1. Te Whare Tapa Whā – a Māori Health Model Perhaps the most well know of all Māori health models – first considered by Durie in the mid 1980’sPerhaps the most well know of all Māori health models – first considered by Durie in the mid 1980’s A translation of Te Whare Tapa Whā reflects the four sides of a house, Te Whare – House – Tapa Whā – with four sidesA translation of Te Whare Tapa Whā reflects the four sides of a house, Te Whare – House – Tapa Whā – with four sides The model therefore has four main componentsThe model therefore has four main components - Wairua (spiritual dimension) - Tinana (physical dimension) - Hinengaro (mental dimension) - Whānau (family perspectives and interactions)

2. Te Whare Tapa Whā - like a house each of the walls are connected and inter-related (holistic) - a healthy wairua must be complemented with a healthy tinana or hinengaro and so on - balance between each is required - a deficit in any of the dimensions can therefore be viewed as being unhealthy Te Whare Tapa Whā - like a house each of the walls are connected and inter-related (holistic) - a healthy wairua must be complemented with a healthy tinana or hinengaro and so on - balance between each is required - a deficit in any of the dimensions can therefore be viewed as being unhealthy

3. Dimensions WairuaHinengaroTinana Whānau FocusSpiritualityMentalPhysicalFamily Key Aspects The capacity for faith and wider communication The capacity to communi- cate to think, to feel The capacity for physical growth & development The capacity to belong, to care and to share Themes Health is related to unseen and unspoken energies Health and body are in- separable Good physical health is required for optimal development Individuals are part of wider social systems