scholarly journals Sleep and parenting in ethnically diverse Pacific families in southern New Zealand: A qualitative exploration

Sleep Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Louise J Fangupo ◽  
Albany W Lucas ◽  
Rachael W Taylor ◽  
Justine Camp ◽  
Rosalina Richards
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

scholarly journals A Kiwi Odyssey: Music Therapy University Training in New Zealand Takes Flight

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Krout
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Music Therapist ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Many ◽  
University Training ◽  
Therapy Programme

This article looks at the new postgraduate music therapy programme at Massey University in New Zealand, and at how it has developed as this country's first full-time tertiary course in music therapy. Music therapy in New Zealand has a history going back almost 30 years, and the new programme builds on the fine traditions established over that time. The emphasis and challenge have been to craft a programme that weaves the many skills required to become a competent music therapist with the unique flavour of what music therapy is and can become in the ethnically diverse and rich cultures of Aotearoa - New Zealand. Particular attention and discussion are given regarding the issue of supervised clinical training.

scholarly journals Nutrition labels: a survey of use, understanding and preferences among ethnically diverse shoppers in New Zealand

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1359-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delvina Gorton ◽  
Cliona Ni Mhurchu ◽  
Mei-hua Chen ◽  
Robyn Dixon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Nutrition Label ◽  
Nutrition Labels ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Income Disparities ◽  
Income Groups

AbstractObjectiveEffective nutrition labels are part of a supportive environment that encourages healthier food choices. The present study examined the use, understanding and preferences regarding nutrition labels among ethnically diverse shoppers in New Zealand.Design and settingA survey was carried out at twenty-five supermarkets in Auckland, New Zealand, between February and April 2007. Recruitment was stratified by ethnicity. Questions assessed nutrition label use, understanding of the mandatory Nutrition Information Panel (NIP), and preference for and understanding of four nutrition label formats: multiple traffic light (MTL), simple traffic light (STL), NIP and percentage of daily intake (%DI).SubjectsIn total 1525 shoppers completed the survey: 401 Maori, 347 Pacific, 372 Asian and 395 New Zealand European and Other ethnicities (ten did not state ethnicity).ResultsReported use of nutrition labels (always, regularly, sometimes) ranged from 66 % to 87 % by ethnicity. There was little difference in ability to obtain information from the NIP according to ethnicity or income. However, there were marked ethnic differences in ability to use the NIP to determine if a food was healthy, with lesser differences by income. Of the four label formats tested, STL and MTL labels were best understood across all ethnic and income groups, and MTL labels were most frequently preferred.ConclusionsThere are clear ethnic and income disparities in ability to use the current mandatory food labels in New Zealand (NIP) to determine if foods are healthy. Conversely, MTL and STL label formats demonstrated high levels of understanding and acceptance across ethnic and income groups.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Body Mass Index–Associated Chronic Diseases in Diverse Ethnic Groups in New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Andrew Adiguna Halim ◽  
Arindam Basu ◽  
Ray Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Marginal Means

The use of universal body mass index (BMI) cutoffs do not take into account variation in the association between BMI and health risk across diverse ethnic groups. We used the New Zealand Health Survey data collected between 2002/2003 and 2014/2015 to calculate the predictive marginal means of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after adjusting for demographic variables and health-related behaviors. Compared with European group, we found that Pacific had a lower prevalence of hypertension at a BMI of ≥35 kg/m2, and Māori had a higher prevalence of hypertension, T2DM, and cardiovascular diseases at higher BMI intervals. Whereas Asian had a higher T2DM prevalence compared with Māori, Pacific, and European at some BMI intervals. Using universal BMI cutoffs on the ethnically diverse population to compare obesity rates does not address the risk of chronic diseases associated with high BMI and may stigmatize certain ethnic groups.

New Zealand tobacco retailers’ understandings of and attitudes towards selling Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: a qualitative exploration

2019 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2019-055173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerram Bateman ◽  
Lindsay Robertson ◽  
Louise Marsh ◽  
Louise Thornley ◽  
Janet Hoek
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Nicotine Delivery ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Incorrect Information

IntroductionIn 2017, the New Zealand Government signalled its intent to legalise the widespread sale of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), which many New Zealand retailers have actually sold for several years. Although ENDS uptake may reduce the harm smokers face, it requires them to adopt an entirely new practice; we therefore explored how effectively existing non-specialist tobacco retailers could advise and support potential quitters.MethodsUsing in-depth interviews with 18 tobacco retailers (prior to legislative change), we explored knowledge of ENDS, attitudes towards selling ENDS and supporting customers’ cessation attempts, perceptions of ENDS’ risks and benefits, and views on the proposed legislation.ResultsParticipants generally had poor knowledge of ENDS products and provided either no advice or gave incorrect information to customers. They believed that the main benefit consumers would realise from using ENDS rather than tobacco would be cost savings; relatively, few saw ENDS as smoking cessation devices. Those who stocked ENDS did so despite reporting very low customer demand, and saw tobacco as more important to their business than ENDS, citing higher repeat business, ancillary sales and rebates. Participants typically supported liberalising ENDS availability, though several expressed concerns about potential youth uptake.ConclusionsTobacco retailers’ limited understanding of ENDS, and the higher value they placed on tobacco, suggests they may have little capacity or inclination to support ENDS users to quit smoking. Licensing schemes for both ENDS and smoked tobacco could simultaneously reduce supply of smoked tobacco while requiring ENDS retailers to meet minimum knowledge standards.

scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory effects of project energize: a whole-of region primary school nutrition and physical activity programme in New Zealand in 2011 and 2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Cairncross ◽  
Victor Obolonkin ◽  
Tara Coppinger ◽  
Elaine Rush
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Abstract Background Since 2004, Sport Waikato has delivered Project Energize, a through-school nutrition and physical activity program to primary schools in the Waikato. As part of the program’s continued assessment and quality control, the programme was evaluated in 2011 and 2015. This paper’s aim was to compare the cardiorespiratory fitness (time to run 550 m (T550)) levels of children participating in Project Energize in 2011 and 2015. Methods In the 2011 evaluation of Project Energize, gender specific- T550-for-age Z scores (T550AZ) were derived from the T550 of 4832 Waikato children (2527 girls; 2305 boys; 36% Māori) aged between 6 and 12 years. In 2015, T550 was measured for 4798 (2361 girls; 2437 boys; 32% Māori) children, representative of age, gender and school socioeconomic status (SES). The T550AZ for every child in the 2015 study and 2011 evaluation were derived and differences in T550 between 2015 and 2011 by gender, SES and age were determined using independent t-tests. Multiple regression analysis predicted T550 Z score and run time, using year of measurement, gender, ethnicity, age and school SES. Results With and without adjustment, children in 2015 ran 550 m faster than in 2011 (adjusted Z score 0.06, time 11 s). Specifically, girls ran at a similar speed in 2015 as 2011 but boys were faster than in 2011 (Z score comparison P < 0.001, mean difference 0.18 95%CI 0.12, 0.25). Regression analysis showed time taken to run 550 m was 11 s less in 2015 compared with 2011. Boys ran it 13 s faster than girls (Z score 0.07) and for each 1 year age increase, children were 8 s slower (Z score 0.006). For each 10% decrease in SES, children were 3 s slower (Z score 0.004) and Māori children were 5 s slower than Non-Māori children (Z score 0.15). Conclusions The findings from this study support the continuation of the delivery of Project Energize in the Waikato region of New Zealand, as cardiorespiratory fitness scores in 2015, compared to 2011, were improved, particularly for lower SES schools and for Māori children. Ethnically diverse populations, schools with higher deprivation and girls, continue to warrant further attention to help achieve equity.

scholarly journals Toward equal participation: An auto-ethnography of facilitating consultations in the refugee sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Sue Elliot
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Refugee Community ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Auto Ethnography ◽  
Collaborative Negotiations ◽  
Reflexive Analysis

This article uses an auto-ethnographic approach to exploring how one positions oneself as a facilitator in a layered and power-laden context in the refugee sector in New Zealand to ensure just and collaborative negotiations. It reflects on my facilitation practice based during a series of annual consultations between UNHCR, NGOs and refugee community representatives over a period of five years. The article begins by providing a brief overview of the New Zealand refugee system. This is followed by a review of relevant literature on the role of the facilitator and the role of facilitation within community development, an acknowledged field of social work. Reflections on facilitation practice within an ethnically diverse situation makes up the bulk of the article, which is written from the perspective of a Pakeha woman who has worked in the refugee sector for nearly 35 years, most recently in community development and capacity building of refugee-based organisations. This paper adopts a relatively descriptive style to a personal reflection on facilitating large consultations in the refugee sector in New Zealand. For ease of reading, the term refugee is used throughout, although the consultations focus on both refugee and asylum issues. As presented here, my reflexive analysis is interwoven with research and literature on facilitation and reflects who I am and what I value, in a myriad of tacit and overt ways. It focuses on the facilitation process and the role of the facilitator rather than on the outcomes of the consultations. I have deliberately focused on my own story as I consider this is the story I can ethically tell. 

Abusive supervision and turnover intentions: The mediating role of perceived organisational support

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarrod M. Haar ◽  
Alida de Fluiter ◽  
David Brougham
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support

AbstractAbusive supervision has a significant impact on employee turnover intentions. An underexplored factor in this area is the influence of support: we test perceived organisational support as a mediator. The present study utilised data from three distinct populations within New Zealand: (1) ethnically diverse blue-collar workers, (2) Māori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) employees, and (3) Chinese employees working within New Zealand. Structural equation modelling from the combined sample of 432 respondents (in total) showed that the indirect-effects model fit the data best, where abusive supervision was positively related to turnover intentions and negatively towards perceived organisational support; while support was negatively related to turnover intentions. Our findings bear out the notion that organisational support mediates the influence of abusive supervision on turnover intentions, highlighting the effect of organisational influence within this area. By exploring these relationships on three distinct populations, this study improves the generalisability of the related theories.

Why are we hiding? A qualitative exploration of New Zealand acupuncturists views on interprofessional care

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 102419
Author(s):  
Kate Roberts ◽  
Debra Betts ◽  
Tony Dowell ◽  
Jing-Bao Nie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Interprofessional Care ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

scholarly journals Zones of Contention: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Two Regimes of Enrolment Regulations in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Timothy James Stubbs
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Lower Decile ◽  
The Impact

<p>A number of New Zealand studies have identified a relationship between enrolment regulations and school enrolments, in particular drawing attention to the negative impact that the abandonment of ‘home zones’ in 1991 have had on many lower decile and ethnically diverse schools. The progress of a group of secondary schools within a geographic area in New Zealand from before the introduction of Tomorrow’s Schools in 1989 up to 2009 is tracked using quantitative data from the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Qualifications Authority and Statistics New Zealand combined with qualitative data from interviews with those who were principals during the period. This mixed-methods approach shows that both enrolment numbers and academic achievement in three of the four schools fell and then rose almost simultaneously with the removal in 1991 and then reinstatement in 2000 of geographic home zones. The ethnic and socioeconomic polarisation that resulted from the earlier change, however, has not reversed. The quantitative and qualitative data together provide clear evidence that geographic home zones provide a level of stability and security in the provision of education at a local level that is not matched by the alternative regulatory regime that operated in the 1990s.</p>

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