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Pasifika in the news: the portrayal of Pacific peoples in the New Zealand press

Loto, Robert; Hodgetts, Darrin; Chamberlain, Kerry; Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Karapu, Rolinda; Barnett, Alison Reremoana (2006)

Pacific Islanders have faced discrimination in New Zealand particularly since the 1960s when communities began to be transplanted from their home nations to Aotearoa as cheap immigrant labour. Subsequently, the New Zealand ...
Child poverty and government policy: the contesting of symbolic power in newspaper constructions of families in need

Barnett, Alison Reremoana; Hodgetts, Darrin; Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Chamberlain, Kerry; Karapu, Rolinda (2007)

News media play a central role in processes of symbolic power through which social issues are defined and solutions legitimized. This paper explores the role of newspaper coverage in the public construction of the New ...
An evaluation of the cultural supervision prototype undertaken within the Department of Corrections, Hamilton

Masters, Bridgette; Trynes, Mariella; Karapu, Rolinda; Robertson, Neville; Waitoki, Waikaremoana (Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)

Disproportionately high rates of offending and recidivism among Māori are well documented. As part of its attempt to better meet the needs of Māori offenders, the Department of Corrections is developing cultural supervision ...
Disabled Māori and disability support options

Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Karapu, Rolinda; Hickey, Huhana; Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (Maori & Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2004)

The goal of this research project was to provide information to enhance the development and implementation of an effective model of disability support service provision to Maori with disabilities. This was done by identifying ...
Constructing health news: Possibilities for a civic-oriented journalism

Hodgetts, Darrin; Chamberlain, Kerry; Scammell, Margaret; Karapu, Rolinda; Nikora, Linda Waimarie (2007)

Health is a very prominent news category. However, we know little about the production processes of journalists leading to the health stories we encounter on a daily basis. Such knowledge is crucial for ensuring a vibrant ...
Māori and community news constructions of Meningococcal B: the promotion of a moral obligation to vaccinate

Groot, Shiloh Ann Maree; Ngata, Ronald; Hodgetts, Darrin; Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Karapu, Rolinda; Chamberlain, Kerry (2007)

News media communicate various risks of disease, showcase medical breakthroughs and disseminate texts that both reflect and renegotiate shared cultural understandings of health and illness. Little is known about the role ...
DrownBaseTM – Identifying at risk factors: Strategies and issues around Māori practices and activities towards water safety

Karapu, Rolinda; Haimona, Mark; Takurua, Nātana (Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2008)

Aotearoa has some of the most extensive and beautiful waterways in the world. The seas, rivers, beaches, and lakes provide endless opportunities for Māori to enjoy water activities, such as gathering kai, swimming, hoe ...
Characterizations of Pacific Island people in the New Zealand press

Loto, Robert; Hodgetts, Darrin; Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Chamberlain, Kerry; Karapu, Rolinda; Barnett, Alison Reremoana (2005)

Researchers have documented how ethnic minorities are often disadvantaged in mainstream media coverage, which function to silence minority voices and to privilege majority voices. Such representational practices have very ...