Tuesday 18 February 2025
Ka hanga whare te tangata, ka hanga tangata te whare
“The people build the house and the house builds the people”
Housing is a primary determinant of health and wellbeing. Explicitly recognising and supporting Māori wellbeing is of critical importance if individuals, whānau, communities and neighbourhoods are to thrive. The Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model centers on the concept and practice of whakawhanaungatanga – making and strengthening connections and relationships that enhance and uplift the mana and mauri of Māori in housing contexts.
This course will explore a new learning and development tool – a guide –based on the Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model created at the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities by Dr Guy Penny (Tāmaki Makaurau/Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) and Dr Lori Leigh and published in 2024. Our material will engage anyone involved in New Zealand’s housing or health sector.
Participants will be presented with the Māori Wellbeing Guide and workshop its contents for practical application. Join us to explore diverse ways of using the guide as an educational resource, a design checklist, an advocacy tool, or as a starting point for engagement with Mana Whēnua and other Māori institutions.
Topics covered
- Key concepts related to the provision of Māori Wellbeing based on the Whakawhanaungatanga Model pathways
- Māori Wellbeing: A Guide for Housing Providers
- Applying the four-step process of learning and development in the Guide
- Case study examples of wellbeing pathways based on whakawhanaungatanga
Style of course
The course will involve short presentations, facilitated workshops, and provide time for group discussions.
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at anyone involved in New Zealand’s housing or health sector including private housing providers, regulators, designers and developers, educators and researchers, community advocates and anyone interested in understanding the wellbeing needs of Māori.
Draft timetable
| Time | Content | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am | Registration | |
| 9:.00am | Welcome and overview of today An introduction to the Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model From research to practical application Māori wellbeing: A guide for housing providers | Guy Penny and Lori Leigh |
| 10:00am | Morning break | |
| 10:30am |
Workshop Part 1 – Māori wellbeing: A guide Self-assessment Reflection | Guy Penny and Lori Leigh |
| 12:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 1:00pm | Workshop Part 2: Māori wellbeing: A guide Activities for wellbeing Creating a plan | Guy Penny and Lori Leigh |
| 2:30pm | Afternoon break | |
| 3:00pm | Short case studies (20 mins presentation +10 mins Q&A) | |
| 4:30pm | Questions, discussion, feedback | |
| 5pm | Finish |
Teaching staff
- Dr Lori Leigh – University of Otago
- Dr Guy Penny –EMPlan Services
Location
This course will be held in-person at the Wellington campus of University of Otago in Mein Street, Newtown (next to Wellington Regional Hospital). Specific directions to the course reception/room will be sent the week before the course start.
Course cost and registration
NZD$375 early bird, NZD$500 after Thursday 19 December 2024.
A 50% discount is available to full-time students, those unwaged and University of Otago staff.
For more information please contact the course convenor
- Contact name
- Lori Leigh
- lori.leigh@otago.ac.nz