Māori & Psychology Research Unit
The Māori & Psychology Research Unit (MPRU), established in 1997, is designed to provide a catalyst and support network for enhancing research which has at its centre the psychological needs, aspirations, and priorities of Māori people.
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Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium [31]
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Māori and Psychology: Research and Practice Symposium 1999 [11]
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Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002 [26]
National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium Collection
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Māori men, relationships, and everyday practices: towards broadening domestic violence research
(2017)Relationships are central to the health and wellbeing of Māori (indigenous people of New Zealand). Through processes of colonisation, cultural ways of relatedness embedded within Māori social structures experienced disruption ... -
Men's re-placement: Social practices in a Men's Shed
(Elsevier, 2018)Transitions into retirement can be difficult at the best of times. Many men find themselves having to reflect on who they are and what their lives are about. Their access to social supports and material resources are often ... -
How Māori precariate families navigate social services
(Massey University Press, 2017)We are living in a period in which the increasingly precarious nature of employment and welfare support systems has dramatically amplified the hardships faced by many people.¹ Correspondingly, much still needs to be written ... -
Dual-heritage households: Food, culture, and re-membering in Hamilton, New Zealand
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)Food is deeply connected to processes of re-membering, identity construction, the texturing of shared spaces, and social relationships. This case-comparative research focusses on how everyday food-related practices (sourcing, ... -
Servant leadership and work engagement: The mediating role of work-life balance
(Human Resources Institute of New Zealand Inc., 2017)While the effect of leadership is established, the influence and process towards work engagement is under researched. This is particularly true of servant leadership, despite the links suggesting followers of such leaders ... -
Mindful rumination aids high performance leadership in the workplace
(Human Resources Institute of New Zealand Inc., 2016)In the forever changing business environment, the need for high performing leaders is critical for organisational success. High performance leadership, established in the current study by self-reported recall of performance ... -
Retaining the authentic self in the workplace: Authenticity and work engagement in the mass-service industries
(Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ), 2015)Striving to uphold consistency in service, an authentic approach to customers is usually considered detrimental. Focussing on customer-service workers within the mass-service industry, such as fast-food and supermarket ... -
Wellbeing effects from family literacy education: An ecelogical study
(ESE - Salento University Publishing, 2017)This paper describes a study that used community psychology theories to investigate family-focused literacy education programmes, evaluations of which usually focus solely on skills gains and their economic advantage. ... -
A cultural-sensitive approach to counseling a Samoan sex offender
(World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), 2017)Sexual violation is any form of sexual violence, including rape, child molestation, incest, and similar forms of non-consensual sexual contact. Much of these acts of violation are perpetuated, but not entirely, by men ... -
Child poverty and mental health: A literature review (Commissioned for New Zealand Psychological Society and Child Poverty Action Group)
(2017)Large numbers of children in New Zealand suffer from mental health problems, and large numbers of children suffer from poverty and hardship. This literature review provides information on the relationship between poverty ... -
Samoan death rituals in a New Zealand context
(2017)Given that dialogue relating to death and grief for many Samoans still remains in the realm of tapu (sacred) or s? (protected), few attempts have been made by researchers of Samoan heritage to understand whether the cultural ... -
Researching the Process of Auahi Kore for Marae
(2000)• The current report is piece of a qualitative research exploring issues relating the development of Marae Auahi Kore. Such aspects as; factors that aid or impede the process, resources available or required by marae, and ... -
Moehewa: Death, lifestyle & sexuality in the Maori World
(Te Rau Matatini, 2016)Customary death ritual and traditional practice have continued for the Māori (indigenous) people of Aotearoa/New Zealand, despite intensive missionary incursion and the colonial process. This paper critically considers ... -
Changing the acculturation conversation: Indigenous cultural reclamation in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)In constructing this chapter the authors make a claim for an Indigenous perspective that is grounded in decolonisation, the struggle for social justice, cultural reclamation and the development of Indigenous kowledges. ... -
Indigenous psychologies, fourth world peoples and the international literature: Finding ourselves in online abstracting and indexing databases
(PCCS Books Ltd, 2016)The presence and visibility of indigenous people and experience in the field of indigenous psychologies is vital to articulating existence, life, self-determination and future making. This article highlights examples of ... -
Fia Ola: Grief recovery following a tsunami disaster in Samoa
(Cambridge Journals, 2016)Natural disasters provide humanity with a setting in which to examine core dimensions of life. How people respond to and make sense of their experiences due to the ruptures of trauma and devastation remains vital in grief ... -
Counselling psychology from a samoan perspective
(2013)Addressing the psychological health of Pasifika1 people in New Zealand continues to challenge clinicians and health professionals, particularly in the provision of therapeutic care that is both beneficial and culturally ... -
A new beginning for indigenous wellbeing - Guest editorial
(Te Rau Matatini, 2016)Three members of the editorial board of the Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing – Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin and the Editor reflect on the genesis of the journal, comment on its journey over time, review its mission moving forward ... -
He Paiaka Totara: Māori Psychologists Wānanga, report to Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
(2016)Sustainability for the growing number of Māori psychologists depends on a resilient system that reflects the centrality of Māori knowledge, tikanga, kawa and moemoea. Paiaka refers to whakapapa, identity, roots and ... -
A formative evaluation of the Sistema Waikato programme: A technical report prepared for the Hamilton City Council and Sistema Waikato Steering Group
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2016)Sistema Waikato launched at Nawton Primary School in July 2015 and involved children from four West Hamilton schools (Rhode St Primary, Nawton Primary, Crawshaw, and Forest Lake). The intention of using music as a tool for ...
