Research Journal

Te Kura Nui o Waipareira
Te Kura Nui o Waipareira shares new insights and perspectives arising from research and framed by a values-based practice enhancing the mana of whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori across Aotearoa.
Featuring peer reviewed articles reflecting on indigenous practice, case studies from the frontline and also from partners working within the Whānau Ora sphere, it is intended that this journal will be a source of community-relevant findings to further inform future research.
Initiating in-depth conversations across the wider Māori community around some of the key themes and outputs arising from research and practice, the journal will uphold and explore the principles of whanaungatanga, aroha, wairuatanga, pōhiri, Te Reo Māori, tautoko, kawa, whakapapa, manaakitanga and kotahitanga through the diverse voices of practitioners, researchers, and whānau.
The aim of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira—Our People, Our Voices, Our Journeys is to share new insights and perspectives arising from researchers, indigenous service providers and practitioners across Aotearoa (New Zealand) and beyond.
This journal is a source of community-relevant research to further inform potential future research and to provoke kōrero (discussion) around issues that are relevant to indigenous communities. In the first two issues there are articles reflecting on indigenous practice, case studies from the frontline and also from partners working within the Whānau Ora sphere.
The cover imagery of the Matariki star constellation is a connection to ancient Māori navigational traditions, whereby the stars and planets were used as guiding points to steer Māori ancestral voyagers towards their eventual destination – just as the first issue of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira is a starting point for navigating and recording the experiences of whānau, providers and researchers.
Te Kura Nui o Waipareira aims to forge new connections and new exploration or research to benefit whānau. In this respect, Te Kura Nui o Waipareira further enables the initiation of in-depth conversations across the wider indigenous community around some of the key themes and outputs arising from research and practice.
Te Kura Nui o Waipareira is an open access, internet-based journal series, as well as being available in limited print copies.
For all inquiries please contact- Rewa.Harker@waiwhanau.com
Mission Statement
Te Kura Nui o Waipareira shares new insights and perspectives arising from research and framed by a values-based practice enhancing the mana of whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori across Aotearoa.
The journal will uphold and explore the principles of whanaungatanga, aroha, wairuatanga, pōhiri, Te Reo Māori, tautoko, kawa, whakapapa, manaakitanga and kotahitanga through the diverse voices of practitioners, researchers, and whānau.
“The stars are a metaphorical reference to the dreams, aspirations and long-term goals that whānau have identified as having particular importance to them. Each star is a symbolic reference to each navigational plot point for each successive part of the collective journey that whānau will embark upon.”

Issued Journals
Kotahitanga: Mā te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātou – In Unity We Find Strength
Professor Meihana Durie - Massey University, Dr Tanya Allport, Cate Mentink – Te Whānau O Waipareira
Issue 3: 'Kotahitanga // Mā te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātou: In unity we find strength' This issue brings together critical insights, experiences and journeys that each contribute to a heightened awareness and deeper understanding of the ways in which the notion of kotahitanga is given authentic, meaningful expression, specifically within the broader context of Te Whānau o Waipareira. Each article contained within this edition of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira (Issue III) represents a unique perspective in regards to kotahitanga and in fostering a greater awareness of the extent to which it is increasingly given expression across various whānau and community settings. Kotahitanga, at its core, is shaped around community-driven action. It is about the manifestation of unity – whānau supporting whānau, the wider community becoming unified by a critical sense of purpose, and a higher collective consciousness. Te Whānau o Waipareira continues to evolve delivery of its services, its research, and its strategic imperatives in order to provide the necessary support to ensure that every whānau is appropriately valued, acknowledged and empowered. Kotahitanga in action then, helps to nourish the physical, environmental, spiritual and divine repositories of mauri and mana. When kotahitanga is activated, mauri and mana coalesce, with each dimension duly enhanced, enriched and uplifted with a high degree of complementary and synergy. The ‘Waipareira Way’ has been and will always be about concern for our wider community, about ensuring that our whānau can and will flourish through embracing the virtues of kotahitanga as demonstrated so purposely by our tūpuna, our forebears. Te Whānau o Waipareira has continued to evolve the ways in which kotahitanga is expressed, to align with what is relevant across our communities, and to ensure that above all else, our whānau can flourish, strong in who they are, in where they are from, and in who they can become. This edition of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira adds another level of evidence-based outcomes to support the view that our kaumātua are flourishing, our pakeke are empowered to make a difference in the lives of our whānau and community, and our tamariki and mokopuna now have opportunities before them that will enable them to fulfill their true potential. The continued advancement and progression of Wai Research means that we now are able to collect wide ranging data and deep, informative insights that reflect to us an accurate and real time picture of that which is happening within our world and our community in the here and now. We invite you to join us for this, the very first peer reviewed edition of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira, Issue III. Utaina mai rā ko te kura nui, ko te kura roa, ko te kura whakatiketike o Te Whānau o Waipareira.

Manaakitanga: Nourishing and Providing for the Needs of Our People and Communities
Professor Meihana Durie - Massey University, Dr Tanya Allport – Te Whānau O Waipareira
Issue 2: 'Manaakitanga // Nourishing and providing for the needs of our people and communities.' Manaakitanga is considered here as a broad concept of nourishing or caring for individuals, whānau and communities physically, spiritually and/or culturally. It is where the mana of others is recognised and given due respect to the elevation or enhancement of all. This could be enacted through providing appropriate resources for best practice, or upholding Māori values and tikanga such as Te Reo; it could be reflected in the philosophy and practice of engaging individuals and whānau in programmes in a way that upholds their mana, or hosting with generosity with the aspiration of enabling better outcomes. For the second issue of Te Kura Nui o Waipareira, the idea of manaakitanga has guided the thinking around how this essential value is represented not merely in theory, but in approaches and practices of working with Māori whānau within frontline services, education, workforce development, research and outcomes measurement. The voices in this second issue are diverse in regards to the areas they represent, and the insights and journeys that are conveyed in the articles present new and unique examples of manaakitanga in action, reflections on work practice, as well as research-based insights and whānau experience of Whānau Ora frontline services. By inviting diverse voices and showing mutual respect for them Te Kura Nui o Waipareira engages in manaakitanga, and invites the readers to go on this journey and find ways to incorporate aroha, hospitality and respect in their practices.

Whanaungatanga: Connecting Whānau and Communities
Professor Meihana Durie - Massey University, Dr Tanya Allport – Te Whānau O Waipareira
Issue 1: ‘Whanaungatanga // Connecting Whānau and Communities.' The theme of this journal series' first issue is whanaungatanga, encapsulating whānau connections and Whānau Ora. Whanaungatanga speaks to the enduring relationship that Waipareira has built with the community over time, a relationship which has provided a sense of belonging to Urban Māori whānau who have historically been neglected by all levels of health, education and political sectors. Moreover, whanaungatanga speaks to the way in which Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust engages with the community, networks and collaborators where experiences are shared and which enables individuals to achieve better outcomes compared to acting in isolation.
