2305 Results
PINK1 Parkinsonism in Aotearoa: Unveiling insights, empowering research
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, with 10-20% of patients diagnosed with early-onset (EO) PD (under 50-years). Faults in the PINK1 gene usually only affects 4% of people with EOPD.Funding proposalsCollaborating with a rural Pacific organisation to explore health needs
Building a strong relationship between a rural Pacific community and academic researchers is crucial for increasing the reach and impact of a newly formed community organisation.Funding proposalsImproving service delivery and health outcomes for New Zealand South Asians
South Asians (SAs) comprise 6 percent of the New Zealand population and have a high risk for, and higher prevalence of, cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs).Funding proposalsWhānau: The future of research in Aotearoa (Hui-a-Kairangahau i Turangawaewae)
Health research in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a new strategy for meeting the needs of Māori communities, as promised in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.Funding proposalsLong COVID diagnostics: Discovery to impact
Millions globally suffer debilitating symptoms of long COVID, yet diagnostics remain elusive. Our proposed initiative aims to address this urgent issue by leveraging our global research networks.Funding proposalsTwenty years of screening for inherited cardiac conditions in New Zealand
Sudden unexplained death in the young is a devastating occurrence with cardiac inherited diseases playing a significant causative role.Funding proposalsInequitable rates of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture in Aotearoa
There is strong evidence that abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening will be a cost-effective intervention to reduce AAA mortality in New Zealand.Funding proposalsLife after stroke: Building networks and identifying priorities
Stroke results in significant personal, social and economic burden for the individual, their whānau, and society yet services struggle to address life after stroke and long-term wellbeing despite clinicians and people with stroke all saying this should beFunding proposalsTe Tupu o te Harakeke
Diverse perspectives on ‘tobacco endgames’ and how best to achieve these were exemplified by the repeal of world-leading measures introduced in the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2023.Funding proposalsThe Dunedin Study: Ka mua, ka muri
The Dunedin Study will extend its highly productive longitudinal study of life-course factors affecting the Aging Process, whereby 994 living Study members aged 52 will be re-assessed in 2024-2026.Funding proposalsImmunotherapy in Māori primary care settings
The morbidity and mortality rates for Māori men with lung cancer are 1.6 times higher than for non-Māori. For Māori women, it is four times higher than for non-Māori women, the highest rate in the world.Funding proposalsExamining food-climate policymaking to inform Tiriti-based public health action
The food system in Aotearoa/New Zealand is a major driver of poor health, particularly for Māori, and causes substantial environmental damage, including via climate and water pollution.Funding proposalsTe unaunahi i whakapiripiri ki te ika nui a Maui
The project will explore how hohou te rongo (a spiritually restorative healing process) is facilitated in hauora and rongoā wānanga at Hihiaua – a cultural centre based in Whangarei Terenga Parāoa.Funding proposalsKia Puāwai: Co-creation and testing of a novel Māori mental wellbeing measure
Mental health challenges and inequities, a lack of adequate assessment tools and the resulting inability to accurately identify successful solutions continues to be a significant issue for Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.Funding proposalsPoint-of-care testing: Improving access to timely and safe care for rural whānau
Whānau living in rural Aotearoa New Zealand have barriers to appropriate and timely health care, resulting in preventable harm and death.Funding proposalsInnovative health delivery in a hard-to-reach Māori community
Hard-to-reach Māori communities experience the poorest outcomes in health and social wellbeing, yet limited research covers these inequities and policy interventions often fail to have impact.Funding proposalsEquity in health: Fijian males' experiences in Aotearoa's healthcare system
Pacific communities make significant contributions to New Zealand’s economy, sports and arts. Despite this, Pacific people, particularly men, face serious health inequities and poorer health outcomes compared to non-Pacific people.Funding proposalsImplementation of cultural safety outside nursing education
The proposed research topic is how cultural safety is implemented in practice inside nursing education.Funding proposalsEvaluating interpreter use in surgical consent for limited English patients
This research aims to address the disparities in healthcare for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in Aotearoa, New Zealand, particularly in the Waikato region.Funding proposalsMāku anō tōku whare e hanga: reclaiming mātauranga and determining hauora
Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI) rates in Aotearoa (New Zealand) are concerningly high (approximately 44 babies die in the first year of life) (Ministry of Health, 2022), and the burden falls predominately on whānau Māori (Māori families) (MinistFunding proposalsImproving access to, and use of Rongoā Māori
This research project aims to develop an approach that supports whānau (families) in accessing and using traditional Māori healing practices (rongoā), through kaupapa Māori co-design methodology.Funding proposalsWhakahokia ngā ratonga hauora ki te marae: A case study of Marae-based wellness
Our project at Mangatoatoa pā investigates the impact of a suite of hauora initiatives that have been designed with the specific needs of those who affiliate to Mangatoatoa pā.Funding proposalsTe Weu me Te Wai - Creative Research Mobilisation
Showcasing research on the impacts of extreme weather events on health and wellbeing within Te Tairāwhiti through art, aligns well with the investment objectives by addressing a pertinent health or hauora issue within the community.Funding proposalsOut The Gate
The term ‘prison pipeline’ has long been used to describe the systemic conditions that inevitably lead to Māori over-representation in the prison system, but what happens to whānau Māori upon release?Funding proposalsIntuitive ritual: A mana wāhine sourcebook
Intuitive ritual: A mana wāhine sourcebook is a 250-page manuscript that was developed under the HRC Project 21/024 (Aho Tapairu).Funding proposalsSharing the experiences of Māori dietitians
This proposed project is an extension of the project titled 'Marginalism, racism and tokenism: The experiences of Māori dietitians and students', which was funded by a 2023 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant.Funding proposalsTuatinitini nga whenu o te matauranga: Many strands of knowledge
Over the past 26 years, Tū Kotahi has conducted research founded in Te Ao Māori that serves the realities and aspirations of Māori communities.Funding proposalsHe Patikitiki
Over the past 12 months, Māori and iwi researchers around Taranaki Mounga have discussed a need to bring together a collective of Māori researchers that will work collaboratively through the strengthening of Māori health research within the region.Funding proposals"Ngāti Rangahau" ki te Tai Tokerau
Te Tai Tokerau has clear aspirations to develop, lead and conduct our own health research by, for and about Te Tai Tokerau communities – requiring a sufficiently capable Kaupapa Māori research network.Funding proposalsRongoā and cancer: Co-designing rangahau pātai and priorities
Whānau Māori experience substantial inequities in cancer outcomes compared to non-Māori. A primary driver of these inequities is the Western-based design of cancer control and, more broadly, the Aotearoa health system.Funding proposalsTāngata whaikaha me te āhua o te rangi: averting an unjust transition
This proposal is stage one of an anticipated larger project addressing anthropogenic climate change and tāngata whaikaha Māori, in the absence of visibility about, and preparation for, the disproportionate burden of life-threatening emergencies and slow onFunding proposalsTūāpapa Rangahau Matepukupuku: Establishment of a Māori cancer research platform
There is a critical need for Māori-led research that creates the evidence required to dismantle inequities in cancer between Māori and non-Māori.Funding proposals