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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
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,…continue reading
Posted on 20 September 2013 |
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…continue reading
Posted on 29 August 2013 |
Hauora Kotahitanga – Māori health experiences as models for co-operative co-existence between indigenous and non-indigenous people
This thesis examines the relationships forming between the worlds of Māori and non-Māori peoples through hauora Māori. The purpose of this study is to examine Māori experiences of the development…continue reading
Posted on 20 May 2013 |
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…continue reading
Posted on 3 December 2012 |
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…continue reading
Posted on 22 November 2012 |
Marae based Whānau Ora PATH Planning
A presentation by Kataraina Pipi and Kim Whaanga-Kipa about the marae based Whānau Ora PATH Planning
Posted on 22 November 2012 |
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…continue reading
Posted on 22 November 2012 |
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…continue reading
Posted on 22 November 2012 |
Implementing Working for Families: the impact of the policy on selected Māori whānau
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
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Takitini: A collective approach to Whānau Ora action research
Takitini: A collective approach to Whānau Ora action research presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association Conference (anzea), Hamilton, 9 July 2012. This presentation reflects on the emergent ‘learnings’…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Kia Rite Kia Ora – Pilot Programme Evaluation What have we learned?
A powerpoint presentation on Kia Rite Kia Ora (2012) is a pilot whanau ora health intervention. This powerpoint summarises some of the results.
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Reducing Inequalities: Analysing the Effect of Government Policy on Whānau Ora
The research discussed in this report to the Health Research Council (HRC) was commenced in February 2009 and completed in February 2012. Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development (WRMHD)…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |