Wai-Research launched 28 Oct 2014
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October 28, 2014
Wai-Research launched
Waipareira has launched its own research unit – 18 years after the idea was first floated.
Waipareira Chief Executive Officer John Tamihere said the intelligence and information gathered by Wai-Research will validate the work Waipareira does in the community.
“We have struggled to get research that evaluates, measures and informs, in a timely rather than historical way, where we are heading to either mandate or inform why we should change conduct,” Mr Tamihere said.
“Society and the community is moving in a very dynamic way and the provision of health, welfare and education has to be as dynamic.
“This intelligence cannot be captured by the providers or bureaucrats.”
Mr Tamihere said Waipareira made a bid in 1996 to establish a community-based research centre. The government of the day instead decided they would be better served by units at Otago, Canterbury, Victoria, Massey and Auckland Universities.
“There was never a bridge built out to the community (from the Universities) and what Te Whanau O Waipareira provides is the ability to build on very robust research capability,” he said.
“The launch of the Research Centre, albeit almost 20 years after the fact, shows if you persevere, things will work out for your community.”
The Wai-Research team is headed by Edith McNeil – Director of Wai-Research, along with Dr Tanya Allport and Dr John Huakau.
Supporting Wai-Research is its long-term partnership with Massey University. A partnership which was formalised by a Memorandum of Understanding 2 years ago.
Dr Te Kani Kingi, Director Maori of Massey University leads this partnership on behalf of Massey.
“The launch of Wai-Research signals an important and exciting development for the organisation,” Dr Kingi said.
“The Unit will provide an opportunity for Waipareira to prioritise and investigate issues of importance, to better understand these and examine, and to ultimately apply this knowledge in ways that benefit their community.
“I’m excited to be part of this development and the ongoing growth of the organisation.”
Wai-Research Director Edith McNeil –
Ngati Paoua, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngati Whatua,
Whakatohea
Edith has a P.GradDip (PGDip) in Health
Science majoring in Maori Health. Prior to working with Te
Whanau O Waipareira, she was a Maori Planning and Funding
Manager for the Waitemata DHB. Edith has an extensive
background in leading and supporting research initiatives
particularly in the 3rd sector. This combined with her
extensive experience in the development and implementation
of policies across sectors sees her being able to take a
strong leadership role in supporting the direction of
research aligned with the needs of Te Whanau O
Waipareira.
Senior Research Lead - Tanya Allport - Te
Ati Awa, German and Scottish
Tanya has a BA, MA and
PhD graduate from the University of Auckland, where she
wrote her thesis on Maori and German women’s
representation of psychological trauma. Before being awarded
her PhD, Tanya worked at the University of Auckland’s
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences in the Department of
Maori and Pacific Health, where she coordinated and tutored
on the Hikitia Te Ora Foundation Programme for Maori and
Pacific students. More recently, Tanya was a Senior
Researcher for Treaty of Waitangi claims, and has submitted
several research reports to the Waitangi Tribunal on behalf
of Treaty claimants. These reports ranged from research into
impacts of the Emissions Trading Scheme on Maori claimants,
to research in Health and Education issues, as well as
specific land-block alienation histories.
Epidemiologist -
John Tupou Huakau - Tongan and English
John has a
BSc (with Honors), MSc (with Distinction), PGDip (in Public
Health) and PhD Graduate from the University of Auckland,
where he wrote his PhD thesis on new methods of using
epidemiological data to estimate the size of disease
populations. After being awarded his PhD, John worked at the
University of Auckland’s Faculty of Medical and Health
Sciences in the Department of Maori and Pacific Health, as
a Research Fellow with the Pacific Health Research Centre,
before accepting a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Massey
University with the Social and Health Outcomes Research and
Evaluation (SHORE) and Te Ropu Whariki (Whariki)
Research Centre. More recently, John was employed as an
Epidemiologist for Auckland and Waitemata District Health
Boards (DHBs) Planning and Funding Team, where he carried
out a Health Needs Assessment of the Pacific population. He
was involved in writing several Pacific Health Action Plans,
and numerous other regular demographic, health status and
inequality reports with a focus on the Maori and Pacific
populations within the
DHBs.
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