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Dr Ken Taiapa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Whariki Research CentreResearch Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Hutia te rito: Māori men, birthing and whānau ora
This project seeks to provide practical exemplars of the role that the tane had in society, focusing on hapūtanga and early parenting. It embraces the male and female essences and asserts the need to enhance mana tangata, and importantly mana whānau, grounded in Māori concepts and approaches. I seek to connect tāne to these roles, with hapūtanga as a critical time when tāne can become pou, knowing when to step forward, when to step back and when to stand strong. These connections are often sidelined but can strengthen whanau beyond pregnancy and birth and provide ways of tāne being tāne who nurture uri within their whanau and hapū.
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Date Range: 2025 - 2029
Funding Body: Health Research Council of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Dr Ken Taiapa - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
Lee, MD., Wild, CEK., Taiapa, KJ., Rawiri, NT., Egli, V., Maessen, SE., . . . Anderson, YC. (2024). Participant and caregiver perspectives on health feedback from a healthy lifestyle check. Health Expectations. 27(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Taiapa, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Taiapa, K.
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Anderson, YC., Wild, CEK., Hofman, PL., Cave, TL., Taiapa, KJ., Domett, T., . . . Willing, EJ. (2021). Participants' and caregivers' experiences of a multidisciplinary programme for healthy lifestyle change in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A qualitative, focus group study. BMJ Open. 11(5)
[Journal article]Authored by: Taiapa, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Taiapa, K.
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Taiapa, K., Barnes, HM., & McCreanor, T. (2021). Mārakai as sites of ahi kaa and resistance. MAI Journal. 10(2), 148-158
[Journal article]Authored by: McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
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Taiapa, K., Moewaka Barnes, H., & McCreanor, T. (2021). Tension without tikanga: the damaging face of the treaty claims settlement system. AlterNative. 17(2), 317-325
[Journal article]Authored by: McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
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Gregory, A., Borell, B., McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, A., Nairn, R., Rankine, J., . . . Kaiwai, H. (2011). Reading news about Maori: Responses from non-Maori media audiences. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 7(1), 51-64 Retrieved from http://web.its.auckland.ac.nz/npmojs/index.php/alternative/article/viewFile/62/57
[Journal article]Authored by: Borell, B., McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, A., Taiapa, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Borell, B., McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, A., Taiapa, K.
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Report
Moewaka Barnes, HE., Borell, S., & Taiapa, KJ.(2010). Te hotu manawa Maori needs assessment: Maori community nutrition and physical activity workforce support and development needs.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
Kaiwai, HM., Moewaka Barnes, HE., Taiapa, KJ., & McCreanor, TN.(2009). Evaluation of the vodafone foundation world of difference projects.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Moewaka Barnes, H., Taiapa, K.
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Annie Baigent
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Doctor of Philosophy
Soil Health and Farmer Health - The Impact of adopting regenerative agriculture on farmer well-being.