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    What goes on TOA : lessons from Tāne Ora o Aotearoa (TOA) in high-performance : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, School of Māori Knowledge, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. EMBARGOED to 2 October 2026.
    (Massey University, 2023-12-01) Rowe, Luke
    Disproportionately high burden of disease, social exclusion and deprivation among Māori men are well documented across most health and social indices, and they are reflected within a broad range of policy, strategy, and service delivery initiatives. The reasons underpinning these inequities are certainly complex though clear, as they are connected to a suite of social, cultural, environmental, historical, and structural factors that each coalesce to undermine the overall health status of Māori men. Despite this, there is a growing population of tāne (Māori men) who continue to buck these trends. They are referred to in this thesis as, “tāne ora.” The focus on tāne ora, rather than on Māori men’s health, is deliberate and emphasises the fact that while these two concepts share similar goals and objectives, they are founded on different principles and philosophies. Like the renowned Gould et al (2002) study which interviewed 10 Olympic gold medallists revealing a number of common characteristics between them, this research is about What Drives Tāne Ora focusing on a specific subset of tāne who operate within high-performance environments. Grounded in Kaupapa Māori and Mana Tāne theories, a phenomenological and qualitative research design provided the framework for exploring the journeys of eight tāne within professional rugby aged between 20 and 36 years old. This thesis presents findings of the relationship between high-performance (one phenomena) and tāne ora (another phenomena). By taking this approach, these tāne offer insights into their childhood through to their present-day high-performance endeavours as current All Blacks and/or Māori All Blacks. Three seminal findings were established from this research. Firstly, research into the health and wellbeing of tāne requires broader emphases and attention. Not to simply perpetuate health disparities and deprivation, but to cast a light on where opportunities for gains exist and how more bespoke solutions can be developed. Secondly, health and wellbeing of tāne should be informed by research methodologies which are equally as nuanced and framed. The need for a Mana Tāne Research methodology is overdue if not desirable. Lastly, what drives tāne ora involves a complex interplay of conditions referred to in an acronym format as, MANA TANE. Notably, that any pursuits related to tāne ora needed to be mātauranga-informed, and activated by mana in the first instance. MANA TANE highlights that while all conditions are important, there are some (i.e., MANA) that are essential and others (TANE) that are complimentary. These illustrate the convergence of the conditions as an alternative pathway towards achieving tāne ora. One in which the rules of the sporting and Māori worlds are different with one being more transient and the other, enduring. And that those who are most successful are likely to be those that can have a positive relationship with both modes seamlessly.
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    To what extent are principles of kaupapa Māori reflected in the current practices of Māori mediators in Aotearoa? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Studies in Management at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2018) Hau, Te Reo O Te Omeka
    In the current practice of mediation as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) within Aotearoa there has been very little research conducted into principles of kaupapa Māori and how these concepts are reflected in the practice of mediation in Aotearoa. Indeed, almost all my studies completed through Massey University’s Dispute Resolution Centre within the Massey Business School have been based on research from a Euro- Centric perspective. This gap in current mediation research is the main motivator in designing the following as my research question: “To what extent are Principles of Kaupapa Māori reflected in the current practices of Mediators in New Zealand?” In addressing this question this paper intends to contribute to mediation literature by investigating principles of kaupapa Māori within the current mediation process practiced in New Zealand. It will seek to address if kaupapa Māori principles of Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Mana, and Tapu are prevalent within a mediation process and to what extent. Existing literature is scarce on this topic however some reliance will be placed on Tomas & Quinces’ (2007) contribution to Spillers Dispute Resolution in New Zealand as well as comparisons with literature in the restorative justice field and mediation and indigenous dispute resolution writings Semi-structured interviews of 10 currently practicing Māori mediators have been undertaken to assist in answering the research question. Results were presented as participant narratives where seven themes were analysed and presented to demonstrate how Māori principles and practices can enhance the mediation process.
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    Being big, becoming small : conversations with Māori women about weight loss surgery : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Albany, Aotearoa, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2019) Joensen, Clare
    Weight loss surgery is increasingly being used to combat obesity, resulting in recipients becoming more visible in society. This in turn facilitates the normalising of what once would have been considered a radical medical procedure and the proliferation of discourse that more often than not measures success against models of slimness and appearance and underplays the downsides of surgery. Through the use of a narrative phenomenological approach, this research explores the experiences of surgery recipients, specifically Māori women, and asks the question; ‘how does the embodiment of radical change impact on relationality, interiority, conviviality, and ‘being in the world’?’ Through learning from Māori women, this research also explores how being Māori shapes experience both before and after surgery and in doing so, contrasts to literature which frames experiences of indigenous women through a Foucauldian lens of colonialism. I argue that, as Māori, these women are supported by the collective – significantly so – but also have to grapple with and push back negative discourses that leak into their world. I also argue that life post-surgery is entangled with both liminality and potentialities; precarious, unsettled and unsettling, while being simultaneously imbued with hope and focused towards an extending future. Surgery does transform bodies through enabling tremendous weight loss but also transfigures far more than it is designed to do.