Te Pa Harakeke: Six Markers of Flourishing Whanau Prof Te Kani Kingi, Director Maori Research Centre for Maori Health and Development MASSEY UNIVERSITY, WELLINGTON 29 May 2015

Flourishing

Flourishing

Flourishing

Flourishing ?

Defining Flourishing Families “Families that are vibrant, resilient, nurturing and optimistic about the future”

Markers of Flourishing Families Economically secure Cohesive Safe Relational Independent Aspirational

Markers of Flourishing Whanau Economically secure Cohesive Safe Relational Independent Aspirational Whanau Heritage Whanau Wealth Whanau Capacities Whanau Cohesion Whanau Connectedness Whanau Resilience

Marker 1: Whanau Heritage Whanau will flourish when they are strengthened by a distinctive heritage Whanau whakapapa connections Access to cultural skills and knowledge (te reo, tikanga, waiata) Whanau links to customary land Access to Urupa or whanau taonga Associations with Māori institutions

Marker 2: Whanau Wealth Whanau will flourish when they have sufficient wealth to enable high standards of living Whanau assets such as land, buildings, shares Whanau incomes Whanau financial reserves Whanau housing and ownership Access to Māori trust funds and whanau investment portfolios

Marker 3: Whanau Capacities Whanau will flourish when they have the capacity to fully participate in society Celebrate external achievements (educational or sporting) Whanau that have positive lifestyles Whanau employment (not just income) Whanau that feel part of their community Embracing society and not being overwhelmed by it…

Marker 4: Whanau Cohesion Whanau will flourish when they are cohesive, practice whanaungatanga, and are able to foster positive intergenerational transfers Quality relationships within households and within the wider whanau (respect) The positive use of on-line communication systems Opportunities for whanau living elsewhere to participate in whanau life Positive whanau leadership Whanau events and participation in those events Involvement in whanau traditions Whanau wananga

Marker 5: Whanau Connectedness Whanau will flourish when their connections beyond the whanau lead to empowerment Whanau utilisation of societal institutions ( eg, schools and healthcare) and facilities (sports grounds, gyms) Whanau participation in community affairs Whanau exercising citizenship rights (voting) Whanau contributions to community boards, committees and voluntary efforts An ability to embrace their community and society

Marker 6: Whanau Resilience Whanau will flourish when they are able to overcome adversity and adapt of changing circumstances Whanau planning for the future Evidence of positive whanau change over time Opportunities for the transmission of knowledge and values across generations To encounter and successfully overcome adversity Enduring whanau leadership and resilience

Te Pa Harakeke: Six Markers of Flourishing Whanau Wellington 29th May 2015 Te Pa Harakeke: Six Markers of Flourishing Whanau A/Prof Te Kani Kingi Director Maori Director Research Centre for Maori Health and Development MASSEY UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON

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