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Māori Health Research Hui

The HRC is committed to ensuring Hui opportunities for joint planning, whakawhanaungatanga, by, with and for the Māori health research community.

Hui Whakapiripiri 2010
8 – 9 July | Rotorua Convention Centre, Rotorua
The Health Research Council of New Zealand is holding its annual Hui aimed at those who share an interest in Māori health and Māori health research. The theme of the Hui is Hangaia to whare korero ma nga pou rangahau e tu - Building your house of learning.  This theme refers to Nga Pou Rangahau - The HRC's Strategic Plan for Māori Health Research 2010 - 2015, due to be released at this Hui, and the significance of this strategy in strengthening the relationship between Māori communities and the health sector.

The theme focuses on the four strands of; creative health research, consent, consultation and community health research. The theme encourages collaboration, understanding and learning between the various levels of the health sector and Māori communities, taking into account Māori community aspirations and culturally sensitive issues.  As well, it has a focus on creative and innovative health research and health service provision for the benefit of Maori and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

The HRC would like to extend an invitation for participants to present papers at Hui Whakapiripiri 2010.  Four abstract streams have been identified to encapsulate the intent of the Hui:

• Creativity – This stream encourages creative and innovative health research (methods, ideas and techniques) that benefit Maori communities as well as Aotearoa/New Zealand.
  
• Consent – This stream addresses the ethical issue of consent, the process in which researchers gain consent and the importance of consent to Maori.
  
• Consultation – This stream addresses the importance of consultation to Maori communities for both the initiation of a research project and the dissemination of research findings.
  
• Community – This stream will look at community initiated research and the importance of community involvement in research projects, community led research and how research findings are translated into good health outcomes.

Each conference presentation should be 15 minutes long and presenters should be willing to answer questions on their research at the end of their presentation.

Abstracts of up to 300 words should be electronically submitted to Shayne Wijohn by 31 May 2010.  The Māori Health Committee will review and select the successful papers for presentation.

Further information is available on the Hui website here. 

Hui Whakapiripiri 2009 26-27 March | Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Auckland The purpose of Hui Whakapiripiri 2009 was to promote current Māori health research and to encourage the partici-pation of emerging researchers. The Hui enabled participants to create linkages and networks between the Māori health sector and research developments.  Click here (PDF 305KB) for the Hui report.

The following reports from past hui are available:

Hui Whakapiripiri 2006 PDF 468KB
'Whanau tu, whanau ora'
Families standing tall and strong
10 - 11 August 2006, Wellington

Hui Whakapiripiri 2005 PDF266KB
'Matiro Whakamua ki te Oranga o te Māori'
Look to the future for Māori wellness
23 - 25 November 2005, Christchurch

Hui Whakatipu 1997 PDF 173KB
10 - 12 December 1997
Whaiora Marae, Auckland

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