The COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has caused the world to stop. It has disrupted traditional
funeral processes for Māori and Samoan peoples. Their collective ways of mourning were …

Exploring the results of the COVID-19 response in New Zealand (Aotearoa) is warranted so
that insights can inform future pandemic planning. We compared the COVID-19 response in …

In 2020, the government of Aotearoa New Zealand imposed some of the most stringent
funerary restrictions in the world as part of its efforts to eliminate COVID-19. This article …

Connectedness for Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand) is considered a protective
factor that maintains hauora (good health) and contributes to holistic wellbeing. A scoping …

During the COVID-19 outbreak a four-level alert system placed social restrictions on New
Zealanders to minimise the spread of the virus. Hospices provided community-based care …

This situation report outlines some of the literature about conspiracy theories and its
application to Mäori during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report shows that while there are …

Autoethnography is about me as the writer and researcher exploring my lived experiences
(Ballard, 2009; Ritchie et al., 2013) as a form of storytelling (Jones, 2003). It is a genre of …

This paper will discuss Taurua's whare: a whare built to memorialise Taurua Nātana, his
mokopuna, and others and to shelter manuhiri engaged in the pōhiri process at Waiōhau …

Pōwhiri is a traditional welcoming ceremony in Māori culture in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Certain protocols (tikanga) have to be followed and must be learned. There is a general lack …

Background Contact between 'non-resident'or contact parents and their children after
parental separation and divorce is generally considered important for children's well-being …