scholarly journals Childbirth: a Momentous Occasion Muslim Women's Childbirth Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Khurshid Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Women's Stories ◽  
Nurses And Midwives ◽  
Childbirth Experiences

<p>This thesis explores the perception of three Muslim women’s experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their needs and experience of being in the world. The women’s stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women’s stories. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research, in order to illuminate Muslim women’s birthing experiences particularly to health colleagues in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. Excerpts from the narratives of Khadija, Ayesha, and Amina, describe the reality of their experiences. The overarching theme in this thesis reveals the uniqueness of each woman’s story. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice to become informed, so that 20,000 Muslims in Aotearoa-New Zealand may receive an acceptable level of culturally safe practice.</p>

scholarly journals Childbirth: a Momentous Occasion Muslim Women's Childbirth Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Khurshid Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Women's Stories ◽  
Nurses And Midwives ◽  
Childbirth Experiences

<p>This thesis explores the perception of three Muslim women’s experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their needs and experience of being in the world. The women’s stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women’s stories. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research, in order to illuminate Muslim women’s birthing experiences particularly to health colleagues in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. Excerpts from the narratives of Khadija, Ayesha, and Amina, describe the reality of their experiences. The overarching theme in this thesis reveals the uniqueness of each woman’s story. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice to become informed, so that 20,000 Muslims in Aotearoa-New Zealand may receive an acceptable level of culturally safe practice.</p>

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Leadership Enables Collaborative Approaches to Management of Kauri Dieback in Aotearoa New Zealand

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1671
Author(s):  
Lee Hill ◽  
Edward Ashby ◽  
Nick Waipara ◽  
Robin Taua-Gordon ◽  
Aleesha Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Cultural Leadership ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Face ◽  
Network Spatial Analysis

In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the soilborne pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida threatens the survival of the iconic kauri, and the ecosystem it supports. In 2011, a surveillance project to identify areas of kauri dieback caused by Phytophthora agathidicida within the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park (WRRP) highlighted the potential impact of the pathogen. A repeat of the surveillance in 2015/16 identified that approximately a quarter of the kauri area within the Regional Park was infected or possibly infected, an increase from previous surveys. The surveillance program mapped 344 distinct kauri areas and showed that 33.4% of the total kauri areas were affected or potentially affected by kauri dieback and over half (58.3%) of the substantial kauri areas (above 5 ha in size) were showing symptoms of kauri dieback. Proximity analysis showed 71% of kauri dieback zones to be within 50 m of the track network. Spatial analysis showed significantly higher proportions of disease presence along the track network compared to randomly generated theoretical track networks. Results suggest that human interaction is assisting the transfer of Phytophthora agathidicida within the area. The surveillance helped trigger the declaration of a cultural ban (rāhui) on recreational access. Te Kawerau ā Maki, the iwi of the area, placed a rāhui over the kauri forest eco-system of the Waitākere Forest (Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa) in December 2017. The purpose of the rāhui was to help prevent the anthropogenic spread of kauri dieback, to provide time for investment to be made into a degraded forest infrastructure and for research to be undertaken, and to help protect and support forest health (a concept encapsulated by the term mauri). Managing the spread and impact of the pathogen remains an urgent priority for this foundation species in the face of increasing pressures for recreational access. Complimentary quantitative and qualitative research programs into track utilization and ecologically sensitive design, collection of whakapapa seed from healthy and dying trees, and remedial phosphite treatments are part of the cross-cultural and community-enabled biosecurity initiatives to Kia Toitu He Kauri “Keep Kauri Standing”.

Life when renting for older Māori

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Cram ◽  
Morehu Munro
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Future

The proportion of older Māori (55+ years) living in rental accommodation is set to rise as home ownership has become less attainable. To anticipate what the future of rental accommodation may hold for older Māori, 42 older Māori (18 men, 24 women) renters in the Hawke’s Bay region of Aotearoa New Zealand were asked about their experiences. Participants had moved to their current home to be closer to whānau (extended family, family group) or out of necessity, and their whānau had often helped them make the decision to move. Many participants who found paying their rent manageable or hard also struggled with other living costs. Most enjoyed a good relationship with their landlord or agent and wanted to stay living where they were. The findings suggest that older Māori renters will require more easing of their living costs, including pathways out of renting and into home ownership.

Moe Kitenga: a qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Molly George ◽  
Reremoana Theodore ◽  
Rosalina Richards ◽  
Barbara Galland ◽  
Rachael Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Infant Sleep ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Unhealthy Weight ◽  
Good Sleep ◽  
Improve Health

Insufficient sleep is a strong risk factor for unhealthy weight gain in children. Māori (the indigenous population of Aotearoa (New Zealand)) children have an increased risk of unhealthy weight gain compared to New Zealand European children. Interventions around sleep could provide an avenue for improving health and limiting excessive weight gain with other meaningful benefits for whānau (extended family) well-being. However, current messages promoting good sleep may not be realistic for many Māori whānau. Using qualitative methods, the Moe Kitenga project explored the diverse realities of sleep in 14 Māori whānau. We conclude that for infant sleep interventions to prevent obesity and improve health outcomes for Māori children, they must take into account the often pressing social circumstances of many Māori whānau that are a barrier to adopting infant sleep recommendations, otherwise sleep interventions could create yet another oppressive standard that whānau fail to live up to.

scholarly journals ‘Not One More Bloody Acre’: Land Restitution and the Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Process in Aotearoa New Zealand

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Matthew Wynyard
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Land Loss ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Treaty Of Waitangi ◽  
The Many ◽  
Land Restitution

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed between Māori rangatira (chiefs) and the British Crown in 1840 guaranteed to Māori the ‘full, exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands’. In the decades that followed, Māori were systematically dispossessed of all but a fraction of their land through a variety of mechanisms, including raupatu (confiscation), the individualisation of title, excessive Crown purchasing and the compulsory acquisition of land for public works. Māori, who have deep cultural and whakapapa (genealogical) connections to the land, were left culturally, materially and spiritually impoverished. Land loss has long been a central grievance for many Māori and the return of land has been a guiding motivation for whānau (extended family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe) seeking redress from the Crown. Since the 1990s, many groups have entered into negotiations to settle their historical grievances with the Crown and while land loss and the deep yearning for its return are central to many Māori claims, precious little land is typically returned to Māori through the settlement process. This paper seeks to critically examine the Treaty settlement process in light of land restitution policies enacted elsewhere and argues that one of the many flaws in the process is the paucity of land returned to Māori.

scholarly journals Enhancing cross‐cultural evaluation practice through kaupapa Māori evaluation and boundary critique: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (170) ◽  
pp. 51-65
Author(s):  
Maria Hepi ◽  
Jeff Foote ◽  
Annabel Ahuriri‐Driscoll ◽  
Marara Rogers‐Koroheke ◽  
Hone Taimona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Evaluation Practice ◽  
Boundary Critique ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Kaupapa Māori

scholarly journals Being Māori and Pākehā: Methodology and Method in Exploring Cultural Hybridity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niki Grennell-Hawke ◽  
Keith Tudor
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Principal Investigator ◽  
Cultural Hybridity ◽  
Heuristic Research ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Western Theory

This article addresses the first author’s experience of identifying as both Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa New Zealand. Based on her own research using both kaupapa research theory and heuristic research method, and supervised by the second author, the article describes her negotiation of the experience of being a hybrid cultural subject and object, of belonging and not belonging. The article extends the practice and understanding of cross-cultural research on a number of levels: the intrapsychic (i.e., within the principal investigator herself), the interpersonal (i.e., between the researcher and supervisor), and the methodological (i.e., between an indigenous and a Western theory).

scholarly journals Haumanu Ipukarea reviving tūrangawaewae, identity and place

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
William Hatton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Sense Of Identity

<p>Landscapes are a fundamental component for the identity of people. This is evident through the eyes of the indigenous Māori people who express, like many indigenous cultures, that identity is formed from ones interconnected relationship to the land. For Māori, land is embodied as a part of their identity formed by the principle of whakapapa and importantly mātauranga. Mātauranga Māori is the comprehensive body of traditional indigenous knowledge built over centuries of both physical and metaphysical paradigms. Much of the knowledge obtained, originated from te taiao, where the importance of mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and place, established one’s sense of tūrangawaewae.  Since the first colonial migrations to Aotearoa/New Zealand, much of the traditional knowledge acquired and developed over generation’s are at great risk of western dominance. Western science and knowledge has altered the endemic Aotearoa/New Zealand landscape dramatically depleting many natural ecologies. Forests and waterways continue to be in jeopardy from commercialisation and urbanisation, where the current urban environment questions the way we appreciate and make sense of our endemic natural landscape. Alterations to the land has prompted changes in people’s beliefs and values, and sense of identity.  Mātauranga has slowly begun to be reintroduced into the urban environment as a progressive way forward. This research builds upon the concept to promote mātauranga, reconnecting people and place, and improving one’s sense of identity. With more than 88% of Māori now residing in urban areas, and many non-Māori unaware of indigenous cultural values and beliefs, the focus looks to provide a place of gathering, learning, engaging, reflecting, healing and belonging, preserving and appreciating Aotearoa/New Zealand’s cultural expression of the landscape. The research looks upon a regenerating valley system near the heart of Wellington City, reviving the Māori beliefsof ki uta ki tai and that of hīkoi. The research looks at opportunities to better express and understand bi-culturalism</p>

scholarly journals Standing at the Waharoa

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
John O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Clinical Encounter ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Colonial Histories

In this paper the author suggests that, when standing at the waharoa (gate) waiting for the karanga which calls us on to the marae, many of us, and particularly those whose ancestral histories originate in countries other than Aotearoa New Zealand, feel the apprehensive anticipation, if not disturbing terror, that comes with stepping into a cultural context so imbued with the painful colonial histories of this country. The paper explores how this history impacts upon us in cross-cultural encounters in Aotearoa New Zealand, and in particular in encounters between Māori and non-Māori, and the challenges and opportunities such encounters offer for the psychotherapeutic clinical encounter.

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