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Wellbeing for children with a disability in New Zealand: A search for meaning by Maree Kirk
(The University of Waikato, 2006)This thesis explores the meaning of wellbeing for children with a disability in New Zealand, an area of social policy that has been largely unexamined. Focusing on the school environment, three questions are addressed: ... -
Wellbeing Policy
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)Wellbeing – or the prudential good life – refers to how well someone’s life is going for him or her (Crisp, 2014 ). Increasingly, awareness of the limitations of traditional economic indicators has led researchers to call ... -
Wendy Wallace moving on gracefully
(DANZ, 2007)Wendy Wallace has been the associate director and head of contemporary dance at the New Zealand School of Dance, in Wellington for over eight years. She is now moving to Auckland to become rehearsal director for Black ... -
Western Bay of Plenty District: Demographic Profile 1986 - 2031
(National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA), 2014-05)This report outlines the demographic changes that have occurred in Western Bay of Plenty District, as well as what trends are expected in the future. -
Western historical traditions of well-being
(Springer International Publishing, 2017-01-09)This chapter provides a brief historical overview of Western philosophical views about well-being from the eighth century before the Common Era to the middle of the twentieth century. We explain different understandings ... -
Wetland management in New Zealand: Are current approaches and policies sustaining wetland ecosystems in agricultural landscapes?
(Elsevier, 2013)As a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity and to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, New Zealand has international responsibilities to protect and restore wetland ecosystems. The New Zealand Biodiversity ... -
“We’re all in this together”? The search for collective belonging in a globalised single industry town
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose Communities of work are a phenomenon closely associated with government social and industrial policy, and can be tracked in contemporary examples globally. This research explores community identity within a town ... -
"We’re like the sex CPR dummies”: Young women’s understandings of (hetero)sexual pleasure in university accommodation
(SAGE Publications, 2017)In this article, we explore the discourses that affect young women’s experiences of (hetero)sexual pleasure, drawing on data from focus groups with young women and young men who lived within a university residential setting ... -
“We’re trying to heal, you know?” A mixed methods analysis of the spatial equity of General Practitioner services in the Waikato District Health Board region
(New Zealand Demographic Society, 2020)Inequitable access to health services can cause and exacerbate inequities in health outcomes and should therefore be monitored regularly to ensure that service distributions match population needs. Health service accessibility ... -
Whaikoorero: a study of formal Maori speech
(University of Auckland, 1974)Whaikoorero is regarded as the traditionally valued mode of communication. It is the language of the marae, the language of the chiefs and elders, and the only acceptable form of public statement in the Maori world. At the ... -
Whakaoranga taiao, whakaoranga tangata: The restorative, healing, and decolonising potential of environmental restoration
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis explores the ways in which Māori who are involved in environmental restoration are able to use their experiences to reconnect with Te Ao Māori. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three Māori who ... -
Whakapapa Ora: An exploration of Māori Identity through Whakapapa
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis set out to explore Māori identity through access to whakapapa. As whānau, hapū, and iwi, we have a responsibility to future generations to ensure access to whakapapa is inclusive. Therefore, access to whakapapa ... -
Whakapiki Wairua: Co-designing and implementing a Māori mindfulness mental health intervention in a Wharekura.
(Nga Pae o te Māramatanga, 2021)This article explores the process of co-designing a mātauranga-Māori-informed mindfulness intervention with rangatahi in a wharekura and examines the effects on wellbeing. Mahitahi co-design methodology underpinned the ... -
Whakarongo mai!: Transformative teaching to support Māori identity and success in a mainstream school
(University of Waikato, 2010)This thesis topic emerged following a year’s teaching experience in a mainstream classroom during 2009. My cultural assumptions of being a Māori teacher in a mainstream class were challenged predominantly by a group of ... -
Whanau Maori explain how the Harti Hauora Tool assists with better access to health services (vol 25, pg 471, 2019)
(CSIRO Publishing, 2019)In this paper, whānau Māori highlight how a Kaupapa Māori-centred intervention (the Harti Hauora Tamariki tool, hereafter Harti tool) has improved interactions with health services. The Harti tool is undergoing a randomised ... -
Whanau Whakapakari: a Māori-centred approach to child rearing and Parent-training programmes
(The University of Waikato, 2001)The goal of this Whanau Whakapakari (Strengthening Families) research was to define critical aspects of Māori experiences and views on child-rearing practices, and to describe whanau (extended family) values and expectations ... -
Whangai: remembering, understanding and experiencing
(2006)The Māori customary practice of whangai is often equated with adoption or foster care. There are, however, significant differences between the institutions. Adoption or foster care, tends to be mainly focused on the ... -
What (actually) matters in literacy education: Contributions from community psychology
(Research Commons, 2013)This paper describes the critical role community psychology theories played in reframing literacy research involving mainly Māori and Pacific peoples’ extended families and communities. Within a critical social constructionist ... -
What a difference a default setting makes
(Springer, Berlin, 2008)This paper examines the effect of the default interface language on the usage of a bilingual digital library. In 2005 the default interface language of a bilingual digital library was alternated on a monthly basis between ... -
What a Queer Place Is School!?
(Routledge, 2012)Schools are queer places. Who would have thought that a book focusing on gender and sexual diversity in schools would even be necessary today? But in a time where education seems to have regressed in its liberalism, coupled ...
