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Māori health: te whare tapa whā model

Māori health: te whare tapa whā model

Māori health expert Mason Durie developed the whare tapa whā model of health in 1982. Encapsulating a Māori view of health and wellness, it has four dimensions: taha wairua (spiritual health), taha hinengaro (mental health), taha tinana (physical health) and taha whānau (family health). Different parts of a wharenui (meeting house) represent each dimension.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Mason Durie, Whaiora: Maori health development. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 68–74

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Kerryn Pollock, Public health – Social and ethnic inequalities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/31387/maori-health-te-whare-tapa-wha-model (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 18 April 2011, reviewed and revised 7 July 2019 me te āwhina o Richard Edwards.

Comments

Harriet
25 June 2018
Hi Hermoine, the proposed use is fine and please cite Te Ara as the source. Thank you.
Hermione Leach
23 June 2018
Hello, I would also like to use permission to use your picture please. I am writing a short paper for my diploma in paediatrics about child health and well-being and the services available in the community to support children in Auckland, and I would like to use your picture to help with my definition of 'health'. It will be submitted only to the University of Auckland, and I will reference you as the source. Many thanks, Hermione.
Harriet
30 May 2018
Kia ora Carina, yes, that would be fine. Thanks.
Harriet
29 May 2018
Kia ora, you can use the image for the purpose you describe. Please credit the source listed. Thanks.
Elliot Ikilei
10 May 2018
Kia ora, I am assisting in the development of a training programme for one of our surveys, Te Kupenga, with a section to understand health from a kaupapa Māori perspective. I would like to ask permission to use the image with source identified? Ngā mihi, Elliot Ikilei
Carina Brits
28 March 2018
Hi there, My name is Carina and I am doing a presentation for a nursing paper. I was wondering if it would be okay for me to use your beautiful image for my presentation purposes and reference you guys? Thanks in advance

16 October 2017
Kia ora Peter - no problem
Peter Bruce-Iri
02 August 2017
Kia ora, I would like permission to use this image too. It will be used for a small business course for eCampus (a consortium of six polytechnics). The course material will be used in Moodle and will be password protected, so only students and staff can access it.

26 July 2017
Hi Jane - you may use this image for the purpose you describe. Please acknowledge Te Ara as the source. Regards, Jamie Mackay
Jane Gray
15 July 2017
Hi, I am a student at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design in the process of writing my thesis on collaborative peer support for teachers using arts based approaches to minimize occupational stress. I am writing to ask how I would be able to gain permission to use the Māori health: te whare tapa whā model image in my Masters Research Paper. Look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards Jane Gray
Miriama Corbett
23 June 2016
Kia ora nga mihi mahana kia koe. Is there anywhere in Tamaki Makaurau where I can learn about this kaupapa to be able to teach it? I would appreciate it if you could provide me with any information thank you. Ko Miriama Corbett taku ingoa. 02108890543