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Introducing ‘Ngaruroro’, a New Model for Understanding Māori Wellbeing

Finley Ngarangi Johnson
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Priscilla M Wehi
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Tia Neha
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Mike Ross
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Veronica Thompson
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Stephanie Tibble
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Natasha Tassell-Matamua
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Kevin Shedlock
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Ririwai Fox
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Zachary Penman
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Tyler Ritchie
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Taylor Winter
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Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle
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Paul Jose
Version 1 : Received: 5 March 2024 / Approved: 5 March 2024 / Online: 6 March 2024 (05:12:44 CET)

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Johnson, F.N.; Wehi, P.; Neha, T.; Ross, M.; Thompson, V.; Tibble, S.; Tassell-Matamua, N.; Shedlock, K.; Fox, R.; Penman, Z.; Ritchie, T.; Winter, T.; Arahanga-Doyle, H.; Jose, P.E. Introducing ‘Ngaruroro’, A New Model for Understanding Māori Wellbeing. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 445. Johnson, F.N.; Wehi, P.; Neha, T.; Ross, M.; Thompson, V.; Tibble, S.; Tassell-Matamua, N.; Shedlock, K.; Fox, R.; Penman, Z.; Ritchie, T.; Winter, T.; Arahanga-Doyle, H.; Jose, P.E. Introducing ‘Ngaruroro’, A New Model for Understanding Māori Wellbeing. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 445.

Abstract

Indigenous peoples around the world are revitalizing their ancestral beliefs, practices, and languages, including traditional understandings of health and wellbeing. In the Aotearoa (New Zealand) context, a number of ground-breaking Māori health and wellbeing related models have emerged, each with their own unique applications and offerings. We sought in these qualitative studies to explore and identify some key sources of wellbeing for Māori individuals. Nine interviews were conducted with members of Māori communities to identify key themes of Māori wellbeing. A Reflexive Thematic Analysis was performed on these data, and then a further fifteen interviews were conducted to revise, refine, and reposition the previously generated themes. The Ngaruroro describes wellbeing as the embodied and active process of being in good relation with your 1) here tāngata (social and familial ties), 2) te taiao (the environment), and 3) taonga tuku iho (cultural treasures), while doing what you can to make lifestyle choices that are conducive to the health of your 4) tinana (body) and 5) wairua (spirit), while cultivating a balanced 6) ngākau (inner-system), fulfilling 7) matea (core needs), and exercising your 8) mana (authority). These themes illustrate and reiterate that Māori wellbeing is dynamic, interconnected, and holistic.

Keywords

Māori; Kaupapa Māori; Māori wellbeing; indigenous health; indigenous wellbeing; qualitative re-search; thematic analysis

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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