presentation and resource to understand the link between In-determination and self-determination, violence and abuse, and the breakdown and recovery of the whanau/family unit.

Whānau Ora: What does it mean in practice?

Power point Presentation by Heather Gifford.  A power point explanation of  whanau ora.

Ka whānau mai te reo: Honouring Whānau, Upholding Reo Māori

This is the first report from a 3-year (2012–2015) kaupapa Māori research project that investigates how best to support the continuity of reo Māori development of whānau as they transition…

E Rua Ngā Tūru – Attributing causation in Whānau Ora

This presentation explores how causal inferences can be drawn from a ‘natural experiment’, like Whānau Ora. I talk generally about health interventions and a little about the Whānau Ora initiative,…

Report on the effectiveness of services delivered by DOVE Hawkes Bay Inc.

DOVE and EIT wanted to address this by examining the efficacy of family violence prevention services run for men, women and youth in Hawke’s Bay. In particular, we were interested…

Kei te pēwhea tō whānau? Exploring Whānau Well-being through the Māori Social Survey

Kei te pēwhea tō whānau? Exploring whānau using the Māori Social Survey describes how the Māori Social Survey 2013 (Te Kupenga) will study whānau and whānau well-being. This report explains…

Developing a Kaupapa Māori Framework for Whānau Ora

Te Korowai has been developed from seven interconnecting themes raised by hui with kaumatua and represents the concepts and practicalities of Whānau ora. Te Korowai looks at the individual while…

Marae based Whānau Ora PATH Planning

A presentation by Kataraina Pipi and Kim Whaanga-Kipa about the marae based Whānau Ora PATH Planning

Tipping the balance: An analysis of the impact of the Working for Families Policy on Māori Whānau.

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…

Facilitating domestic violence programmes: Listening to voices from the field.

Relationship Services Whakawhanaungatanga (now Relationships Aotearoa) undertook an evaluation of 15 years of domestic violence programme facilitation. Ideas were gathered from experienced facilitators, client evaluation forms were analysed and Māori…

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