Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, Governance and Decision-Making Models to Achieve Health Equity
Rachel McClintock
September 2024
Ko Waikato/Maniapoto, ko Ngāti Porou, ko Ngāti Mutunga, ko Ngāti Apakura ōku iwi,
Ko Rachel McClintock tōku ingoa.
I had the opportunity to complete an internship with Whakauae Research that involved carrying out a systematic literature review of Māori Health leadership. This work was part of the Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, Governance and Decision-Making Models to Achieve Health Equity project. During the internship, I worked with Dr Amohia Boulton, Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere, and Utiku Potaka to whom I am very grateful for their guidance and encouragement. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou me te whānau whānui o Whakauae mō tō koutou tautoko me tō koutou āwhina i te wā i mahi au ki tō koutou taha.
This internship gave me a deeper appreciation of Māori values and culture. Through this work, I realised many of the Māori values and attributes that whānau Māori care about, such as manaakitanga (caring for others) and whanaungatanga (kinship), are the same values and attributes that inform how Māori demonstrate leadership. Māori leadership and Māori culture are intrinsically linked. Through the literature that was found, I learned how Māori culture shapes Māori health leaders’ worldviews, how Māori can learn about Māori leadership, and difficulties Māori leaders can face. I am particularly thankful for learning about the variety of Māori values and attributes that Māori health leaders draw on and ways they implement them to create better outcomes for Māori people.
This internship also expanded my knowledge of literature review methods and methodology, particularly around the use of grey literature and analysis. This project involved reading a lot of Kaupapa Māori literature. The work I read, particularly the doctorial theses, gave me a greater awareness of the work and depth of knowledge involved in producing research at that level. The sparse availability of Māori health leadership literature, including from an iwi perspective, was suprising but gave me a deeper understanding of the significant contribution Whakauae is making by carrying out and publishing research about Māori Health leadership, Governance and Decision-Making.
The skills I have developed and the knowledge I have gained through this internship will stay with me and influence my future mahi (work) in research. I look forward to seeing all the work that comes out of the Rapua Project and wish the project team all the best in their future mahi
Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, Governance and Decision-Making Models to Achieve Health Equity
Rachel McClintock
September 2024
Ko Waikato/Maniapoto, ko Ngāti Porou, ko Ngāti Mutunga, ko Ngāti Apakura ōku iwi,
Ko Rachel McClintock tōku ingoa.
I had the opportunity to complete an internship with Whakauae Research that involved carrying out a systematic literature review of Māori Health leadership. This work was part of the Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, Governance and Decision-Making Models to Achieve Health Equity project. During the internship, I worked with Dr Amohia Boulton, Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere, and Utiku Potaka to whom I am very grateful for their guidance and encouragement. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou me te whānau whānui o Whakauae mō tō koutou tautoko me tō koutou āwhina i te wā i mahi au ki tō koutou taha.
This internship gave me a deeper appreciation of Māori values and culture. Through this work, I realised many of the Māori values and attributes that whānau Māori care about, such as manaakitanga (caring for others) and whanaungatanga (kinship), are the same values and attributes that inform how Māori demonstrate leadership. Māori leadership and Māori culture are intrinsically linked. Through the literature that was found, I learned how Māori culture shapes Māori health leaders’ worldviews, how Māori can learn about Māori leadership, and difficulties Māori leaders can face. I am particularly thankful for learning about the variety of Māori values and attributes that Māori health leaders draw on and ways they implement them to create better outcomes for Māori people.
This internship also expanded my knowledge of literature review methods and methodology, particularly around the use of grey literature and analysis. This project involved reading a lot of Kaupapa Māori literature. The work I read, particularly the doctorial theses, gave me a greater awareness of the work and depth of knowledge involved in producing research at that level. The sparse availability of Māori health leadership literature, including from an iwi perspective, was suprising but gave me a deeper understanding of the significant contribution Whakauae is making by carrying out and publishing research about Māori Health leadership, Governance and Decision-Making.
The skills I have developed and the knowledge I have gained through this internship will stay with me and influence my future mahi (work) in research. I look forward to seeing all the work that comes out of the Rapua Project and wish the project team all the best in their future mahi
