Example search strategies for finding print and electronic resources on hauora Māori and models of Māori health.
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/
Keyword: maori health
= 85,000+ search results
Keyword: maori health "new zealand"
= 70,000+ search results
Keyword: maori health models
= 31,000+ search results
Keyword: hauora maori models
= 1,800+ search results
Keyword: "whare tapa wha"
= 400+ search results (books and journal articles)
Keyword: "te pae mahutonga"
= 70+ search results
Keyword: "te wheke" pere
= 110+ search results
Advanced Search
Click on See all results.
Advanced Search allows you to search specific fields in an article, book or multi-media resource record. For example, Author searches for author names. Abstract searches for your keywords in article abstracts. All Fields searches for your keywords in all parts of a resource record.
Click on Add search field to add extra rows to the search form.
"maori health" or "hauora maori" or hauora (Abstract)
AND model or framework (Abstract)
= 77 search results
"whare tapa wha" (All Fields)
AND durie (All Fields)
= 280+ search results
"te pae mahutonga" (TX All Text)
AND durie (TX All Text)
= 50+ search results
(Search results current at November 2020)
Māori Subject Headings / Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (National Library of New Zealand)
Use this index to find standardised terms for subjects in te reo Māori. These subject headings encapsulate the Māori worldview about particular concepts or topics.
Link to the Ngā Upoko Tukutuku / Māori Subject Headings index: https://natlib.govt.nz/nga-upoko-tukutuku
The Māori Subject Headings can be used in these AUT Library Search (Advanced Search), Index New Zealand and NewzText.
Searching for subject headings
Example entry for Hauora:
National Library of New Zealand. (n.d.). Iwi hapū names list. Retrieved July 30, 2019, from https://natlib.govt.nz/iwi-hapu-names
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Database tips
Example search strategies for researching hauora Māori topics
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
= 3,70+ search results
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND model* (TX All Text)
= 680 search results (100+ are journal articles)
Search 3: Use the same keywords and change your search fields to Abstract
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (AB Abstract)
AND model* (AB Abstract)
= 4 search results (0 journal articles)
Other examples searches
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "treaty of waitangi" or "tiriti o waitangi" (TX All Text)
= 300+ search results (50+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "whare tapa wha" (TX All Text)
= 30+ search results (20+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "te pae mahutonga" (TX All Text)
= 2 search results (all are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "te wheke" (TX All Text)
= 8 search results (7 are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND initiative* (TX All Text)
= 600+ search results (70+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (Abstract)
AND initiative* (Abstract)
= 16 search results (0 are journal articles)
(Search results current at November 2020)
NEWZTEXT - full text newspapers, magazine and news articles
NewzText is a collection of New Zealand newspapers, magazines, TNS reports, indexes and newswires.
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > NewzText > Combined
Database tips
Example search strategies for researching hauora Māori topics
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" (All)
= 9000+ search results
"hauora maori" (All)
= 270+ search results
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"maori health" (All)
AND model* (All)
= 1,000+ search results
"hauora maori" (All)
AND model* (All)
= 50+ search results
Other examples searches
"maori health" (All)
AND "treaty of waitangi" or tiriti (All)
= 4,900+ search results
"hauora maori" (All)
AND "treaty of waitangi" or tiriti (All)
= 150 search results
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All)
AND "whare tapa wha" (All)
= 80+ search results
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All)
AND initiative* (All)
= 1,300+ search results
"hauora maori" (All)
AND initiative (All)
= 40+ search results
(Search results current at November 2020)
INNZ (Index New Zealand)
INNZ is an index of articles from selected New Zealand journals, magazines and newspapers. Some are available full text, others are not.
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > INNZ - Index New Zealand > click on Advanced Search
Database tips
Select: Index New Zealand
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" (Any Field) (Any Type)
OR "hauora maori" (Any Field)
= 600+ search results (40+ are journal articles)
Refine (reduce) the number of search results by using the Refine my results options. These include:
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"maori health" (Any Field)
OR "hauora maori" (Any Field)
AND model* (Any Field)
= 600+ search results (112 are journal articles)
Refine (reduce) the number of search results by using the Refine my results options.
Search 3: Use the same keywords and change your search fields to Subject
"maori health" (Subject)
OR "hauora maori" (Subject)
AND model* (Any Field)
= 6 search results
Search 4: Using the Māori subject heading rongoā
"rongoa" (Subject) (Any Type)
= 320+ search results (160 are articles)
Other examples searches
"maori health" (Any Field)
OR "hauora maori" (Any Field)
AND "treaty of waitangi" (Any Field)
= 600+ search results (280+ articles)
"maori health" (Any Field)
OR "hauora maori" (Any Field)
AND "tiriti o waitangi" (Any Field)
= 600+ search results (280+ are articles)
"whare tapa wha" (Any Field)
= 30+ search results (19 are articles)
"maori health" (Any Field)
AND "whare tapa wha" (Any Field)
= 8 search results (5 are articles)
"te pae mahutonga" (Any Field)
= 4 search results (2 are article)
"te wheke" (Any Field)
= 20 search results (11 are articles)
(Search results current at November 2020)
NIUPEPA: Maori Newspapers
This is a collection of historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932. There were three main types of niupepa published; government sponsored, Māori initiated, and religious. Most newspapers are published in te reo Māori. English abstracts are available for some newspapers. Use this resource for researching the health status of Māori in the 19th and early 20th century.
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > Niupepa: Maori Newspapers > searched (full text) > select a search option from the menu
Search examples
hauora (Newspapers, All)
= 23 search results
maori health (English abstracts, All)
= 13 search results
(Search results current at November 2020)
CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE via EBSCO
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > EBSCO Health databases
Tick CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE
Database tips
Example search strategies for researching hauora Māori topics
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
= 1,500+ search results
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND model* (TX All Text)
= 590+ search results (560+ are journal articles)
Search 3: Use the same keywords and change your search fields to Abstract
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (Abstract)
AND model* (Abstract)
= 25 search results (all are journal articles)
Other examples searches
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "treaty of waitangi" or "tiriti o waitangi" (TX All Text)
= 210+ search results (200+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "whare tapa wha" (TX All Text)
= 60+ search results (most are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "te pae mahutonga" (TX All Text)
= 10+ search results (all are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND "te wheke" (TX All Text)
= 17 search results (most are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (TX All Text)
AND initiative* (TX All Text)
= 320+ search results (290+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (Abstract)
AND initiative* (Abstract)
= 17 search results (all are journal articles)
(Search results current at November 2020)
SCOPUS
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > Scopus
Database tips
Example search strategies for researching hauora Māori topics
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
= 2,500+ search results
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND model* (All Fields)
= 1200+ search results (785 are journal articles)
Search 3: Use the same keywords and change your search fields to Abstract
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (Article Title, Abstract, Keywords)
AND model* (Article Title, Abstract, Keywords)
= 40+ search results (30+ are journal articles)
Other examples searches
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND "treaty of waitangi" or "tiriti o waitangi" (All Fields)
= 430+ search results (300+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND "whare tapa wha" (All Fields)
= 50+ search results (40+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND "te pae mahutonga" (All Fields)
= 60+ search results (40+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND "te wheke" (All Fields)
= 50+ search results (30+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (All Fields)
AND initiative* (All Fields)
= 360+ search results (270+ are journal articles)
"maori health" or "hauora maori" (Article Title, Abstract, Keywords)
AND initiative* (Article Title, Abstract, Keywords)
= 24 search results (20+ are journal articles)
(Search results current at November 2020)
AUT GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > AUT Google Scholar
Database tips
Example search strategies for researching hauora Māori topics
Search 1: Use your first search to identify how much research there is on your main topic. In this example the main topic is hauora Māori.
In the search box enter:
"maori health" or "hauora maori"
= 1,200+ search results
Search 2: Search for hauora Māori models.
"hauora maori" models
= 1,200+ search results
Other examples searches
"maori health" "treaty of waitangi"
= 3,700+ search results
"hauora maori" "tiriti o waitangi"
= 260+ search results
"hauora maori" tiriti
= 300+ search results
"whare tapa wha"
= 1,400+ search results
"hauora maori" "whare tapa wha"
= 160 search results
"maori health" "whare tapa wha"
= 900+ search results
"maori health" initiatives
= 4,900+ search results
"hauora maori" initiatives
= 850+ search results
(Search results current at November 2020)
NZResearch.org.nz
NZResearch provides access to a selection of theses and research papers from New Zealand universities
Go to: https://library.aut.ac.nz/ > Databases > Find by Title > NZResearch.org.nz
Example search strategies:
hauora
= 130+ search results
health models maori
= 280+ search results
durie maori health
= 20+ search results
hauora initiative
= 16 search results
"whanau ora"
= 27 search results
(Search results current at November 2020)
New Zealand university thesis repositories
Search individual universities for theses and research papers on your topic
Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research (AUT)
Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research is part of the National Institute of Public Health and Mental Health Research. It is a multi-disciplinary research group specialising in hauora Māori. The mission of Taupua Waiora is to promote whānau ora, and positive health experiences for Māori whānau.
Tōmaiora - Māori Health Research Group (University of Auckland)
Tōmaiora is a leading Māori Health Research Group based within Te Kupenga Hauora Māori (TKHM) (the Department of Māori Health), Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. TKHM is responsible for teaching, building capacity and capability and undertaking research in Māori health.
Seminar series includes:
Hei Hauhake Whakaaro (University of Auckland)
Te Kupenga Hauora Māori (the Department of Māori Health) developed this resource for postgraduate students and Tōmaiora researchers. This resource contains Māori health research underpinned by a kaupapa Māori framework. See Primary Māori Resources and Tōmaiora Theses and Dissertations.
SHORE & Whariki Research Centre
We are two multidisciplinary research groups working in a Treaty of Waitangi partnership model to produce excellent research with the aim of improving health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand and globally.
Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora A Eru Pomare (University of Otago)
The Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre engages in research into community development, policy advocacy, research dissemination and Māori health research workforce development
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (Māori Centre of Research Excellence)
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga undertakes research under the themes of Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori (language and customs), Whai Rawa (the Māori economy), Te Tai Ao (the natural environment) and Mauri Ora (human flourishing).
Research projects include:
Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development (Te Runanga o Ngāti Hauiti)
Whakauae focuses primarily on Māori public health research, evaluation and health services and health policy research. See their publications page for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and theses.
Māori Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) (University of Otago)
The Māori/Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) undertakes and supports research that explores Māori health inequities and building excellence in research evidence that contributes to Māori health advancement.
Health Services Research Centre (Victoria University of Wellington)
The Health Services Research Centre focuses on the study of the health and disability needs of communities.
Health Research Council
Research related publications and policies including a regular newsletter, Panui, and guidelines which outline key information relating to Māori health research and funding applications.
Ministry of Health
Example District Health Board Māori health plans
Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand journals with hauora Māori content
Māori Health Review
The Māori Health Review is a research-based online publication funded by the Ministry of Health. It features key medical articles from global journals with commentary from Dr Matire Harwood. The Māori Health covers topics such as maori health policy, health inequalities, indigenous health outcomes, obesity, diabetes, immunisation, and smoking cessation.
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
AlterNative publishes scholarly research on Indigenous worldviews and experiences of decolonisation from Indigenous perspectives from around the world.
Example articles:
MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship
MAI Journal is an open access journal that publishes multidisciplinary peer-reviewed articles that critically analyse and address indigenous and Pacific issues in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Example articles: