Kia ora rā,

You are invited to participate in a survey on connection and identity for Māori youth. This study is run by the Expanding Connection team – Dr Logan Hamley (Ngāti Rangi, Whanganui) and Cinnamon Lindsay Latimer – and is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (24/753).

Research says that Māori youth who have a strong cultural identity also have better wellbeing.

We want to support Māori youth who might not feel like they have a strong cultural identity by talking with young people about the barriers and supports that help them feel confident and strong in their identity.

This is where you come in. The researchers have found there is not much we know about this from the perspectives of rangatahi, so we are asking you for your whakaaro. It doesn’t matter if you feel like you don’t have much knowledge about Māori identity – we would like to hear from you no matter what.

In the survey we will be asking you to reflect on what you think could be done to better support Māori youth identity, as well as for some of your experiences about cultural identity.

As a thank you for your time, you will receive a $10 GiftPay digital gift voucher credit for submitting the survey.

To read the full participant information sheet please click here.

Thank you for participating. Ngā mihi mō tō whakauru.

Nā Logan māua ko Cinnamon