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Hauora: Report on Stage One of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 2575).   Also a physical copy is available in the library at 362.1 WAI     

Kāinga Kore: The Stage One Report of the Housing Policy and Services: Kaupapa Inquiry on Māori Homelessness (WAI 2750) available in the library at 362.5 NEW   

Article

The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 report: Implications for decolonizing health systems

Māori Health Models

• Te Whare Tapa Whā – Mason Durie. 
• Te Wheke – Rose Pere
• Te Pae Mahutonga – Mason Durie

• Meihana Model - see 

Pitama, S., Robertson, P., Cram, F., Gillies, M., Huria, T., & Dallas-Katoa, W. (2007). Meihana Model: A clinical assessment framework. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 36(3), 118–125.

Pacific Health Models

See the Nursing Pacific subject guide for models such as Fonofale, Fonua, Seitapu.

International

The Ottawa Charter. In 1986 in Ottawa, Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed an approach to improve the health of populations and individuals. This is known as the Ottawa Charter and is used in New Zealand as a framework for planning public health.

Āhurutia Te Rito: It Takes a Village: How Better Support for Perinatal Mental Health Could Transform the Future for Whānau and Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.  A Report in partnership with Rātā Foundation, Tindall Foundation and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - National Public Health Service.

Health Status Report. Provides a detailed nationwide picture of the health of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023. 

Hei Whakaarotanga: Engaging with Models of Health and Wellbeing That Draw on Mātauranga Māori. Explores a range of health and wellbeing models that draw on mātauranga Māori that have been used at individual, collective, and population levels in Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Professionals on Rongoā Māori in Hospitals: Technical Report. A technical report from the New Zealand Health Research Council.

Tofa Saili: A Review of Evidence about Health Equity for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand (2019). Summarises available information on the health of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. It outlines the demographic and socioeconomic factors impacting on Pacific peoples, key health outcomes, and what is currently known about the barriers and facilitators to accessing health care.

Whānau Māori Experiences of Major Trauma Care and Rehabilitation. This report identifies actions that can, if done well, improve the experiences of injured Māori and ultimately improve recovery outcomes.

Aotearoa New Zealand Homeless Action Plan 2020-2023.  The Aotearoa New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan (HAP), which was published in February 2020, recognises that action is needed now to prevent homelessness, increase housing supply and provide support services.   

Cultural Safety Training Plan for Vocational Medicine in Aotearoa (2023). Research to better understand actions medical colleges are taking to support cultural safety and health equity.

Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-2027. Sets out the objectives and expectations for the health system over the next three years. The objectives and expectations build on the targets and focus on what they want to see across the health system – improved access to health services, more timely access to health services, and high-quality health services

Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Plan 2024-2027 Health New Zealand's plan to grow the mental health workforce in New Zealand. 

Ola Manuia: Pacific Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2020–2025. The government’s new national plan and commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Pacific population living in Aotearoa New Zealand. This plan was informed by the previous Pacific health action plan Ala Mo’ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014–2018.

Oranga Tamariki Action Plan. Six agencies working together to improve the lives of children, young people and families with the greatest needs.

Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy – it will help us achieve better health outcomes for Māori by setting the government’s direction for Māori health advancement over the next five years

Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996. (NZ Legislation version)

The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (Website version)

Regulations are rules made by a government or a government agency. They deal with the detail and implementation i.e. how something set out in an Act should be done. This could refer to the technical side of things or for things that might change over time and need updating.

New Zealand Nursing Organisation Guideline - Code of Ethics, 2019 

The Code of Ethics complements the Code of Conduct for Nurses

Nursing Council of New Zealand 

• Code of Conduct. 
• Competencies for Nurses
• Guidelines for Cultural Safety, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Health
• Standards and Guidelines for Nurses

Frameworks

Equity of Health Care for Māori: A Framework. The framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori through leadership, knowledge and commitment.

A Framework for Health Literacy. The Ministry of Health developed this framework because it is committed to a health system that enables everyone living in New Zealand to live well and keep well. Building health literacy is an important part of this.

Te Hiringa Hauora Research Framework: Health Promotion Research at the Interface of Mātauranga Māori and Western Science. Founded on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the concept of equity. It draws on Māori health promotion and Ottawa Charter-based generic health promotion models, kaupapa Māori principles, and best practice research approaches in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

The New Zealand Health Research Prioritisation Framework (English) - Te Mahere Whakamātāmuatanga a Rangahau Hauora Aotearoa (Te Reo Māori) This framework was developed as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy 2017–2027. It prioritises how and why health research needs to be done in New Zealand in order to drive high-level health and social outcomes and ensure maximum impact from the government’s investment in health.

Oranga Hinengaro System and Service Framework identifies the core components of a contemporary mental health and addiction system with a 10-year view. It provides guidance for those responsible for publicly funded health system policy, design, service commissioning, and delivery.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi Framework. The Ministry of Health’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) Framework provides an updated expression of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations in the context of the health and disability system.

Guidelines

Healthy Eating Guidelines for New Zealand Babies and Toddlers (0-2 years old). Provides updated population health recommendations for feeding babies and toddlers, from birth to two years of age, to promote healthy growth and development and help establish healthy eating behaviours.

Models

Hei Whakaarotanga: Engaging with Models of Health and Wellbeing That Draw on Mātauranga Māori. Explores a range of health and wellbeing models that draw on mātauranga Māori that have been used at individual, collective, and population levels in Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Strategies

Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy sets out a shared understanding of what children and young people need and want in order to be well, what government is and should be doing to support them, and how we must work together.

Developing the National Breastfeeding Strategy for New Zealand Aotearoa. Addresses barriers to establishing and maintaining breastfeeding in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Living Well, Dying Well: A strategy for a palliative care approach - A summary.

Ministry of Social Development Strategies that will make a bigger and better difference in people's lives.

New Zealand Disability Strategy. From the Office for Disability Issues, this strategy guides the work of government agencies on disability issues from 2016 to 2026. It includes goals and objectives to help improve health outcomes for Pacific peoples.

Pae Ora Strategies. These set the direction for a health system in Aotearoa New Zealand that is equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred. The 6 strategies are:

• New Zealand Health Strategy 
• Pae Tū: Hauora Māori Strategy 
• Te Mana Ola: The Pacific Health Strategy 
• Health of Disabled People Strategy 
• Rural Health Strategy 
• Women’s Health Strategy 

Three Steps to Meeting Health Literacy Needs-Ngā Toru Hīkoi e Mōhiotia ai te Hauora. A guide from the Health Quality & Safety Commission for health professionals that provides a process to follow with every person in every health care discussion. 

WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2014-2023. The strategy aims to support Member States in developing proactive policies and implementing action plans that will strengthen the role traditional medicine plays in keeping populations healthy.

Atkins and Murphy Model of Reflection

Atkins, S., & Murphy, K. (1993). Reflection: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1188-1192. 

(Available in the library. To access, click here)

Gibb's Reflective Cycle

Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing:A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf 

Johns' Structured Reflection

Rolfe et al. Reflective Model

Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D., & Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: A user's guide. Palgrave. 

Otago Polytechnic has a Reflective writing guide which discusses the reflective model of Rolfe et al. (2001). This is found under the Reflective model tab. 

Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model

Tanner, C.  A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-11. 

(Go to the library homepage and search for the article title. Select the Search Everything or click here).

Reflective Practice Resources

Check the index at the back of these books for the different models e,g. Gibbs or Johns etc

Want help with study skills, academic writing and time management? Take a look at the learner resources available or contact a Learning Advisor on LSS@wandw.ac.nz