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What are the issues about food with whānau?

Biggest issues with food

According to the United Nations, food is a basic human right. Article 25(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘Everyone has the right to a standard of…

Turia to leave, Whānau Ora to stay on

Tariana-Turia-Te-Anga-Mua-Whanau Ora Seminar 2012

The Minister for Whānau Ora, Hon Tariana Turia, has announced that she won’t be standing in the next election. Her decision to retire, made with her own whānau, is based on her belief that both…

Whānau Ora potential to lift children and their whānau out of poverty

This week the Children’s Commissioner published ‘Solutions to Child Poverty in New Zealand: Evidence for action‘, a report from the Commissioner’s Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty. I…

Expressions of Interest Called For Trial Programme

Keeping Well and Regional Public Health (Lower Hutt, Wellington) would like to trial a low cost evaluation skills development programme and want to gauge interest in this. Many providers need…

Undertaking Whānau Ora Research with whānau collectives

Sir Mason Durie Te Anga Mua Seminar 2012

He mini mahana ki a kōutou i te wiki nei. My post last week gave a brief introduction to the Community-Up Approach to Defining Research Conduct. This approach was recently…

'Unholy Matrimony: Forced Marriage in New Zealand' thesis – New to the Kete

One of the winners of the 2011 New and Emerging Community Researcher Awards, Priyanca Radhadkrishnan, studied the issue of forced and underage marriage in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her paper is now…

What is good community- and whānau-based research?

The afternoon panel session at the Te Anga Mua Seminar showcased responses to the question of what is good community- and whānau-based research. Trisha Young, Tracey Wright-Tawha, Invercargill Te Poha…

Whānau Stories a highlight of Te Anga Mua Seminar

One of the highlights of the recent Te Anga Mua seminar was the presentations by whānau.  Here is a quick selection of their feedback. Kim Whaanga-Kipa & Kipa Whānau A Whānau…

Te Anga Mua Seminar launched by the Hon Tariana Turia

The Te Anga Mua Whānau Ora Research Seminar began just after 9am on 23 November 2012 with a mihi whakatau (welcome). The day was acknowledged as the third day of…

Conducting research with whānau

The 'Patch' for Whanau Ora

Tēnā koutou katoa. He mihi mahana ki a koutou. Ko wai ahau? Ko Mohaka te awa, ko Tawhirirangi te maunga, ko Ngāti Pahauwera te Iwi. Ko Fiona Cram tōku ingoa.…

Research and Evaluation is possible

It has encouraged me to believe that “research and evaluation is possible’ – that we can do it.  It’s not so scary, or remote after all, and we don’t have…

Whānau Ora has changed our lives

Our whānau are spread across the country. We have 7 children and 14 mokopuna. Only one of our children has full time work while the others struggle to find work.…

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