Bridgette Masters‐awatere
Biographic Data
| ID | 4588180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bridgette Masters‐awatere |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bridgette |
| FAMILY NAME | Masters‐awatere |
| SIGNATURE | AWATERE B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waikato |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7684-5080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Deliberative democracy and te ao Māori in the pursuit of climate change governance
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity. But some groups, such as Indigenous peoples will face worse effects than others. In Aotearoa (New Zealand) researchers are just starting to study how climate change will affect the health of Indigenous Māori. We spent two years working with health boards to help them think about climate change in their health plans and policies. This showed us that Māori voices were vital in this process. We argue…
Haumanu hauora
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity through compounding ecological disasters. A focus on global averages tends to hide dramatic differences and mask health disparities that exist for Indigenous people. For 21 years, district health boards (DHBs) were responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services across Aotearoa. The introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 disestablished DHBs and offered an oppor…
Working Together to Support Self-Determination for Tāngata Kāpō (Blind and Low Vision) Māori
This paper addresses the marginalisation of tāngata kāpō Māori (blind and low-vision Indigenous New Zealanders) in health- and vision-related research, despite New Zealand's commitments to international conventions. Utilising a pūrākau-based approach, it challenges existing colonial narratives and emphasises the importance of Māori perspectives. We advocate for Māori self-determination over research processes. This paper shares insights from a sy…
What do we know about the intersection of being blind and being Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? Taking an applied community psychology approach to a systematic review of the published literature
Self‐determination and dignity are guaranteed rights for disabled persons under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, such rights have been slow to eventuate for Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand). This paper brings together systematic fashion publications that currently exist regarding blindness and Māori, centring throughout Māori understandings of disability and blindness. We employed…
Whānau experiences of supporting a hospitalised family member away from their home base
In Aotearoa New Zealand, accessing the required level of hospital care can mean a patient is transferred away from their home base. Being transferred away from familiar surroundings inequitably impacts on people who live in rural areas, including Māori. During such transfers, whānau (family) of Māori patients who travel to support their unwell family member are also away from wider support systems. This paper presents the findings of 17 semi‐stru…
Te ara o te moa
Ko te tino kaupapa o te tuhinga nei hei whakaatu i ngā rautaki a te Maori mō ngā rākau taketake e kainga ana e te ngāngara. Kua whakaputaina mai ngā rautaki e rima nei; pūrākau, rāhui, karakia, tohu, me te mahitahi. I ahu mai ngā rautaki katoa i te mātauranga Māori. Ahakoa, he rerekē ētahi o ngā āhuatanga mō ia rautaki, kotahi noa te whakaakoranga ka puta i ngā rautaki katoa—ko te hononga o ngā mea katoa. Koirā te kitenga matua o te rangahau. Nā …
Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
For the Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, the natural environment has traditionally been an essential source of sustenance, well-being, and identity. Contemporary Māori are situated within a particular sociopolitical history, which, among other systemic changes, has seen continued environmental degradation over time. Accordingly, Māori identity and engagement with and connection to the wider ecosystem have also undergone metamorphosis. Al…
Meal Provision Needed for Caregivers Who Stay With a Child in Hospital
The provision of meals for primary caregivers when caring for a child in hospital varies across regions in Aotearoa [New Zealand]. Where meals are not provided, caregivers are expected to bring their own food from home and/or purchase food from on-site (or nearby) vendors. Twenty-four qualitative interviews with 15 Maaori (Maaori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa comprising 16.5% of the national population) whaanau [family/families] from one …
National Travel Assistance Entitlements Are Inaccessible to Whānau Māori
New Zealand’s National Travel Assistance scheme is intended to provide financial support for people who need to either travel frequently or over long distances for specialist health care treatment. Taking an Indigenous Psychology orientation to “away-from-home” hospital admissions, we broaden the focus beyond an individual’s physical experience of hospitalization to the wider social and political context. Based on our research, we recommend a whā…
Māori Cultural Identity Linked to Greater Regard for Nature
A sense of connectedness to the natural environment is intrinsic to ways of being for many Indigenous peoples. This is particularly evident in the Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, whose cultural beliefs, values, and practices are inextricably linked to te taiao—the natural environment. Few studies have investigated the interaction between this inherent connection to the wider ecosystem and the proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors of …
Observations by and Conversations with Health Workers and Hospital Personnel Involved in Transferring Māori Patients and Whānau to Waikato Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand
The predominant focus of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system on biomedical models of health has left little room for meaningful engagement with holistic indigenous approaches. Culturally appropriate provision and support are recognized for their relevance and importance during hospital transferals. Hospital staff involved in transfers to one of New Zealand's trauma centers share their observations of whānau Māori engagement during an admi…
The He Pikinga Waiora process evaluation tool guiding implementation of chronic condition interventions in Māori and other Indigenous communities
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework
Introduction: Health outcomes for Māori are significantly worse than non-Maori in New Zealand; these inequities mirror those found in indigenous communities elsewhere. Evidence-based interventions with established efficacy may not be effective in indigenous communities without addressing specific implementation challenges. We present an implementation framework for chronic condition interventions for Māori.Theory/Methods: The He Pikinga Waiora Im…
Implementation framework for chronic disease intervention effectiveness in Māori and other indigenous communities
BACKGROUND: About 40% of all health burden in New Zealand is due to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes/obesity. Outcomes for Māori (indigenous people) are significantly worse than non-Maori; these inequities mirror those found in indigenous communities elsewhere. Evidence-based interventions with established efficacy may not be effective in indigenous communities without addressing specific implementation challenges. We present a…
Final Arrangements Following Death
Death is a universal event. It will happen to all of us, yet how we respond to death is particular and influenced by our cultural worlds. This study offers an investigation of the idiographic, of how one woman responded to, and made arrangements to, mourn and bury her mother. Specifically, we explore how she and her whanau (family) under pressure of time and grief and in the absence of clear final wishes met to consider issues and make decisions …
Media coverage of ‘decades of disparity’ in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa
For some time we have known that factors such as economic prosperity, community cohesion, and social justice bear on health. These societal influences are particularly pertinent to the health of indigenous groups, such as Maori, who are still responding to processes of colonization. In July 2003 the New Zealand Ministry of Health published a report entitled ‘Decades of Disparity’, which proposed (among other things) that neoliberal policies of th…
Media coverage of ‘decades of disparity’ in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa
For some time we have known that factors such as economic prosperity, community cohesion, and social justice bear on health. These societal influences are particularly pertinent to the health of indigenous groups, such as Maori, who are still responding to processes of colonization. In July 2003 the New Zealand Ministry of Health published a report entitled ‘Decades of Disparity’, which proposed (among other things) that neoliberal policies of th…
Final Arrangements Following Death
Death is a universal event. It will happen to all of us, yet how we respond to death is particular and influenced by our cultural worlds. This study offers an investigation of the idiographic, of how one woman responded to, and made arrangements to, mourn and bury her mother. Specifically, we explore how she and her whanau (family) under pressure of time and grief and in the absence of clear final wishes met to consider issues and make decisions …
Media coverage of ‘decades of disparity’ in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa
For some time we have known that factors such as economic prosperity, community cohesion, and social justice bear on health. These societal influences are particularly pertinent to the health of indigenous groups, such as Maori, who are still responding to processes of colonization. In July 2003 the New Zealand Ministry of Health published a report entitled ‘Decades of Disparity’, which proposed (among other things) that neoliberal policies of th…
Final Arrangements Following Death
Death is a universal event. It will happen to all of us, yet how we respond to death is particular and influenced by our cultural worlds. This study offers an investigation of the idiographic, of how one woman responded to, and made arrangements to, mourn and bury her mother. Specifically, we explore how she and her whanau (family) under pressure of time and grief and in the absence of clear final wishes met to consider issues and make decisions …
Implementation framework for chronic disease intervention effectiveness in Māori and other indigenous communities
BACKGROUND: About 40% of all health burden in New Zealand is due to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes/obesity. Outcomes for Māori (indigenous people) are significantly worse than non-Maori; these inequities mirror those found in indigenous communities elsewhere. Evidence-based interventions with established efficacy may not be effective in indigenous communities without addressing specific implementation challenges. We present a…
He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework
Introduction: Health outcomes for Māori are significantly worse than non-Maori in New Zealand; these inequities mirror those found in indigenous communities elsewhere. Evidence-based interventions with established efficacy may not be effective in indigenous communities without addressing specific implementation challenges. We present an implementation framework for chronic condition interventions for Māori.Theory/Methods: The He Pikinga Waiora Im…
The He Pikinga Waiora process evaluation tool guiding implementation of chronic condition interventions in Māori and other Indigenous communities
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Meal Provision Needed for Caregivers Who Stay With a Child in Hospital
The provision of meals for primary caregivers when caring for a child in hospital varies across regions in Aotearoa [New Zealand]. Where meals are not provided, caregivers are expected to bring their own food from home and/or purchase food from on-site (or nearby) vendors. Twenty-four qualitative interviews with 15 Maaori (Maaori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa comprising 16.5% of the national population) whaanau [family/families] from one …
National Travel Assistance Entitlements Are Inaccessible to Whānau Māori
New Zealand’s National Travel Assistance scheme is intended to provide financial support for people who need to either travel frequently or over long distances for specialist health care treatment. Taking an Indigenous Psychology orientation to “away-from-home” hospital admissions, we broaden the focus beyond an individual’s physical experience of hospitalization to the wider social and political context. Based on our research, we recommend a whā…
Māori Cultural Identity Linked to Greater Regard for Nature
A sense of connectedness to the natural environment is intrinsic to ways of being for many Indigenous peoples. This is particularly evident in the Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, whose cultural beliefs, values, and practices are inextricably linked to te taiao—the natural environment. Few studies have investigated the interaction between this inherent connection to the wider ecosystem and the proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors of …
Observations by and Conversations with Health Workers and Hospital Personnel Involved in Transferring Māori Patients and Whānau to Waikato Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand
The predominant focus of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system on biomedical models of health has left little room for meaningful engagement with holistic indigenous approaches. Culturally appropriate provision and support are recognized for their relevance and importance during hospital transferals. Hospital staff involved in transfers to one of New Zealand's trauma centers share their observations of whānau Māori engagement during an admi…
Te ara o te moa
Ko te tino kaupapa o te tuhinga nei hei whakaatu i ngā rautaki a te Maori mō ngā rākau taketake e kainga ana e te ngāngara. Kua whakaputaina mai ngā rautaki e rima nei; pūrākau, rāhui, karakia, tohu, me te mahitahi. I ahu mai ngā rautaki katoa i te mātauranga Māori. Ahakoa, he rerekē ētahi o ngā āhuatanga mō ia rautaki, kotahi noa te whakaakoranga ka puta i ngā rautaki katoa—ko te hononga o ngā mea katoa. Koirā te kitenga matua o te rangahau. Nā …
Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
For the Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, the natural environment has traditionally been an essential source of sustenance, well-being, and identity. Contemporary Māori are situated within a particular sociopolitical history, which, among other systemic changes, has seen continued environmental degradation over time. Accordingly, Māori identity and engagement with and connection to the wider ecosystem have also undergone metamorphosis. Al…
What do we know about the intersection of being blind and being Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? Taking an applied community psychology approach to a systematic review of the published literature
Self‐determination and dignity are guaranteed rights for disabled persons under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, such rights have been slow to eventuate for Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand). This paper brings together systematic fashion publications that currently exist regarding blindness and Māori, centring throughout Māori understandings of disability and blindness. We employed…
Whānau experiences of supporting a hospitalised family member away from their home base
In Aotearoa New Zealand, accessing the required level of hospital care can mean a patient is transferred away from their home base. Being transferred away from familiar surroundings inequitably impacts on people who live in rural areas, including Māori. During such transfers, whānau (family) of Māori patients who travel to support their unwell family member are also away from wider support systems. This paper presents the findings of 17 semi‐stru…
Working Together to Support Self-Determination for Tāngata Kāpō (Blind and Low Vision) Māori
This paper addresses the marginalisation of tāngata kāpō Māori (blind and low-vision Indigenous New Zealanders) in health- and vision-related research, despite New Zealand's commitments to international conventions. Utilising a pūrākau-based approach, it challenges existing colonial narratives and emphasises the importance of Māori perspectives. We advocate for Māori self-determination over research processes. This paper shares insights from a sy…
Deliberative democracy and te ao Māori in the pursuit of climate change governance
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity. But some groups, such as Indigenous peoples will face worse effects than others. In Aotearoa (New Zealand) researchers are just starting to study how climate change will affect the health of Indigenous Māori. We spent two years working with health boards to help them think about climate change in their health plans and policies. This showed us that Māori voices were vital in this process. We argue…
Haumanu hauora
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity through compounding ecological disasters. A focus on global averages tends to hide dramatic differences and mask health disparities that exist for Indigenous people. For 21 years, district health boards (DHBs) were responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services across Aotearoa. The introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 disestablished DHBs and offered an oppor…
Indigenous (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Aotearoa (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Nursing (7 works)