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Big heart, but disconnected – new CED report
A new research report on community economic development and social enterprise found “the sector has a and fragmented, from itself, and other stakeholders”. While there are many fine examples of…
Kanohi ki te kanohi – A Thing of the Past? Examining the Notion of “Virtual” Ahikā and the Implicat ions for Kanohi ki te kanohi
The Māori concept of ahikā (burning fires of occupation) was once a necessary part of asserting one’s mana whenua (rights to land) over customary territories. If ahikā was exercised over…
What messages are in the tuakana –teina pedagogy for tertiary educators?
With vocation level programmes of the tertiary sector in Aotearoa New Zealand entering a new era of strategic visioning, one of the aims for educators is to seek ways to…
Article: Māori Family Views of Family Wellbeing
From The International Indigenous Policy Journal: Vol 5, Issue 1. 2014 Amohia F. Boulton: Whakauae Research for Maori Health and Development, amohia@whakauae.co.nz Heather H. Gifford: Whakauae Research for Māori Health…
“Closing the gaps”
New Zealand is still wasting its “demographic dividend” of young Māori and Pacific people reaching working age, as investments in health and education fail to flow through into highly paid…
Photovoice: Giving Voice to Indigenous Youth
A paper by Derek Jennings and John Lowe Children’s voices and their perceptions of healthy behaviours have been argued as critical for understanding health policy and program design that affect…
Talking with Amohia Boulton
“..when you’re working at a University institution you can say that you are doing research on behalf of Maori but the University can also protect you quite a bit. What…
Men Needed for Research on Providing Support Through Stressful Life Events
Research tells us that many Kiwi blokes do not seek information and support in a timely way, and this affects their wellbeing. The Mental Health Foundation, with support from the…
Supporting Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary Education for Indigenous Students: Lessons from an Institutional Ethnography in Ontario, Canada
A paper by Jean-Paul Restoule and Angela Mashford-Pringle of the University of Toronto, et al. This study examines some of the ways institutional policies and practices can support or hinder…
Taking Action: What you can do to support Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga
The recent decision to not short-list Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga for continued funding has been met with a lot of confusion and anger within the community. Ngā Pae o…
Study Talking to Disabled Pasifika Youth
The Pacific Health and Health Systems departments at the University of Auckland are carrying out this research, the first New Zealand study in this area, for the Ministry of Health.…