On the 7th of August Dr Amohia Boulton participated in a panel of academics and practitioners to discuss how successful public policy may be achieved.
Maihi Potaka (Ngāti Hauiti, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Manawa) has been named the recipient of the 2019 Whakauae Pae Tawhiti Scholarship.
Ena Ying-tzu Chang, a Taiwanese PhD student who is researching Indigenous health issues in Taiwan recently met with the Whakauae team in Whanganui. Ena's doctoral research is focussed on health promotion practice models grounded in Indigenous world views and values as well as on the interface between government sectors, biomedical discourses and Indigenous cultural sovereignty.
Whakauae acknowledges the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pays respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, in particular, the Larrakia people of Darwin the traditional custodians of the land upon which the Lowitja Conference 2019 was held.
We are delighted and honoured that Dr Erica Williams (Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Whānau ā Apanui) has accepted an invitation to join the Whakauae Board of Directors.
In the lead up to Easter, Whakauae joined colleagues from the Health Services Research Centre (Victoria University) in a two-day wānanga at Rātā Marae. Organised by Dr Amohia Boulton, the wānanga focused on exploring the synergies between Indigenous theories and critical realist research approaches.
The Research Centre Director, Dr Amohia Boulton has spent a busy week supporting Ngāti Hauiti in range of activities relating to iwi business.
The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) hosts an international conference every three years bringing together leading professionals from all corners of the world. Whakauae's Dr Heather Gifford, Dr Lewis Williams, Gill Potaka-Osborne and Lynley Cvitanovic attended this years event.
A pōwhiri was held at Rātā Marae for Dr Aria Graham (Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Pōrou, Samoan), and members of her whānau, on the beautiful late summer morning of 18 March 2019.
The Whakauae team recently joined Ngāti Hauiti to support the review of Te Whakauae a Tamatea, the iwi's research strategy, as well as the formulation of a new strategy for the period 2019 – 2029.
After several intensive years of juggling part-time study, a demanding job, a busy whānau and various sports commitments, Stacey Ranginui graduated on 08 March 2019 with not one, but three qualifications.
Whakauae and Te Atawhai o Te Ao: Independent Māori Research Institute for Environment and Health (TAOTA) had the privilege of co-hosting the second Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga Annual Principal Investigators' Wānanga held at Rānana Marae on the awa Whanganui from the 11th - 14th February.
Esteemed long-time Whakauae colleague, Sharon Clarke (Wergaia, Gunditjmara) travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand in January 2019 to take part in professional development activities as well as to re-connect with family and friends.
Dr Amohia Boulton participated in the first ever international evaluation conference for Indigenous evaluators during February 2019.
On 11 December, Whakauae Research in conjunction with Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, launched Cultural, Ethical, Research, Legal, Scientific, Issues of Rongoā Māori, a guideline for researchers and healers engaged in Rongoā research.
During November, the Whakauae team welcomed a week-long return visit from Valdine Flaming of Thompson, Northern Manitoba.
Te Kete Tū-Ātea (TKTA), research and kōrero were recently shared at the Human Development & Capabilities Association (HDCA) conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Aotearoa New Zealand colleagues Roberta (Bertz) Williams, Maaki Tuatini, Nancy Tuaine and Kiri Parata joined Gill Potaka Osborne and Lynley Cvitanovic at this year's Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) International Conference.
From August 30th – September 1st 2018, Lewis Williams attended the Human Development Capability Association (HDCA) Conference "Human Development and Social Inclusion in an Urbanizing World" in Buenos Aires.
In late August, the Whakauae team visited the former Potaka Pā site at Mōkai as part of our commitment to learning more about Ngāti Hauiti, its people and its sites of significance.
Pae Tawhiti scholarship 2017 recipient, Robyn Richardson (Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Whanaunga ki Hauraki) recently presented on her research progress to Whakauae staff.
After three years of intensive study, Whakauae scholar Dr Rachel Brown (Te Atiawa, Ngāi Tahu) has been awarded a PhD in Māori health.
This year's ANZEA Conference provided another great opportunity for sharing ideas and extending evaluation networks. Held in Tāmaki Makaurau during July 2018, the Conference showcased a raft of innovative developments in evaluation.
Dr Amohia Boulton is to be a pivotal member of a Victoria University-led team of researchers recently awarded an HRC programme grant to carry out research into the effectiveness of the country's primary health care system.
Iwi development planning is expected to be enhanced through ground-breaking rangatahi wellbeing quantitative research to be carried out over the next three years. Whakauae Research Director Dr Amohia Boulton, along with Andrew Sporle and Dr Reremoana Theodore, has been awarded HRC Rangahau Hauora Māori funding to support the study.
Following a recent review of its Independent Research Organisation (IRO) funded entities, the Health Research Council (HRC) has announced awarding a further three years of funding to Whakauae.
At a workshop hosted by Superu and Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga on 29 May 2018 Dr Heather Gifford joined Tania Williams-Blyth, Professor Jacinta Ruru, and Horiana Irwin presenting a session titled “Tamariki and Whanau who have come to the attention of Oranga Tamariki and the Family Court”.
In early May two of our team Stacey & Sonja attended a two-day digital workplace conference with a the key note address and a wide range of workshops from thought leadership and business productivity, to hands on implementation.
Recently, Dr Heather Gifford and Dr Amohia Boulton participated in a Wai Research interview series which features “prominent Māori researchers [speaking] on topics that are relevant to their area of expertise and relevant to Kaupapa Māori Research”.
He Tomokanga Hou is a 17-month research study to explore the link between culture and wellbeing by investigating the process of restoring the tomokanga whakairo at Rātā marae.
Whakauae staff member, Rachel Brown has just attended the second Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Principal Investigators Wānanga in 2018 hosted at Wakatū Marae, Nelson.
2018 kicked off with the Whakauae team and the Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti coming togther to establish Whakauae's strategic plan for the next five years.
Whakauae Research Services would like to welcome new senior Māori researcher Lewis Williams to its research team.
Decoloniality and Indigenous knowledge in education and practice Social Work Conference 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa attended by Dr Amohia Boulton.
Dr Amohia Boulton has attended the 2017 AES Conference in September where she had roles both as a presenter and a Board member.
In September 2017 Kiri Parata, who works as an independent community researcher and evaluator attended the AES17 International Evaluation Conference in Canberra, Australia.
Valdine Flaming a Metis woman from Thompson, Northern Manitoba was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship (QES), through a Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) programme. Through the scholarship, she was able to take up a three-month postgraduate student placement with Whakauae finishing in August 2017.
At the July Australasian Evaluation Society Board meeting, Amohia Boulton along with her Aboriginal Board colleagues Sharon Clarke and Doyen Radcliffe, led the board through the process of developing a Reconciliation Action plan (RAP) for the AES Board.
Whakauae Director, Researcher, and Adjunct Professor Dr Amohia Boulton to give presentation at the AUT South Campus, along with other esteemed AUT academics, as part of the Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research Global Goals Series.
Research conducted by Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development (Whanganui), and led by Dr Heather Gifford, highlights Māori public health workers and advocates attitudes towards Smokefree Outdoor Policies (SFOP).
In July 2017, the Health Research Council awarded a three year research project grant to Whakauae.
Professor Denise Wilson, of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), recently announced the appointment of Whakauae Director, Dr Amohia Boulton to the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences (and Taupua Waiora) as an Adjunct Professor.
Whakauae Director, Dr Amohia Boulton awarded two Pae Tawhiti scholarships for the 2017 academic year during Ngāti Hauiti's Hui a Tau held on Saturday 24 June 2017 at Rātā Marae.
On 28 June 2017, University of Otago Associate Professor Martin Tolich facilitated a Research Ethics Symposium at the Auckland AUT South Campus.
Ms Tania Williams-Blyth and Dr Amohia Boulton have recently returned from the 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, in Dublin, Ireland.
On June 19 2017, the Public Health Association of New Zealand held a symposium on Māori Public Health in Auckland.
Valdine Flaming of Thompson, Northern Manitoba arrived in Whanganui on 24 May 2017 to begin a three-month postgraduate student placement with Whakauae. A pōwhiri for Valdine was held at Rātā Marae shortly after her arrival in Whanganui.
In mid-May, Whakauae's Gill Potaka-Osborne was conferred with her Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sector Evaluation Research (with Merit) following two years of intensive part-time study.
The Tapuhi Tū Toa Audit Report covers the factors that contributed to the pilot Māori student nurses smoking cessation intervention gaining limited traction in targeted schools of nursing in 2016 and what may need to happen if the Intervention is to be successfully delivered in the future.
Report from Dr Heather Gifford after attending the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Conference, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.