Linda Waimarie Nikora, Neville Robertson, Mohi Rua & Darrin Hodgetts Maori & Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato Relational nature of Maori Men’s Health

Quick intro’s A bit about us and current research directions But most about where ‘we’ (you and us) think research on Maori relational health should go in the future Overview

A round of quick intro’s

Maori & Psychology Research Unit Social Issues CultureCommunityHeritageHealth

Maori focused Social, psychology, systems, qualitative and ethnographic orientation with eye to demography Everyday life Applied Maori & Psychology Research Unit

Survival Remaining Maori Creating a better world Maori Development Goals

Director, PhD, AProf Maori & Psychology Research Unit University of Waikato Linda Waimarie Nikora

Ongoing work Moko Tangi Purpose and Identity Mood and depression Relatedness Culturally patterned worlds and ways of being

Future ideas ID patterns of relating Prevent and intervene Challenge hipocracy Positive relational health

Programme Covenor, PhD, Senior Lecturer Maori & Psychology Research Unit University of Waikato Neville Robertson

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Current work Fathers & domestic violence  Interviews with men and women on  Role of father  Father’s relationship with children  Impact of the violence on children and mother  Children and parent’s decision making An Evaluation of Te Whakaruruhau Wh ā nau Ora Wellbeing Programme  Wh ā nau case studies  Staff and other agency perspectives  Issues  What does wh ā nau ora mean in the context of DV?  Being set up to fail?

Research Fellow Maori & Psychology Research Unit University of Waikato Mohi Rua

Research with Maori men  The cultural construction of Maori masculinity  A history of research on Maori men  Research with Maori men  Maori men’s relationships and how these promote health today Addressing the crucial gap in research by studying the everyday lives and positive relationships of Maori men in the context of men’s health

Some questions to address  What do we know about Maori men…  who do not offend?  who are not in the justice system or prisons?  who do not beat their children and partners?  who have no gang affiliations?  who lead relatively healthy lifestyles and are positively contributing and engaging constructively with their whanau and communities? Quite frankly not much at all.

Professor (Societal Psychology) Maori & Psychology Research Unit University of Waikato Darrin Hodgetts

Work in progress  Bloke Culture  Homeless Men  Medications – Men who mother, Proxy Symptoms

Some discussion questions + others?  What are your projects and research agendas?  Do you see any synergies with our directions?  What are the big gaps?  What’s important not to forget?  How might our work help what you do?  What don’t we know?