Māori Health Model

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Te Whare Tapa Whā

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Māori health model

The holistic Health Model

Te Whare Tapa Whā

Was developed by leading Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie, in 1982.

It uses the concept of a traditional wharenui / meeting house and its pātū e whā / four walls to illustrate the four human dimensions to balanced hauora / health and toiora / well-being.

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wharenui

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meeting house

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pātū e whā

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four walls

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hauora

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health

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toiora

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well-being

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Oranga Wairua

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Spiritual health

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Mauri roa

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Balanced, Long term health

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whānau

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family and social connections

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Whenua

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Land, roots

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Taha Wairua

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Spiritual Health

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Taha Hinengaro

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Mental Health

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Taha Tinana

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Physical Health

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Taha Whānau

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Familial & Social Health

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Taha Wairua / Spiritual Well-being

Hokia ki ō maunga kia purea ai koe e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea

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Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea

An important way of healing and grounding ourselves in times of crisis is to return to our maunga / mountains, our moana / ocean, our awa / rivers or waters, and our whenua / land to cleanse and replenish ourselves. Taha Wairua refers to spiritual awareness and the conscious care of one’s wairua / spirit, soul.

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maunga

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mountains

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moana

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ocean

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awa

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rivers or waters

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wairua

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spirit, soul

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Wairuatanga

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spirituality

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Taha Hinengaro / Mental and Emotional Well-being

Ki te wātea te hinengaro me te rere kaha o te wairua, ka taea e koe ngā mea katoa

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When the mind is free and the spirit is willing, all things are possible

This refers to psychological health, with a strong focus on kare ā-roto / emotions. Taha Hinengaro is in relation to your mind, heart, consciousness, thoughts and feelings. These are integral components of the body and soul. It reminds us that communication through emotions is important and more meaningful than an exchange of words alone.

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kare ā-roto

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emotions

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hinengaro

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mind, thoughts, consciousness

The concept of Taha Hinengaro is to ensure your hinengaro / mind, thoughts, consciousness is stimulated, invigorated, rested and replenished.

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Wātea

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To be free, available

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Rere kaha

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To flow vigorously

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Ngā mea katoa

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All things

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Taha Tinana / Physical Well-being

Mauri mahi, mauri ora. Mauri noho, mauri mate

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Industry brings well-being. Idleness produces vulnerability

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Tinana

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Body, physical form, physique

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Mauri

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Life-force, life principle

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Mahi

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Work, job, task, trade, to be active

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Mate

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To be sick or unwell, death, problem, misfortune

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Mamae

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Pain, injury, wound

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Taha whānau / Family and Social Well-being

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari, he toa takitini!

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My strength is not that of a single warrior, but that of many!

Taha Whānau is the importance of social ties, identity in a wider social context, in an internal context, whakapapa / genealogy, support, belonging, and who you share your life with. Whānau is about extended, enduring relationships with family, friends, colleagues, communities, not just immediate, blood relatives. Whānau provide us with the strength and courage to be who we are regardless of the circumstances we face. They also uplift and celebrate us in times of success and achievement. The beliefs, expectations or opinions of whānau can also have a major impact on an individual, resulting in a positive or negative experience and outlook.

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Toa

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Warrior, brave person, victorious, capable

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Takitahi

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Single person, solo, individual

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Takitini

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Crowd, multitude, many, large numbers

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Whenua / Land, Roots

Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua

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As man disappears from sight, the land remains

Whenua is our deep connection to the land, to Papatūānuku, our Earth Mother. Our connection to oneone / soil, tipu / plants, kararehe / animals and tāngata / people.

The ūkaipō is a source of sustenance we draw from the land which is anchored through our whakapapa / genealogy, tuakiri / identity, ahurea / culture and uara / values.

It is understood by Māori that our time and existence in Te Ao Mārama / The World of Light, is finite. As kaitiaki / guardians of Te Ao Tūroa, The Natural World, we have an obligation to care and maintain the world around us. Not just for the benefit of human beings, but for all of the children of Earth, Papatūānuku and Sky, Ranginui.

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oneone

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Soil, earth

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tipu

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Plant, seedling

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kararehe

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animal

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tāngata

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people

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tuakiri

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identity

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ahurea

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culture

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uara

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values

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Te Ao Mārama

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The World of Light

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Te Ao Tūroa

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The Natural World

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kaitiaki

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guardians

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He oranga taiao, he oranga tāngata

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Healthy environment, healthy people.

(When the natural environment thrives, its people thrive).

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mauri

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life force

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Ūkaipō

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source of sustenance