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Current Projects
Maanu Paul Scholarship
An inaugural scholarship in memory of Mr Maanu Paul
Maanu Paul was a proponent and practitioner of kai practices, kai sovereignty, and kai security according to tikanga Māori.
As a past board member of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, the organisation acknowledges Maanu for his wisdom, mātauranga and guidance provided to the board, staff and clients and his everlasting dedication to the health and wellbeing of the people and the communities for which he served.
Funding, eligibility and application
Maanu Paul Scholarship Kaiwhiwhi
Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōna te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao.
E mihi nui ana ki a Te Amohaere Ngata-Aerengamate nō Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Rarotonga (Aitutaki/Mangaia). Te Kaiwhiwhi i te Karahipi o Maanu Paul
Te Amohaere is a PhD Student at Victoria University of Wellington, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from the University of Auckland and a Master’s in Molecular Microbiology from Victoria University of Wellington, where she graduated with A+ distinction and qualified for the Wellington Doctoral Scholarship.
She is now in the final year of her PhD in Māori Philosophy, where she combines her diverse skill set to research kina (sea urchin) sovereignty for whānau, hapū, and iwi on the East Coast.
Beyond her passion for science (putaiao) and the environment (Taiao), Te Amohaere enjoys kapa haka, ura, art, music and is actively involved in sports, including rugby union and league.
How Māori organisations support older workers
A case study prepared by Jason Paul Mika and Xiaoliang Niu 1 November 2023
This case study is intended to provide a Māori perspective on what a New Zealand Māori organisation is doing and can do to recruit , develop, and retain older workers who may identify as kaumātua.
Publications
Telehealth in mild cognitive impairment and Māori
In partnership with University of Auckland and Brain Research New Zealand July 2021
To understand the barriers and promoters of koeke (elderly Māori) using technology for health consultations.
ACC Survey
In partnership with Accident Compensation Corporation Nov 2021
The purpose of the ACC Bilingual Survey wasto understand the strengths and weaknesses of ACC services (and those of their providers) within the Eastern Bay of Plenty. This data willbe used to shape more culturally-appropriate services in our region.
Homebased Support Services
Ministry of Health
Investigation underway into the BOPDHB Homebase Healthcare Model
Publications
Koeke Wellbeing Project
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Summer interns 2021 Kimiora Whaanga and Maija Stephens
We are currently developing an exhibition of art and documentary photography, produced in collaboration with Ngāti Rangitihi koeke and used as segues into conversations about maumahara, matewareware/dementia and koeke mental health.
Understanding the Risk Factors that contribute to Dementia in Māori
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Summer intern 2021 Caleb Le Roy
Literature review of the Risk Factors that contribute to Dementia in Māori, and He Whakahihiko Hinengaro Dementia Feasibility Project
