Iwi

The role of a tribe elder was very important, they were the leaders of the family and made decisions about the family land and education for the children. Dana: iwi whakapono (Priests) A priest in a Maori tribe was an expert. They had knowledge of the religion of the tribe and spiritual ceremonies, this information was passed down by generations in the tribe. kaiwhakaora (Healer) A tribe's healer have special…

Teslacrypt (a.k.a. EccKrypt ) is a malicious program that encrypts users ' files without the knowledge or consent of the user. It falls into the sub-category of ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts the user 's files using AES encryption and forces them to pay a certain amount of money to decrypt the user 's information, essentially holding a person 's data as hostage. It first emerged around February 2015 along with its counterpart, Alphacrypt, which was released in April 2015, and it has…

Throughout western governments there has been a focus on utilizing French philosopher Michael Foucault governmentality theory (Krasmann 2015). Foucault governmentality theory has been applied to various health conditions with regards to health promotion campaigns. In this essay I will be examining the key concepts around governmentality, whilst applying it to health issues related to smoking. Foucault governmentailty shades away from previously used government method of governing by virtue of…

Some of the health settings they work in include iwi (Tribe) providers, Māori Health Organisations, not-for-profit organisations, religious-based organisations, government agencies (e.g. District Health Boards), marae (Māori meeting place), schools, universities, polytechnics, community facilities, city…

It was a movement born out of fear from Māori elders that their language, culture, and identity was being lost as whanau were having to move away from their marae, iwi(people) and papakiainga (ancestral lands) to found work and not being able to come home to awhi the whanau at tangi, to replenish the paepae, or to educate their children on marae kaupapa. The first Te Kōhanga Reo was opened in Wainuiomata Wellington…

Introduction The Holistic Model defines health as a state of complete physical, social, spiritual and mental hauroa (Davies, 2013). Health Promotion is one of the five-core functions of public health in New Zealand (Davies, 2013). The process of health promotion is to facilitate people, to increase control over, and to improve their overall health and wellbeing (Green & Raeburn, 1998). Health promotion does not focus merely on the individual but moves beyond to focus on a range of…

New Zealand society has changed over the years from a bicultural society to a multicultural society. Due to this change, within the classroom teachers have had to find new ways to support students from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds to succeed academically (Whyte, 2012). For us to effectively accommodate these students within the classroom we need to recognise them as individuals who have their own identities and culture (Ministry of Education, 2007). While there a number of…

Ethnobotany is the interactions of culture and plants and how the two affect each other over time Cordyline australis also known as ti Kouka or Cabbage Tree is a plant endemic to the New Zealand islands. Often described as out of place among the native fauna of New Zealand it is an iconic symbol of the country. Its uses have changed over the centuries, evolving along with New Zealand as Maori and then Europeans settled New Zealand and the resulting cultural shift that accompanied. Ti…

encourage the co-operation and information sharing that will ultimately bring New Zealand to the top in terms of healthcare outcomes. A CMW is a person who is chosen by the local populace or by an agency which represents the populous such as an iwi to provide health care within their local district, ultimately this means that they work in and for their community. A CHW can work for a variety of different organisations within a community, an example would be a governmental…

Freshwater management has been of major concern in New Zealand, particularly during the last two decades. There has been consistent decline in water quality and quantity in Canterbury during this time. Consequently, work has been made to improving the way water resources are managed. This report will discuss the consent conditions for the Lincoln University Dairy and Research Farms, consent number CRC143396, and how the consent is monitored. The Resource Management Act (1991), the Dairying Clean…