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What is the Te Pae Mahutonga model?

What is the Te Pae Mahutonga model?

Te Pae Māhutonga is the name for the constellation of stars popularly referred to as the Southern Cross. The constellation is used as a symbolic model by Professor Sir Mason Durie for bringing together the significant components of health promotion, as they apply to Māori health as well as to other New Zealanders.

What is the purpose of Te Pae Mahutonga?

Te Pae Māhutonga is the name for the constellation of stars popularly referred to as the Southern Cross. It is visible low in the night sky and identifies the magnetic South Pole. Te Pae Māhutonga has long been used as a navigational aid and is closely associated with the discovery of Aotearoa and then New Zealand.

Who made Te Pae Mahutonga?

Sir Mason Durie
Te Pae Māhutonga is a model for Māori health promotion conceived by Dr Maui Pomare in the 19th Century and developed by Sir Mason Durie in the 20th Century.

Why are Māori models of health important?

Māori well-health acknowledges not only physical and mental health needs, but also the importance of healthy connections to whānau, hapu and iwi, to whakapapa and to land. “Māori models of health, and the idea of interconnectedness, are vital for the well-health for Māori.

What is hauora Māori?

In Te Ao Maori, a holistic view of health and wellbeing, known as hauora is paramount. It comprises taha tinana (physical well-being), taha hinengaro (mental and emotional well-being), taha whanau (social well-being), and taha wairua (spiritual well-being) (Ministry of Education).

Is Mason Durie a Māori?

Sir Mason Harold Durie ONZ KNZM (born 4 December 1938) is a New Zealand professor of Māori Studies and research academic at Massey University. He is known for his contributions to Māori health….Mason Durie (psychiatrist)

Sir Mason Durie ONZ KNZM FRANZCP
Fields Psychiatry
Institutions Professor, Massey University

What are the 4 aspects of hauora?

There are four dimensions of hauora: taha tinana (physical well-being – health), taha hinengaro (mental and emotional well-being – self-confidence), taha whanau (social well-being – self-esteem) and taha wairua (spiritual well-being – personal beliefs).

What are the 4 areas of hauora?

Dr Mason Durie’s whare tapawha model compares hauora to the four walls of a whare, each wall representing a different dimension:

  • taha wairua (the spiritual side)
  • taha hinengaro (thoughts and feelings)
  • taha tinana (the physical side)
  • taha whanau (family).

What are the 4 areas of wellbeing?

The Four Dimensions

  • Spiritual Wellness. Spiritual strength is that force that drives us to make sacrifices for others, our nation, and the greater good.
  • Emotional Wellness. Emotional wellness refers to building an awareness of and accepting one’s feelings and moods.
  • Physical Wellness.
  • Social Wellness.

How many children does Sir Mason Durie have?

Mason Durie died on 20 April 1971 in the house where he had been born. He was survived by four children; a daughter had died in 1929, and Kahu in 1965.

How old is Mason Durie?

82 years (December 4, 1938)
Mason Durie/Age

When did Te Pae Mahutonga become a model?

Original Reference Source: Durie, Mason (1999), ‘Te Pae Mahutonga: a model for Mäori health promotion’, Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand Newsletter 49, 2-5 December 1999.

Why is Te Pae Mahutonga important to New Zealand?

Te Pae Māhutonga is the name for the constellation of stars popularly referred to as the Southern Cross. The constellation is used as a symbolic model by Professor Sir Mason Durie for bringing together the significant components of health promotion, as they apply to Māori health as well as to other New Zealanders.

What is the Te Pae Mahutonga health promotion framework?

Read a more detailed explanation of the Te Pae Māhutonga health promotion framework [375KB PDF]. In the original Te Pae Māhutonga framework Mauriora refers to access to te ao Māori – Māori language, knowledge, culture, economic and social resources, and to societal domains where being Māori is facilitated rather than hindered.

Which is the best model for Maori health promotion?

A key model of Māori health promotion, Te Pae Mahutonga, guides practice that is consistent with Māori concepts of health, values and ways of working. 11, 12 Te Pae Mahutonga is a constellation of stars used as a navigational tool by Māori, otherwise known as the Southern Cross.