We are excited to join Amotai and the growing network of Māori and Pasifika owned businesses across New Zealand. As an organisation with extraordinary Māori and Pasifika talent at all levels, we are passionate about generating opportunities and growth for our communities – we strongly support the Amotai vision...

Equity /ˈɛkwɪti/ Noun: equity; singular proper noun: equity; noun: equity 1.the quality of being fair and impartial.   “Equity of treatment” The term ‘equity’, in particular ‘social equity’, is used a lot in the public sphere. From policing, to welfare, to housing and transportation, social equity refers to fairness...

Nature vs nurture is an age-old debate that crops up everywhere in the world of psychology, with opinions ranging from whether it was our environment growing up that causes us to externalise our emotions in an (un)healthy way, to whether or not our genes are solely responsible for those...

Youth engagement and participation are fundamental aspects in the lives of our tamariki. While there are several different models of what youth participation looks like, the fundamentals are the same; by actively involving young people in decision-making processes and encouraging them to discuss both the issues that are affecting...

Tikanga-informed practice within community services is vital – especially for the future of our tamariki Māori. Loosely translated, the word tikanga refers to Māori customs and traditions – the Māori way of doing things. For Māori, to act in accordance with tikanga is to behave in a way that...

The Fonofale model was created as a Pacific model of health, encompassing values and beliefs from the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Niue, and Tokelau. Developed by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, the Fonofale model is a system of wellbeing that not only acknowledges, but embraces, Pacific perspectives and ways of...

The Te Whare Tapa Whā approach to health and wellbeing was developed in 1984 by leading Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie. Developed in response to a piece of research done by the Māori Women’s Welfare League in the late 1970’s (Rapuora: Health and Maori Women) which uncovered a...

Relationships, people, and connections are central to Māori and Māori wellbeing. Whanaungatanga in particular is a foundational value for Māori, created through forming, sharing, and maintaining close relationships and ties with people and communities. In working together to embody the principles of whanaungatanga, it provides the basis and framework...

At Te Awhinatanga o Mana Rōpū (Mana), we believe that all young people should enter into adulthood as loved, supported, empowered and self-sufficient individuals, regardless of their ethnicity or life experience. By caring for tamariki in loving, respectful environments in accordance with the principles of tikanga, we can raise...