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HRC Update 14 December 2022
NewsNew Māori-led research to help encourage more bone marrow donors
Whakatāne mum Keri Topperwien (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou), who set up a charity with her husband to help support whanāu who have a child with cancer, is one of 16 recipients of the Health Research Council's revamped Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community…NewsMaramataka: The Rising of Ancestral Waters
A research capacity development project that aims to strengthen the foundational methodology of Te Pahī o Āio Nuku.Funding proposalsThe Role of Motor Fidgeting on Executive Functioning in ADHD
The prevalence of neuro-developmental conditions is rising, particularly for Māori, who face a higher risk of complications, multiple morbidities, and premature death.Funding proposalsKaumātua use of digital technology post COVID-19 to meet their health needs
A key finding from the scoping study "Reconnecting for Māori in a Post COVID-19 world" (22/029) was that kaumātua in particular adapted to digital technology in various ways.Funding proposalsContact us
How to find usPhysical address:Health Research Council of New Zealand, Level 1 South Tower, 110 Symonds Street, Grafton, Auckland 1010General informationKia Kitea ai te Ora COVID-19 Life- Changing
Kia kite ai te Ora COVID-19 life-changing research project will report COVID-19 Lived Experiences on Ngāti Maniapoto Iwi within their Tainui boundary of Mokau ki runga Tamaki ki raro.Funding proposalsTe Pae Tawhiti: looking at the lie of the land
This project has the overarching kaupapa of increasing the research capacity and capability of Tū Kotahi (and eventually Tākiri Mai te Ata). It will do this both through the proposed activity and by bringing on new kairangahau to undertake the activity.Funding proposalsPona Kakā: A holistic approach to arthritis intervention
Arthritis (pona kakā) is a common and debilitating chronic disease and one of the leading causes of disability in New Zealand. In 2018, Deloitte Access Economics estimated the cost of arthritis to be around $12.2bn.Funding proposalsTe Whariki Manawāhine o Hauraki Mahi Raraunga
This project seeks a training grant to strengthen capacity and capability for Mahi Raraunga (data sovereignty) in Hauraki.Funding proposalsMobilising a Maori Community
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the Quality of Life of New Zealanders particularly those living in highly deprived communities.Funding proposalsMā Hine Waikōpua e whakahou: Māori Breast Cancer Framework
Our objectives for the development grant will better align current work programs that exist in the research, diagnostic, and treatment space by “Advancing Māori health through building research capacity and capability and advancing Māori health through eFunding proposalsTaku Tapuwae He Tapuwae Tapu - Wāhine Walking to Wellness
At the end of 2020 seven Raukawa women walked 380km retracing the journey of their ancestor Māhinaarangi.Funding proposalsValidation of tools to measure experience of whanau engagement
The knowledge from the study will inform the way that primary care services are delivered creating a more responsiveness and culturally safe system for Māori.Funding proposals“Te Mana o Taku Reo – Power of my Voice “
Mana Ātea provides a Tikanga lead approach to supporting people with brain injury and disabilities and their whānau. This project is designed in 3 phases which incorporate both psychology research methods and Te Ao Māori world view.Funding proposalsAhakoa kahore mātou i te kite kei te kite (We may be blind but we have vision)
The intent of this research activity is to improve Māori and indigenous peoples eye health and wellbeing through sharing the experiences of tāngata kāpō Māori and their whānau and our research team’s narratives and constructions regarding blindness and disFunding proposalsAccessibility
The Health Research Council of New Zealand is committed to providing users with an accessible website.General informationTe Whare o Ngarue: The healing pathways of our ancestor Tūrongo
The beginnings of our iwi Raukawa start with a journey that Tūrongo (Raukawa's father) made from Kawhia on the West Coast to Kahotea, Hastings, on the East Coast.Funding proposalsMātahia mai I te 50, kei tūreiti. The pathway for indigenous advocacy
We propose a case review of the advocacy pathway for the screening age for bowel cancer to be lowered for Māori.Funding proposalsA Kaupapa Māori response to Covid-19
This is an application to research and evaluate the Covid-19 response, which was developed and led by six Marae for the benefit of the whānau and hapū members.Funding proposalsKei hea te komako e ko? Listening to Whanau voices to cultivate whanau ora
Manaaki Tairawhiti is an iwi-led place-based initiative mandated to reduce service silos, and centre whānau voices in its work. Key result areas are housing, addiction, child wellbeing, and family violence.Funding proposalsThe gift of life - exploring Maori perpectives on bone marrow donation
Exploring the process of bone marrow donation offers rich insights into whakapapa, whānau, spirituality and connection that distinguishes itself from the wider kaupapa of organ donation.Funding proposalsHealth agencies working together to harness full potential of clinical trials
The country’s lead health agencies will explore system-level changes to maximise the benefits of clinical trials, based on recommendations from an independent research report.NewsCo-designing whānau stories to reduce opioid use for chronic pain in Aotearoa
Chronic non-cancer pain is a public health burden affecting one in five New Zealanders.Funding proposalsEnabling supported decision-making: mental health advance preference statements
Changes to mental health legislation in Aotearoa necessitates responsiveness to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which requires individuals being supported to make their own mental health treatment decisions in accoFunding proposalsThe STEPCARE trial
The Sedation, TEmperature and Pressure Cardiac Arrest and REsuscitation (STEPCARE) trial is a 3,500 participant clinical trial designed to answer the following research questions: “Among adults with suspected brain injury after resuscitation from out-of-hFunding proposalsThe need for FASD intervention: Prevalence and knowledge in Youth Justice
Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are likely to be over-represented yet under-detected in the youth justice setting. One to three in every 100 births are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.Funding proposalsEmbedding accessible communication in post-stroke care
Communication difficulties affect over 50% of people after a stroke. For people to fully access, participate in, and benefit from stroke services, the services must be communicatively accessible.Funding proposalsExploring the early experiences of the assisted dying service in Aotearoa
The End of Life Choice Act (2019) heralds a paradigm shift in end-of-life care in Aotearoa.Funding proposalsKanohi-ki-te-kanohi me te matihiko approaches: Promoting equity in stroke rehab
Despite an ongoing focus on improving the quality of stroke care in Aotearoa, audits of stroke rehabilitation highlight delays and limitations in service provision.Funding proposalsSelf-assessment of ongoing pregnancy after early medical abortion; an RCT
Abortion law reform and the Covid19 pandemic response in New Zealand changed provision of abortion care overnight. The proportion of abortions being performed medically rather than surgically has increased, as has abortion provided via telehealth.Funding proposalsDevelopment & implementation of national nutrition guidelines for preterm babies
Every year approximately 4,500 preterm babies are born in NZ. Preterm babies are at higher risk of death, neonatal illnesses and lifelong adverse outcomes such as neurodisability, diabetes and obesity.Funding proposals