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Māori Kaumātua Veteran’s study 2019-2020
Onwards - Hōia tōkeke parekura The warriors unyielding battle
Veteran's video
Research Team
Andy Peters, Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Dr Lisa Williams, Rawiri Wharemate, Whio Wharemate Hansen, Professor Merryn Gott and the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Auckland.
The study
In 2019 Andy Peters, Tess Moeke-Maxwell and the Te Ārai research group wanted to explore how kaumātua veterans, who served in Vietnam, Malaya and Borneo in the 60s and 70s, were getting on in the 2020s. Most of the veterans are now their 70s. Many of their friends have passed away due to illness or suicide. Andy and his veteran friends wanted to find out how the rest of the veterans were doing in their older age.
We interviewed 9 former military people in Auckland from a range of different iwi including the wife of a veteran who passed away a few years ago. Tess Moeke-Maxwell wrote the script for the film, and the film was produced by Dr Lisa Williams.
The purpose of this film was to highlight what we learned from the study. The word ‘tōkeke’ means ‘unyielding’, ‘hōia’ means warrior and ‘parekura’ means battle – we wanted to show the unyielding battle that veterans had to cope with, and still have to cope with, in order to maintain their wellness. We also wanted to celebrate the contributions they give to their whānau, friends and communities. We hope this information helps to increase health professional’s understanding about what veterans need to keep well. Andy and the veteran participants also hope this film can help the New Zealand Defence Forces and Veterans' Affairs to care for our New Zealand veterans as they age. The kaumātua who took part in this study know that veterans will have a lot of things in common.
Acknowledgement
The research team would like to thank the veteran kaumātua who took part in this study; this film could not have been made without their support.
We are very grateful to the School of Nursing, University of Auckland for providing Dr. Tess Moeke-Maxwell with a Professional Development grant to enable this study to take place.
Dr Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams is a research fellow in the School of Nursing. Her research interests are palliative care and end of life and the dissemination of research findings using the creative arts.
Professor Merryn Gott
Professor Merryn Gott is the director of Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group (https://tearairesearchgroup.org/). Merryn set up the Te Ārai research group in collaboration with her colleagues in 2014 (most of us are from the School of Nursing, University of Auckland).
Rawiri Wharemate
(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Tainui, Ngāti Pukenga descent)
Rāwiri is the founding kaumātua and advisor for the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Auckland. He is of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Tainui, Ngāti Pūkenga descent. Rawiri also has extensive experience in the Child and Youth Mental Health fields.
Tess Huia Moeke-Maxwell
Kia ora, my name is Tess Huia Moeke-Maxwell (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Makaurau & Ngāti Porou). Following on from my post-doctoral investigation (2009 - 2012) on Māori end of life experiences, I’ve worked in the School of Nursing, University of Auckland, as a Research Fellow and a founding member of the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group. In 2017 I was awarded a project grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to lead the Pae Herenga study. The Kāhui Kaumātua Rōpū for Te Ārai asked me to lead a study to gather information about the traditional care customs whānau manaaki (family carers) use to care for their kaumātua (older person) at the end of their life, and to share this with Māori whānau who will be called on to provide care to their kaumātua. We also wanted to share this information with Hospice New Zealand, palliative care professionals as well as health and social care professionals more broadly. We are grateful to Hospice NZ for supporting this study since its inception.
The Pae Herenga study is important as there is an anticipated rise in older Māori deaths over the next thirty years; we need to prepare ourselves for the privilege of caring for our kaumātua. On behalf of my team, I would like to thank each and every person and whānau who took part in the Pae Herenga study. Without everyone’s support we would not have been able to complete this piece of work.
He rau ringa oti ai.
Many hands make light work.
Andy Peters
Andy Peters (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahu) is a member of the Te Ārai Kāhui Kaumātua Advisory Group. He is also the President of the NZ Vietnam Veterans' Association. Andy cares deeply about the welfare of veterans and he is a passionate advocate on their behalf.
Whio Wharemate Hansen
Whio Wharemate Hansen (Ngāpuhi, Tainui, Ngāi te Rangi, Te Arawa & Waikato Tainui) is a kuia for the Te Ārai Kāhui Kaumātua Advisory Group. She is a founding member who has provided cultural advice and support across the Pae Herenga study and the Te Ipu Aronui website development. Whio uses her knowledge as a kai whakaruruhau in her work with whānau, hapū and iwi to empower and cause oranga (wellbeing/wellness).