Boost for Te Hoe Nuku Roa project
The unique and inspirational Te Hoe Nuku Roa project has started its 11th year with fresh funding and an extended research programme.
A longitudinal project within Te Pütahi-ä-Toi, the School of Mäori Studies, Te Hoe Nuku Roa, is a 25-year study of Mäori households. The overall aim is to produce a sound empirical base that will provide information for Mäori and other planners, and facilitate the development of policies and programmes appropriate to Mäori in cultural, social and economic terms.
Programme manager El------------jon Fitzgerald says recent funding from the Public Good Science Fund has extended the project’s reach into Northland and Southland and results in a greater comprehension and representation of the Mäori population. The two regions are in addition to an original focus in Manawatu/Wanganui, Gisborne/East Coast, Wellington and Auckland.
“We aim to examine the changes that have occurred over time, providing an opportunity to chart a natural history of Mäori families and households and to assess the effectiveness of policy that have been designed to address Mäori needs,” Mr Fitzgerald says.
Te Hoe Nuku Roa began in 1992 in response to pressure from tribes and other Mäori groups, who recognised the need for a longitudinal study of Mäori households. Today more than 650 families are involved.
“When fieldwork started in 1993, there was ambition to maintain research for at least one generation of families. The first two years were developmental, where researchers fine-tuned tools and methodologies, and since then three waves of interviews have been undertaken at three yearly intervals with the same families.”
Mr Fitzgerald says key end users of the research findings include government agencies a well as iwi authorities, trust boards and pan-tribal Mäori service groups. The study is unique in its intentions, and has captured considerable interest at conferences and forums held in Australia, the South Pacific and in Europe.
“There has been significant international interest in the research methodology and the methods employed on the project. This is especially important because it implies that the methodology is transferable to other indigenous peoples.”
Te Hoe Nuku Roa incorporates four specific aims. First, it uses a Mäori relevant framework to gauge personal and family development. Second, it attempts to objectify the context in which Mäori families and individuals exist by examining their relationships with societal structures at local, regional and national levels, as well as their relationship with Mäori structures.
Third, it proposes an integrated and holistic approach to personal and family development with a simultaneous focus on cultural, social and economic dimensions. Fourth, it includes a longitudinal component that offers an opportunity to chart the natural history of Mäori individuals and families and to assess the impact of policies and programmes designed to address their specific and unique situation.
The research team comprises academics from a range of disciplines. Each is thoroughly familiar with Mäori cultural processes and has credibility within Mäori communities. The team’s central role is to ensure that data gathered from participants is translated into useful and effective information that positively contributes to Mäori advancement and development. The research team is led by Professors Mason Durie and Chris Cunningham and includes Professor Arohia Durie, Associate Professor Taiarahia Black, Dr Ian Christensen, Julia Taiapa, Brendan Stevenson, Rangihaanu Rolls and Phillip Cockle.
A longitudinal project within Te Pütahi-ä-Toi, the School of Mäori Studies, Te Hoe Nuku Roa, is a 25-year study of Mäori households. The overall aim is to produce a sound empirical base that will provide information for Mäori and other planners, and facilitate the development of policies and programmes appropriate to Mäori in cultural, social and economic terms.
Programme manager El------------jon Fitzgerald says recent funding from the Public Good Science Fund has extended the project’s reach into Northland and Southland and results in a greater comprehension and representation of the Mäori population. The two regions are in addition to an original focus in Manawatu/Wanganui, Gisborne/East Coast, Wellington and Auckland.
“We aim to examine the changes that have occurred over time, providing an opportunity to chart a natural history of Mäori families and households and to assess the effectiveness of policy that have been designed to address Mäori needs,” Mr Fitzgerald says.
Te Hoe Nuku Roa began in 1992 in response to pressure from tribes and other Mäori groups, who recognised the need for a longitudinal study of Mäori households. Today more than 650 families are involved.
“When fieldwork started in 1993, there was ambition to maintain research for at least one generation of families. The first two years were developmental, where researchers fine-tuned tools and methodologies, and since then three waves of interviews have been undertaken at three yearly intervals with the same families.”
Mr Fitzgerald says key end users of the research findings include government agencies a well as iwi authorities, trust boards and pan-tribal Mäori service groups. The study is unique in its intentions, and has captured considerable interest at conferences and forums held in Australia, the South Pacific and in Europe.
“There has been significant international interest in the research methodology and the methods employed on the project. This is especially important because it implies that the methodology is transferable to other indigenous peoples.”
Te Hoe Nuku Roa incorporates four specific aims. First, it uses a Mäori relevant framework to gauge personal and family development. Second, it attempts to objectify the context in which Mäori families and individuals exist by examining their relationships with societal structures at local, regional and national levels, as well as their relationship with Mäori structures.
Third, it proposes an integrated and holistic approach to personal and family development with a simultaneous focus on cultural, social and economic dimensions. Fourth, it includes a longitudinal component that offers an opportunity to chart the natural history of Mäori individuals and families and to assess the impact of policies and programmes designed to address their specific and unique situation.
The research team comprises academics from a range of disciplines. Each is thoroughly familiar with Mäori cultural processes and has credibility within Mäori communities. The team’s central role is to ensure that data gathered from participants is translated into useful and effective information that positively contributes to Mäori advancement and development. The research team is led by Professors Mason Durie and Chris Cunningham and includes Professor Arohia Durie, Associate Professor Taiarahia Black, Dr Ian Christensen, Julia Taiapa, Brendan Stevenson, Rangihaanu Rolls and Phillip Cockle.
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