A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an Asian Health Day event in 2015.
A photograph of women participating in the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. Staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? Mental health campaign of the CDHB is leading a group of women doing a Maori action song.
A PDF copy of five Tiny Adventures cards that incorporate Maori culture and language. Created in partnership with SKIP, Tiny Adventures helped parents to spend quality time with their children by suggesting some simple activities. The cards were available in packs and free to download from www.allright.or.nz/adventures.
A photograph of kaumatua listening to a speech. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
A photograph of Aroha Reriti-Crofts (Aunty Aroha) taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB.
A photograph of Pere Tainui holding his young child at an event connected with the Mahinga Kai Project. Pere Tainui is wearing a traditional korowai (cloak made of woven flax). The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB standing behind a table of posters and brochures from the campaign. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an event for Canterbury migrants in 2015. The event was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre).
Indigenous Peoples retain traditional coping strategies for disasters despite the marginalisation of many Indigenous communities. This article describes the response of Māori to the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2012 through analyses of available statistical data and reports, and interviews done three months and one year after the most damaging event. A significant difference between Māori and ‘mainstream’ New Zealand was the greater mobility enacted by Māori throughout this period, with organisations having roles beyond their traditional catchments throughout the disaster, including important support for non-Māori. Informed engagement with Indigenous communities, acknowledging their internal diversity and culturally nuanced support networks, would enable more efficient disaster responses in many countries.