Wellbeing health models

A wellbeing model developed by leading Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie in 1984, describing health and wellbeing as a wharenui.

NEF conducted a review of the most up-to-date evidence and found that building five actions into day to day lives is important for the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and organisations. 

Māori approaches to mental health include things like cultural identity, whakapapa (genealogy), wairuatanga (spirituality) and mauri (life force).

Te whakaora i te hauora hinengaro (mental health healing) from a Māori perspective is holistic, centering on balance across mental, spiritual, physical, and family dimensions.