dc.contributor.advisor |
Le Grice, Jade |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Clark, Terryann |
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dc.contributor.author |
Renfrew, Larissa Te Ao Rangi Aniwaniwa Maree |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-06-20T02:32:52Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-06-20T02:32:52Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/64323 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The intrinsic connection between Land and people has been long understood by Māori. Whanaungatanga (the social bond that connects us) conceivably manifests as a relational bond between people and te taiao (the environment). In this thesis, I elucidate whanaungatanga
between rangatahi (Māori youth) and te taiao as a part of a broader research project:
Harnessing the Spark of Life: Maximising the Contributors of Whanaungatanga to Rangatahi
Well-being. I explore how rangatahi engage whanaungatanga in their everyday experiences
through a photo-elicitation approach with 51 rangatahi aged 12-21 in three geographical areas:
Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Waikato. Rangatahi were asked
to take photos of how they understand whanaungatanga and how it informs their well-being. I
joined the project after data collection and abductively cleaved a nuanced approach from the
plethora of existing data. Whilst ensconcing myself in the stories, I noticed that when rangatahi
were asked to take photos of what whanaungatanga means to them and how it supports their
well-being, one-third of the rangatahi took whakaahua taiao (photos of environments). I explore
how rangatahi Māori conceive their relationships to Land and Place to create their identity as
Māori, supporting their hauora through expressions of tūrangawaewae (a Place that one has
ancestral links to) and kāinga waewae (a Place that one does not have ancestral links to but
feels a sense of belonging). Drawing upon Kaupapa Māori (A Māori way) methodology and
utilising the notion of the Indigenous researcher as bricoleur, I weave the rangatahi photos and
narratives together to create pūrākau (stories). These pūrākau draw upon 12 rangatahi
experiences of whanaungatanga and delve into the ways that rangatahi connections to te taiao
are informed by wairua, whakapapa, and mana. These analyses provide conceptual context from
mātauranga, drawn from the rich textured insights from rangatahi lived experience, to inform a
deeper understanding of how relationships with our tūrangawaewae, kāinga waewae, and taiao
imbue hauora (Health, vitality and well-being) in rangatahi Māori identities. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA |
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dc.rights |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
en |
dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
Whakaahua Taiao, Whakaahua Whānau: Rangatahi relationalities with the(ir) environment |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Psychology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.date.updated |
2023-05-01T09:14:26Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: the author |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
en |