A PDF copy of a report prepared for All Right?, which documents the findings of exploratory research among Māori in greater Christchurch.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an Asian Health Day event in 2015.
A photograph of women participating in the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. Staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? Mental health campaign of the CDHB is leading a group of women doing a Maori action song.
This paper identifies and analyses the networks of support for tangata whaiora (mental health clients) utilising a kaupapa Mäori health service following the Ötautahi/Christchurch earthquakes in Aotearoa New Zealand from 2010 to 2012. Semi- structured interviews were undertaken with 39 participants, comprising clients (Mäori and Päkehä), staff, managers and board members of a kaupapa Mäori provider in the city. Selected quotes are presented alongside a social network analysis of the support accessed by all participants. Results show the signifi cant isolation of both Mäori and Päkehä mental health clients post- disaster and the complexity of individuals and collectives dealing with temporally and spatially overlapping hazards and disasters at personal, whänau and community level.
A photograph of Aroha Reriti-Crofts (Aunty Aroha) taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB.
This report presents the experiences of Tangata Whaiora (Mental health clients) through the disastrous earthquakes that struck Otautahi/Christchurch in 2010-11. It further analysis these experience to how show the social networks these individuals, their whānau, supporting staff respond and recover to a significant urban disaster. The disaster challenged the mental health of those individuals who are impacted and the operations of organisations and networks that support and care for the mentally ill. How individuals and their families navigate a post-disaster landscape provides an unfortunate but unique opportunity to analyse how these support networks respond to severe disruption. Tangata Whaiora possess experiences of micro-scale personal and family disasters and were not necessarily shocked by the loss of normality in Ōtautahi as a result of the earthquakes. The organic provision of clear leadership, outstanding commitment by staff, and ongoing personal and institutional dedication in the very trying circumstances of working in a post-disaster landscape all contributed to Te Awa o te Ora’s notable response to the disaster.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB standing behind a table of posters and brochures from the campaign. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
A photograph of Pere Tainui holding his young child at an event connected with the Mahinga Kai Project. Pere Tainui is wearing a traditional korowai (cloak made of woven flax). The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign.
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Mere Peawini. The caption reads, "Te reo Māori is just who I am".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Kaylee Mills. The caption reads, " Te reo Māori opens my mind to new concepts and gives me a sense of belonging".
A photograph of kaumatua listening to a speech. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
This report presents research on the affects of the Ōtautahi/Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 to 2012 on the city’s Tangata Whaiora community, ‘people seeking health’ as Māori frame mental health clients. Drawing on the voices of 39 participants of a Kaupapa Māori provider (Te Awa o te Ora), this report presents extended quotes from Tangata Whaiora, their support staff (many of whom are Tangata Whaiora), and managers as they speak of the events, their experiences, and support that sustained them in recoveries of well-being through the worse disaster in Aotearoa/New Zealand in three generations. Ōtautahi contains a significant urban Māori population, many living in suburbs that were seriously impacted by the earthquakes that began before dawn on September 4th, 2010, and continued throughout 2011 and 2012. The most damaging event occurred on February 22nd, 2011, and killed 185 people and severely damaged the CBD as well as many thousands of homes. The thousands of aftershocks delayed the rebuilding of homes and infrastructure and exacerbated the stress and dislocation felt by residents. The tensions and disorder continue for numerous residents into 2014 and it will be many years before full social and physical recovery can be expected. This report presents extended excerpts from the interviews of Tangata Whaiora and their support staff. Their stories of survival through the disaster reinforce themes of community and whānau while emphasising the reality that a significant number of Tangata Whaiora do not or cannot draw on this supports. The ongoing need for focused responses in the area of housing and accommodation, sufficiently resourced psycho-social support, and the value of Kaupapa Māori provision for Māori and non-Māori mental health clients cannot be overstated. The report also collates advice from participants to other Tangata Whaiora, their whānau, providers and indeed all residents of places subject to irregular but potentially devastating disaster. Much of this advice is relevant for more daily challenges and should not be underestimated despite its simplicity.
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Ruawhiti Pokaia with his wife Marisa. The caption reads, "Ko te reo Maori te manawa o toku ahua. The Māori language is the heart of my identity".
A digtial copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Mairehe Louise and Te Aowharepapa Tankersley. The caption reads, "Ko te reo Māori tōku oraka pai. The Maori language is the foundation of my wellbeing".
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an event for Canterbury migrants in 2015. The event was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre).
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioner Aaron Hapuku with his daughter Kaahu. The caption reads, "Ko au, ko koe, ko tātou".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Ramon Pink. The caption reads, "Ko tōku reo: It's from my tupuna, it's personal, it's spiritual".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioner Alex Solomon. The caption reads, "Kapa haka is about celebrating who we are individually, as whānau and as Māori".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of brothers Ridge and Chase Kamo. The caption reads, "Te reo Māori is about being proud of our family, friends and who we are".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioners Karuna Thurlow with her sister Harikoa Bronsdaughter-George. The caption reads, "He oraka wairua, he oraka tinana, he oraka iwi hoki".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioners Puamiria Parata-Goodall and her mother Reihana (Aunty Do) Parata. The caption reads, "As a whānau, when we haka together, we learn together".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioners Puamiria Parata-Goodall and her mother Reihana (Aunty Do) Parata. The caption reads, "As a whānau, when we haka together, we learn together".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of Maraea Peawini. The caption reads, "Ko tooku ake reo, ina te ora o te tangata nei. My reo is what exhilarates me, my life essence".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioner Te Mairiki Williams with his twins Ruruhira (left) and Te Kotuku (right). The caption reads, "Embrace the epitome of 'aukati'. Auahi, waipiro, taru, patu kore. To prolong and sustain life".
A digital copy of a poster from the Te Waioratanga project of the All Right? campaign. The poster features a black and white photographic portrait of kapa haka practitioner Whaea Tihi Puanaki. The caption reads, "Kapa haka is wellbeing for the soul. Te kapa haka te oranga o te tinana, te wairua, te hinengaro, te katoa o te tinana".
A photograph of Aaron Hapuku, Maori Health Promoter for Community and Public Health, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Hapuku holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Grattitude [sic] for all of the amazing people in my life// Aaron Hapuku, Birdlings Flat".
A PDF copy of a 2016-2017 bicultural calendar published by All Right? for Matariki 2016. The calendar is dated according to the Maori year, is written in both English and Te Reo, and includes photographs of whānau around Christchurch.
A PDF copy of a poster promoting events held over a few days at Rehua Marae for Matariki. It reads, "Celebrate Matariki. Rehua Marae Whānau Day," and provides the date and time for kai, workshops, presentations and kapa haka, as well as a Kaumatua Lunch and a workshop on traditional Māori instruments.
A PDF copy of a poster promoting events held over a few days at Rehua Marae for Matariki. It reads, "Celebrate Matariki. Rehua Marae Whānau Day," and provides the date and time for kai, workshops, presentations and kapa haka, as well as a Kaumatua Lunch and a workshop on traditional Māori instruments.
A PDF copy of five Tiny Adventures cards that incorporate Maori culture and language. Created in partnership with SKIP, Tiny Adventures helped parents to spend quality time with their children by suggesting some simple activities. The cards were available in packs and free to download from www.allright.or.nz/adventures.