This report describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting programme that was developed as part of a wider tobacco reduction intervention, He Arorangi Whakamua.
This report onsiders the use of the māori word 'whānau' in social policy-making, details the personal reactions of participants to various forms and derivations of whānau, and highlights problems when using the term in legislation and policy.
He mihi aroha, he mihi mahana, nā te Komihana ā Whānau, kia koutou katoa e noho mai nā i ngā Marae i ngā papa kāinga puta noa i ngā rohe katoa o te motu.
This research sought to discover the capabilities of whānau to adapt to their circumstances and maintain their wellbeing when one or more of its members lived with a disability. The whānau has traditionally been seen as the primary social and economic unit for Māori. However, recent research has concluded that the whānau is the secondary unit for Ma-ori with disabilities, with the household being the primary unit:
