TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mikahere-Hall, Alayne
TI  - An indigenous kaupapa Māori approach: mother’s  experiences of partner violence and the nurturing of affectional bonds with tamariki
PY  - 2015///
KW  - TAMARIKI
KW  - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
KW  - ATTACHMENT
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - KAUPAPA RANGAHAU
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - MĀTUA
KW  - MĀMĀ
KW  - MOTHERS
KW  - NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
KW  - PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP
KW  - PARENTING
KW  - PŪRĀKAU
KW  - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
KW  - RANGAHAU MĀORI
KW  - RESEARCH METHODS
KW  - THESES
KW  - TUHINGA WHAKAPAE
KW  - WHAKAPAPA
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - WĀHINE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - PhD thesis, AUT, Auckland
N2  - This thesis examines the important relationship dynamics between Māori mothers and their tamariki (children) when exposure to partner violence is experienced. The research  is  contextualised  within  a  Kaupapa  Māori  methodology  where Indigenous qualitative methods provide the foundations for theorising and researching. The study investigated twelve Māori mothers’ experiences of partner violence, and the fostering of affectional bonds with their tamariki. The context for examining the interface between these two conditions included a Mana Wāhine approach and Pūrākau - a Māori narrative story-telling process where Māori mothers shared their experiences of partner violence and mothering. The pūrākau provided the main source of data from which Te - ata - tu Pūrākau emerged as a newly developed Indigenous analysis method. Attachment theory provided useful insights concerning the nature in which 
affectional bonds develop between a young child and their primary caregiver, most often the mother. In this study whakapapa is fundamental to whānau, hapū and iwi, providing the cultural construct for understanding the way in which 
affectional bonds are developed and fostered in Māori kin based groups. Attachment theory is contrasted with Māori 
understandings that have a primary focus on whakapapa (genealogy) and Tūhonotanga as two important concepts 
for understanding the nature of Māori relationships. The women who participated in this research study experienced different levels of disconnection from traditional Māori society where the breakdown of traditional values contributed to their sense of mournfulness, mistrust, disillusionment, confusion, cynicism and a deep longing for healthy relationships. Some of the findings from this research are consistent with what we currently know about violence against women and children. Principally the pūrākau have revealed the need to develop healing pathways that validate core values that underpin a secure Māori identity, where Mana Wāhine and Mana Tangata provide the platform for positive relationship building. (Author's abstract). Record #5005
UR  - http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10292/9273/HallA.pdf?sequence=4
ER  -