Hamley, LoganLe Grice, JadeGreaves, LaraGroot, ShilohLatimer, Cinnamon LindsayRenfrew, LarissaParkinson, HineatuaGillon, AshleaClark, Terryann C2024-01-102024-01-102023-04-03(2023). Kotuitui, 18(2), 171-194.1177-083Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2292/67147Whanaungatanga (nurturing of relationships) is at the heart of wellbeing for rangatahi (Māori youth), yet little research has considered how rangatahi understand and experience whanaungatanga. Furthermore, policy makers, organisations and practitioners have had limited guidance to reflect on whanaungatanga with young Māori in ways that support rangatahi wellbeing and aspirations. As part of a broader photo-elicitation project on whanaungatanga with young Māori, we describe Te Tapatoru, a model of whanaungatanga based on the experiences and insights of 51 rangatahi. Using a Māori critical realist approach, we demarcated rangatahi descriptions of whanaungatanga into three interconnected areas. The first component, ko wai, a reciprocal connection, emphasised the importance of a reciprocal connection with people (or more than people). The second component, he wā pai, a genuine time/place, spoke to how contexts, time and places provided the space for meaningful connections to take root and flourish. The final component, he kaupapa pai, a genuine kaupapa (activity, process) considered how rangatahi desired connection which responded to their desires and aspirations. This approach harnesses rangatahi potential by creating reciprocal and invigorating supportive environments based on rangatahi aspirations and insights. Policy and practice recommendations are made which centre this rangatahi informed approach to whanaungatanga.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/39 Education3904 Specialist Studies In EducationPediatricSocial SciencesSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinarySocial Sciences - Other TopicsIndigenousMaoriyouthadolescentwhanaungatangarelationalengagementconnectionyouth developmentMATAURANGA MAORIHEALTHIDENTITYFRAMEWORKREMAINSZEALANDMENJournal Article10.1080/1177083x.2022.21094922023-12-31Copyright: The authorshttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess1177-083X