Walking our pepeha: The influence of whakapapa on health and well-being
Whakapapa is the essence of health and well-being. Whakapapa is a tool, created by our tūpuna to frame our existence as Māori. By identifying the names of places and people, we create a timeline of locators of who we are, where we come from and where we exist today. The opportunity to “walk our pepeha” enables us to not only identify these places but also to engage with them, making the connection stronger. It is through whakapapa that we can identify who and where we come from; this is vital to identity and therefore to health and well-being. In this article, published in MAI Journal, examined the experiences of rangatahi engaging with and learning about their whakapapa.
Ethnic variation in hospitalisation due to treatment injury and complications of healthcare in older adults residing in New Zealand
The aim of this study, published in The New Zealand Medical Journal, was to describe the incidence, characteristics, and ethnic variation of hospitalisations for treatment injury and complications of medical or surgical care in older adults in two regions of Aotearoa New Zealand.