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“Zero F@#ks” (and insights into what our rangatahi do care about)

Kaitāia, in the Far North of Aotearoa New Zealand. Just this week I’ve seen so many examples of people beyond caring what other people…

4 min readNov 19, 2023

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“Zero F@#ks” (and insights into what our rangatahi do care about)

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

TE TOTORONGĀ

(the way forward is reaching back)

15 min readFeb 11, 2021

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TE TOTORONGĀ

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Reflections from the crypt: Far North issues need Far North solutions (#1 of #2)

I remember early-2016 and being newly-wed after many years of cohabitating with my hoa tane with Far North whakapapa, and on top of that…

4 min readJun 14, 2020

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Reflections from the crypt: Far North issues need Far North solutions (#1 of #2)

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

THE ACTIVATING PRINCIPLE OF MAURI: A COVID-19 RESPONSE

This current pandemic has afforded many of those advocating for systemic change in Aotearoa a real opportunity to critique, and also to…

9 min readJun 2, 2020

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THE ACTIVATING PRINCIPLE OF MAURI: A COVID-19 RESPONSE

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

POU: manifesting paradigm shifts for engaging in kaupapa, tikanga and kawa

Before reading on, please note my disclaimer. This is my interpretation of a body of work that my husband, Hone (John) Wikitera has spent…

6 min readOct 15, 2019

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POU: manifesting paradigm shifts for engaging in kaupapa, tikanga and kawa

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

TUATAHI: KA AO (IT IS DAWN)

I don’t know how I arrived here. I was sure that academia had given me so much insight into my life, but I can see now that it has also…

2 min readJul 23, 2018

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TUATAHI: KA AO (IT IS DAWN)

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Another email. Another government (associate this time) minister…*

Kia ora e te rangatira

3 min readJul 11, 2018

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Associating ‘mana enhancing’ social work with healing-centred practices

What does it mean to social work in a ‘mana enhancing’ way with whānau? The complexities involved in hazarding a neatly packaged up…

6 min readJun 19, 2018

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Associating ‘mana enhancing’ social work with healing-centred practices

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Systemic Thinking and Whakawhanaungatanga: Weaving in Two Worldviews

I’m sharing some of my thoughts on systemic thinking, in a particularly ‘me’ way of looking at it. What I understand of systemic thinking…

11 min readJun 10, 2018

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Systemic Thinking and Whakawhanaungatanga: Weaving in Two Worldviews

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

What I would put in an email to the Minister of Education about the situation in the Far North of…

Kia ora koe e te rangatira Ko Moana Mitchell-Wikitera tôku ingoa. I am currently teaching a social work degree programme in Kaitaia. It is…

3 min readJun 8, 2018

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Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Dr. Moana Mitchell (Ph.D., RSW)

Advocate and sometime commentator, passionate about working with whānau and communities living with inequity.

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