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    Exploring the Wraparound Process through a decolonising lens : global insights, Māori whānau perspectives, and quantitative outcomes of engagement with Te Kahu Tōī Intensive Wraparound Service : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology qualification, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa - Massey University, Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Wellington, Aotearoa - New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2025-09-03) Lightfoot, Lucy Rose
    This thesis investigates the Wraparound Process as a potential framework with which equitable care and positive outcomes can be achieved for diverse populations of children, youth and whānau with high and complex needs (HCN). The main objective was to contribute to the pursuit of equitable wellbeing and service experiences, particularly for children, youth and whānau with HCN in Aotearoa. The project took a decolonising research approach and prioritised obligations and duties conferred by te Tiriti (the Treaty of Waitangi). The global use of the Wraparound Process with underrepresented racial ethnic groups was explored via a scoping review, and multiple methods were utilised to explore experiences and outcomes of the Wraparound Process as delivered by Te Kahu Tōī Intensive Wraparound Service (TKT IWS; a Ministry of Education service) in two separate studies. The first study was a reflexive thematic analysis of Māori whānau experiences of the Wraparound Process. The second study was a quantitative single cohort pre-test post-test outcome analysis. Overall, results demonstrated that the Wraparound Process both generally - and as delivered by TKT IWS in Aotearoa - is an effective service delivery framework that can meet the needs of diverse populations. However, service specific and systemic problems were identified. Consequently, increased investment and provision of the Wraparound Process is recommended with an emphasis on attuned, culturally responsive service design and delivery. In a wider sense, this research project adds to the growing body of evidence that calls for systemic societal reform centring decolonisation and relationality.
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    Investigating enactments of whanaungatanga in social media for rangatahi Māori : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2024) Osman, Natasha
    Social Media (SM) and Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become omnipresent features in the lives of rangatahi (adolescent) Māori. Not only has the use of SM and SNS expanded, but their functionality has changed in diverse ways. Consequently how SM and SNS are used by rangatahi is still a developing field of research. Furthermore, how rangatahi interact with others in the digital world, is yet to be explored in regards to how this use impacts rangatahi relationships, and their mental well-being. The present study aimed to investigate enactments of whanaungatanga (establishing and maintaining relationships) in online spaces and how these enactments might influence rangatahi mental well-being. Being underpinned by Kaupapa Māori Theory, the current research utilised aspects of whanaungatanga to source and engage with participants. Over several months, semi-structured interviews were conducted with male rangatahi Māori where they discussed their use of SM and SNS, the nature of their relationships online and in real life, and their perceptions of their mental well-being. The analysis of these interviews was grounded in a pūrākau (traditional Māori narrative) approach utilising aspects of narrative analysis to explore themes that emerged from the participants’ comments and connect these themes to broader understandings of whanaungatanga as they related to Māori perspectives of hauora (well-being). Four key findings were central to how the rangatahi experienced whanaungatanga. Firstly, the rangatahi were proactively using SM and SNS to maintain and enhance a sense of whanaungatanga with people they cared about. Secondly, the rangatahi used SM and SNS to develop their aspirations to strengthen their sense of whanaungatanga with others. Thirdly, how the rangatahi were navigating their relationships IRL and in online spaces to protect their well-being and that of their friends. Lastly, was that the rangatahi preferred to engage in their relationships kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) and the dynamics this preference. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the implications for those who care about rangatahi relationships and well-being, and suggestions for future research.
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    Māori women's perspectives of raising a loved one who has autism (Takiwātanga) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatū, Aotearoa New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2025-02-17) Hastie, Jeanette Louise
    This thesis presents research that explored the understandings, worldviews, and approaches of eight Māori māmā (mothers) with children (tamariki) or adolescents (rangatahi) who have been diagnosed with autism (takiwātanga) in Aotearoa New Zealand. An interpretivist qualitative research design was utilised that combined methods from Western methodologies and Kaupapa Māori and Mana Wahine theory and research. The methodology was transformative (whakaahua) in nature, as the concepts behind the Western methodological tools were transformed into the concepts of te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) through the application of Kaupapa Māori and Mana Wahine theory. Eight Māori māmā attended one of four small focus groups consisting of two māmā and the researcher, during which they were encouraged to create an artwork while telling their lived experience of takiwātanga through pūrākau (narratives). Over approximately four hours, the māmā were asked to describe how they navigated the New Zealand education and health systems, and their home and community, with their tamariki and rangatahi with takiwātanga. The pūrākau revealed that the māmā had brought about a transformation of their own by resisting the Western deficit-based model of autism and drawing on their cultural understanding of takiwātanga to change their negative Western-based experiences into positive Indigenous-based ones. This led to the development of a model inspired by the taiaha, a Māori weapon of war, that demonstrates how a deficit-based Western ideology about autism can be transformed into a strengths-based Indigenous ideology about takiwātanga, from both the researcher’s perspective and that of the participants. The findings also identified strong connections between the māmā and those professionals and others who supported them, whom they called “game changers”. Professionals who were not supportive were circumnavigated or dismissed as the māmā held onto their own expertise and developed their own knowledge about takiwātanga. The te ao Māori concepts of whakawhanaungatanga (relationship building), manaakitanga (showing respect, generosity and care for others) and tuakana-teina (the relationship between an older [tuakana] person and a younger [teina] person) were woven throughout the pūrākau, which the māmā drew on to strengthen their mana wahine (power as women) and mātauranga wahine (female knowledge). The thesis concludes that cultural competence for registered professionals in education and health should include formal assessments of their knowledge of te ao Māori concepts such as manaakitanga, whakawhanaungatanga, and tuakana-teina in relation to takiwātanga.
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    What are the effects of Ngā Kōti Rangatahi on the health and wellbeing of rangatahi and their whānau who enter this system? : a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2024-07-28) Findlay, Eru
    In the last two decades, Aotearoa New Zealand has established a judicial system in Māori communities. These establishments are termed Ngā Kōti Rangatahi (NKR), also known as Marae Youth Courts. The primary role of the establishment is to arrest the increase in crime by creating an environment that leads to a decrease in Māori youth reoffending nationally (The Justice and Electoral Committee, 2017). Rangatahi, youth aged 14 to 16 years of Māori ethnicity, are currently appearing in the New Zealand justice system more than any other ethnic group – and this is increasing (Ministry of Justice, 2017). There are many reasons why this is occurring, and the reasons can be broad and range from the individual experience to social conditions, or universal trends. The objective of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of NKR on the health and well-being of rangatahi and their whānau (families that take care of the wellbeing of Māori youth). This research also explored the relationship between youth offending and contemporary Māori socialization processes to identify customary approaches in Te Ao Māori and their relevance to contemporary views on what counts as justice for Māori. It looked at the theoretical perspectives which underpin NKR and examined the involved processes and their effects on rangatahi and their whānau. In doing so, this research assessed the potential of NKR to impact wellbeing as an alternative to the mainstream youth court system via the implementation of Durie's (1984) Te Whare Tapa Whā model as a holistic approach to NKR. Drawing on a mixed methods qualitative approach this study was conducted with NKR professionals, NKR youth, and their whānau. The research found that rangatahi and their whānau experienced health outcomes that corresponded with the four dimensions of Te Whare Tapa Whā model; physical, psychological, spiritual, and familial.
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    "It's hard being a young parent, it's even harder being a young Māori parent" : young Māori parents' experiences of raising a family : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2019) Ware, Felicity
    Young Māori parents play a significant part in growing the indigenous population of Aotearoa New Zealand and helping to raise the country’s future. Despite Māori only being about 15 percent of New Zealand’s total population, about half of all young parents in this country are Māori. While parents at any age may require support, being young and Māori while also needing support may present additional challenges. The disproportionate representation of young parents and of Māori in socioeconomic disadvantage has dual implications. These disparities fuel a deficit understanding of early parenting, indigeneity, and requiring assistance. The ongoing impacts of colonisation and racism further exacerbate these disparities and marginalise Māori. This research examines the historical, cultural, political and social contexts that influence early parenting for Māori. Key principles of Māori research, oral traditions and narrative inquiry were employed to explore the distinct experiences of young Māori parents. Māori principles were implemented throughout all of the research process; in the design, methodology and organisation of the research. A Māori narrative approach was developed to gather, present and analyse the perspectives of 19 young Māori parents from the Manawatū, New Zealand about support during pregnancy, birth and parenting. Their stories were examined using a Māori analytical framework. This approach identified interrelated layers of kōrero (story) that revealed how young Māori parents construct their own changing identity and contextualise their stories within significant relationships, a Māori worldview, and society. A cross-examination of their kōrero revealed that their experiences were also shaped by what it means to be a young person, a young parent, Māori and from disadvantage. This Māori narrative approach revealed a more complex and nuanced understanding of the interrelatedness and influence of societal expectations, indigeneity, Māori culture and whānau, on personal experience. The findings of the research demonstrate that support for young Māori parents in Aotearoa New Zealand is constrained by prevailing and intersecting ideas about being young, early childbearing, Māori identity and receiving welfare. For example, young Māori women are framed as more likely to become pregnant at a young age, have their education disrupted, require welfare assistance, and pass on socioeconomic disadvantage to their children. This deficit perception of their parenting potential is perpetuated in many different ways in society. This stigma and stereotyping has real consequences for the way young Māori parents construe their experience of parenting and how they are supported. This thesis discusses the consequences of deficit-based research, government rationalities for welfare provision, and the potential role of whānau. The kōrero from the young Māori parents resisted the assumptions that having a child at a young age and being Māori contribute to negative outcomes. As Māori they could draw on counter narratives about early parenting that may not be available to non-Māori. Māori understandings of reproduction, raising children and whānau celebrate a new baby as an extension of whakapapa (genealogy) and do not necessarily frame the age of the parents as an issue. However, young Māori parents also felt that taking up a Māori identity meant that their parenting was subject to increased scrutiny and there was added pressure to prove themselves as competent parents. Young Māori parents continuously navigate the tension between Māori beliefs and societal expectations in their own accounts of raising children. Whilst dominant narratives constrain whether they are treated as a suitable parent, Te Ao Māori beliefs help them to feel valued in their role as whakapapa nurturers and contributing whānau members. Support for young Māori parents would be helped by the authentic promotion of Māori knowledge, practices, language, identity and experiences associated with pregnancy, birth and parenting guaranteed in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Privileging the lived experiences of young Māori parents, such as those included in this thesis helps to critically deconstruct the negative assumptions about young parents and Māori, particularly those who are overrepresented in requiring assistance. The findings of this research are relevant to all people responsible for the outcomes of young Māori parents and will help to inform better research, policy and practice. Government, community, health and supporting professionals, iwi, and whānau all have important roles in supporting young Māori parents to develop positive identities, to reach full potential and to raise their children.