Māori and Indigenous Analysis Limited funded Research Programmes

Kaupapa Māori : Creating An Indigenous Model for System Change in Aotearoa will examine the development and impact of Kaupapa Māori initiatives over the past forty years to provide an evidential base that informs the creation of systems, pathways and Kaupapa Māori arrangements that will be critical to transforming both private and public services, businesses and agencies in Aotearoa. Over the past few years members of the project team have been engaged with organisations and businesses within the public and private sphere to provide input and advice regarding Kaupapa Māori approaches. As such we are acutely aware of the need for the development of clear models and systems approaches that can be utilised to inform how this is undertaken. We are concerned that there is yet to be any significant research undertaken to identify the ways by which fundamental elements and components of Kaupapa Māori approaches can be applied to restructuring institutional arrangements and systems change models. A Kaupapa Māori approach to developing models for systems change will enable the realisation of the aspirations of whanau, hapū , iwi, Māori towards intergenerational wellbeing and supports the broader intentions of the current government as expressed within the governments Wellbeing approach. The overarching research question informing this project is: What are the success factors within Kaupapa Māori that can inform innovative models for systems change that will transform inequities experienced by Māori in both public and private spheres and across sectors?