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    An unspoken crisis : exploring the pathways of support for wāhine Māori who have or are at risk of sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Māori knowledge at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2023) McCurdy, Nicky Te Rangimarie
    Research suggests a strong association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and family violence or intimate partner violence (IPV). 1 Yet, there is very little research exploring the prevalence of TBI from IPV for wāhine Māori. And, even less research into practitioner (ngā mātanga) understanding of TBI from IPV. These knowledge gaps limits the ability of multiple social services and the health sector to respond to suffering associated with TBI. This qualitative study based on standard Māori research practices explored ngā mātanga understanding of TBI from IPV for wāhine Māori and how they navigate and support wāhine through this trauma. The intent was to identify gaps and barriers encountered in their mahi. Another goal was to map the family harm response and TBI treatment and rehabilitation process and consider its effectiveness for wāhine Māori. The data was collected from eight interviews, where a total of ten ngā mātanga participated. Ngā mātanga included social workers, a counsellor, a physiotherapist, advocates and psychologists, who for most have in some form worked with whānau impacted by family violence. Four key themes emerged from the data: 1. ngā mātanga awareness of a TBI from IPV 2. issues identifying a possible TBI from IPV 3. understanding and navigating referral pathways for TBI from IPV 4. gaps in current practitioner responses. Findings of this research demonstrated the limited awareness that surrounds this kaupapa, not just for service providers but also whānau and the general population. A second key finding is the response to family harm often centres on safety with many wāhine seldom receiving treatment or rehabilitation for TBI. This makes it difficult for wāhine and their whānau to recover and break the cycle of family harm. The final key finding is that when TBI from IPV is considered the treatment and rehabilitation pathways are not well understood, obscure and inconsistent. Of concern is that Māori understandings of dealing with and healing from trauma are seldom considered as part of the treatment and rehabilitation pathway. This information was used to consider how current practice could be reconfigured to reflect Te Ao Māori health and wellbeing priorities. It is argued that mātauranga, particularly pūrākau (narratives of our ancestors) and the concept of mana wāhine, must guide treatment and rehabilitation pathways to produce better outcomes and ultimately healing for wāhine Māori and their whānau.
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    Movement of the people : the second great Māori migration, Rogernomics and other influences behind my creative work “Exodus.” : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Creative Writing in Fiction at Massey University, New Zealand. EMBARGOED until 31st July 2026
    (Massey University, 2024) Kaa, Jasmine
    My thesis consists of 2 parts: The first part is a critical essay that explores the key historical, political and creative influences that inspired the genesis and development of my creative work. As the supporting document to my creative work, this essay provides a platform for me to wananga and engage with the ideas and insights that has gone into my creative process. My essay also gets to the heart of why my story spoke to me, and my intentions behind writing it. It also answers my research question: how has the social impact of neoliberalism, in particular Māori unemployment, been depicted in films made by Māori filmmakers? The second part of my thesis is a creative work that takes the form of a television screenplay. Te Aroha, is the fourth episode of Exodus, a limited series that I am developing. The overall theme of Exodus is the intergenerational impact of government policies on one Māori whanau from 1961 to 2023. Te Aroha, is set in the mid-1990s and features a younger generation of the whānau. The main focus of the episode explores the social impact neo-liberal government policies of the 1990s had on whānau Māori, in particular sole parents on a benefit.
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    Decolonising mahi : a Kaupapa Māori theory and practice framework : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health at SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, Aotearoa-New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2023) Emery-Whittington, Isla Te Ara o Rehua
    The thesis is a narration of a process to reclaim theoretical space where everyday acts are once again regarded as mahi and as māori. It is a philosophical decolonial examination of both Western theories and notions of occupation (activities, acts, work, deeds) and Kaupapa Māori praxis of mahi. The aim of this Kaupapa Māori study is to examine the relationship between ‘colonisation’ and ‘occupation’ and specifically, how this relationship contributes to both the reproduction of colonialism and decolonisation of everyday life for Māori peoples. This provides a basis for formalising the Māori Occupational Therapy Network’s theorising of a Kaupapa Māori theory of mahi and practice model. Kaupapa Māori methodology provided a foundation that privileged tikanga and mātauranga through the study. Wānanga as theory making, writing to understand, publishing to disrupt and building antiracist collectives were the Kaupapa Māori methods utilised. These methods supported a critical examination of the links between occupation and colonisation. Specifically, notions of ‘occupation as a series of separations’, ‘occupations as having’, and ‘occupational justice’ were examined for their utility in reproducing and maintaining colonialism. A taxonomy of human occupations in settler-colonial states captured the observations and is outlined alongside emerging Indigenous and critical occupational therapy and occupational science literature. This study used a ‘thesis with publications pathway’ to collaboratively disrupt colonial reckons about occupation and carved new spaces to share how decoloniality is generated and transforms everyday tasks of life. Guidance for antiracist, Tiriti-based praxis is designed into a Kaupapa Māori Theory of Mahi and a practice framework called Ngā Mahi a Rehua. The study was tasked with noticing, examining and explaining how the ‘colonised’ struggle is lived and transcended in the minutiae of everyday occupations. In so doing, it also highlighted the links between institutionalised dehumanisation practices within occupational therapy and occupational science, and monocultural theorising of occupation. Despite this, the study also highlighted how an Indigenous way of being, is transformative and necessary. Evidently, despite the chronic, multi-layered, and shape-shifting nature of ‘being colonised’, mahi is a potent and abundantly accessible site of decoloniality.
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    Te Wai Whau : a kaupapa Māori citizen science approach to plastics pollution : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, Te Ika-a-Maui, Aotearoa (Massey University, New Zealand)
    (Massey University, 2022) Peryman, Matt
    This ethnographic methodology-focused thesis explores the potential value of Kaupapa Māori citizen science for community-based research on plastics pollution at Te Wai Whau, Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (the Whau River, Auckland, NZ). Through the application and interpolation of both Kaupapa Māori (Māori ways of being/doing) and anthropological concepts and methodologies, this project aims to explore how citizen science may help Aotearoa address plastics pollution in a holistic, relational, integrated, and decolonial manner. Applying Kaupapa Māori to this anthropological project also serves to focus this study on collaborating with the Whau community on a culturally grounded and power-sharing basis to actively prevent further plastics pollution at the Whau. Methods used include semi-structured interviews, online engagement, and a Kaupapa Māori adaptation of Break Free From Plastic’s brand auditing methodology, each of which serve to build local knowledge and awareness of the global plastics crisis while exploring opportunities for systemic change. With many NZ brands identified as polluters at the Whau, this study emphasised how the normalisation and overproduction of plastics has resulted in plastics pollution in the Whau and Aotearoa more broadly. The study found that by actively collaborating with the Whau community to incorporate Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) into this research enhances the socio-cultural and political value of the research for our research community. This study’s local focus necessitates a critical analysis of the wider national and international contexts of plastics pollution, including how the legacies of European imperialism and capitalism have perpetuated today’s socio-ecological challenges such as plastics pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. This study also explores the potential value of further decolonising anthropology through the critique of dominant power structures and connecting research with socio-political action in response to the systemic causes of plastics pollution.
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    'Whakapuputia mai o mānuka' : a case study on indigenous knowledge and mitigating the threat of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) : a research thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, University of New Zealand, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2019) Tora, Mesulame J.
    This research centres on the recent myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) incursion in New Zealand to review the literature on the disease specifically and to create a localised case study with Ngāi Tāneroa hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa. The case study focused on the importance of whakapapa, mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori and the practices of kaitiaki to ethnobotany and the development of indigenous biosecurity measures (tools) to protect culturally important plant species within the Māori community The proverb stated in the title of this thesis whakapuputia mai o Mānuka, kia kore ai te whati – (cluster the branches of the Mānuka, so they will not break off) recognizes the status of plant knowledge in te Ao Māori. It provides a foundation of understanding how Māori can participate in resource management against biological threats, which are becoming increasingly common. The science around myrtle rust and the mitigation of any incursion threats is clearly aligned to western paradigms. The information presented in this thesis outlines an extensive understanding of the intricacies of the disease as understood by the science community. But this science alone has not been able to halt the spread or risk of myrtle rust into new geographical regions. Therefore, future management of the risk of myrtle rust incursions needs to look at alternative approaches for the development of suitable management tools. The holistic approach of traditional biodiversity management using mātauranga and tikanga Māori has much to offer to conservation of taonga resources, especially the mitigation of biological threats. The Māori worldview of the environment encompasses all elements beyond the physical attributes of an ecosystem that thrives through traditional kaitiaki inputs. The case study with Ngāi Tenaroa introduced several examples of how Māori can contribute to the mitigation of all threats on the ecosystem, not just fungal threats. Firstly, the role of whakapapa is explicit and cannot be ignored. This role consolidates the management tools across all generations at the very least. Secondly, the role of networks within Māori communities and inter-generational learning is also clear – and the risk that exists if this is lost is apparent. Lastly, examples of local knowledge such as the effect of hukahuka on plant health, companion trees and role of kaitiaki in decision-making have been identified and their importance conveyed from the hapū under study.