Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission developed a Te Ao Māori Framework in partnership with Māori health providers, Whānau Ora providers and participating district health boards (now Te Whatu Ora districts) across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The aim of the framework is to help services improve the quality of care given to whānau Māori across Aotearoa New Zealand and advance the uptake and implementation of te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori concepts into general health system design and health practice for all.
The full framework is available to download at the bottom of this page.
Wairuatanga
The holistic nature of Māori health, which links physical illness to emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Hence wairuatanga is in the middle position of the framework, which makes culture a central focus in the design of services. The goal of wairuatanga is to embed tikanga Māori and cultural safety into the health system.
Pātuitanga
The growing and fostering of strong partnerships with Māori, which is fundamental to ensuring the right concepts are included in the design and delivery of services.
Rangatiratanga
The inclusion of Māori leadership in decision-making processes when services are designed.
Whānau
Whānau need and improving health outcomes for whānau are the drivers to why services are created and designed.
Each of the outer sections have two koru representing tapu and noa. The haehae lines bind each section together and connect and interact with each other.
The inside koru of each concept opens into wairuatanga, which allows wairuatanga to flow seamlessly throughout the entire framework.
The outside koru opens into te ao Mārama. The pītau design on the edge of the outer sections represents new beginnings and is the interconnection between te ao Māori and te ao Mārama.
We have produced an implementation guide, which provides a ‘roadmap’ to improvement, suggesting how health organisations can be more responsive to whānau needs at both governance and operational levels. You can download the guide here (1.6MB, pdf).
The following videos have been made to help you understand the key tenets that make up the framework and te ao Māori more generally. The videos bring together professionals who have used the framework to help guide their work. They speak about the challenges they faced, the advice they would give to others using the framework as well as how the framework ultimately strengthened their work.
Overview of the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the thinking behind the framework, and what implementing it within your organisation can achieve.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (23.3KB, docx)
Wairuatanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of wairuatanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (24KB, docx)
Rangatiratanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of rangatiratanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (24.4KB, docx)
Pātuitanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of pātuitanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (25KB, docx)
Whānau in the Te Ao Māori Framework
In this video, you can learn about the concept of whānau, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download and accessible transcript of this video here (24.6KB, docx)
Te Ao Māori Framework concepts
Wairuatanga
The holistic nature of Māori health, which links physical illness to emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Hence wairuatanga is in the middle position of the framework, which makes culture a central focus in the design of services. The goal of wairuatanga is to embed tikanga Māori and cultural safety into the health system.
Pātuitanga
The growing and fostering of strong partnerships with Māori, which is fundamental to ensuring the right concepts are included in the design and delivery of services.
Rangatiratanga
The inclusion of Māori leadership in decision-making processes when services are designed.
Whānau
Whānau need and improving health outcomes for whānau are the drivers to why services are created and designed.
Te Ao Māori Framework design
Each of the outer sections have two koru representing tapu and noa. The haehae lines bind each section together and connect and interact with each other.
The inside koru of each concept opens into wairuatanga, which allows wairuatanga to flow seamlessly throughout the entire framework.
The outside koru opens into te ao Mārama. The pītau design on the edge of the outer sections represents new beginnings and is the interconnection between te ao Māori and te ao Mārama.
Implementing the guide
We have produced an implementation guide, which provides a ‘roadmap’ to improvement, suggesting how health organisations can be more responsive to whānau needs at both governance and operational levels. You can download the guide here (1.6MB, pdf).
The following videos have been made to help you understand the key tenets that make up the framework and te ao Māori more generally. The videos bring together professionals who have used the framework to help guide their work. They speak about the challenges they faced, the advice they would give to others using the framework as well as how the framework ultimately strengthened their work.
Overview of the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the thinking behind the framework, and what implementing it within your organisation can achieve.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (23.3KB, docx)
Wairuatanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of wairuatanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (24KB, docx)
Rangatiratanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of rangatiratanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (24.4KB, docx)
Pātuitanga in the Te Ao Māori Framework
Learn about the concept of pātuitanga, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download an accessible transcript of this video here (25KB, docx)
Whānau in the Te Ao Māori Framework
In this video, you can learn about the concept of whānau, its role in the framework and hear reflections about implementing the concept in your work.
Download and accessible transcript of this video here (24.6KB, docx)
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