Browsing by Author "Kenney C"

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Emergency managers’ perspectives on Māori response and recovery approaches: managing catastrophic hazard events in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2025-04-01) Kaiser L; Kenney C
Iwi, hapū and Māori communities have consistently demonstrated an ability to effectively engage in readiness, response and recovery for catastrophic hazard events in Aotearoa New Zealand. These actions are operationalised, both independently and in collaboration with local Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) groups. There are increasing calls from the Aotearoa New Zealand Government and from iwi and hapū to formalise relationships and support available. Little work has been done to understand what the perspectives and experiences of Māori and non-Māori emergency managers have been in navigating past events and planning for future ones. This qualitative research included a series of interviews with emergency managers from across the country on barriers and opportunities for Māori participation in response and recovery. It compares participant experiences with findings from recent reports, research and formal inquiries. This study provides recommendations for areas of focus for the emergency management sector in Aotearoa New Zealand to effectively optimise Māori response and recovery.
The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alpha Kappa Delta: The International Sociology Honor Society., 2024-04-14) Rushton A; Phibbs S; Kenney C; Anderson C
This paper contributes to the emerging field of men, masculinities, and disasters by drawing on narratives of men's accounts of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, including how stories of the earthquake intersect with experiences and understandings of extreme weather and climate change. A qualitative methodology was employed, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 men who experienced the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. This article offers an examination of the complexity of disaster experiences and recovery, as well as how people make sense of hazards and risks. We argue that ongoing exposure to climate hazards informed participant's responses to other infrequent natural hazard events, such as the Kaikōura earthquake. The research identified that men construct their own understandings and responses to natural hazards through a hierarchy of risk perception and probability based on personal experience.
Whaowhia te Kete Mātauranga:Papakāinga as a Hapū Resilience Framework
(Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2025-04) Richardson R; Phibbs S; Kenney C
Environmental hazards and climate change disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples and raises important concerns for social equity, environmental justice and disaster risk reduction. The under-representation of Indigenous peoples in natural hazard policymaking also impacts on the acceptability and relevance of disaster risk reduction initiatives to First Nations peoples. Indigenous concepts, values and understandings of environmental justice are pertinent to climate change mitigation, transformative practice and sustainable futures. This research was a collaboration between Māori academics and Māori community members and explores local understandings of Indigenous peoples of disaster risk reduction and highlights the need to maintain harmony and balance among humans and in relation to the natural world. Using a papakāinga [traditional village] framework and rongoā[healing systems], the study demonstrates how traditional Māori practices can address environmental challenges such as Per- and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination, land degradation, biodiversity loss and increasing flood events. Findings of this study highlight the importance of Indigenous cultural strengths and holistic frameworks to achieve climate resilience and sustainable futures.