Māori land loss continues to affect wellbeing

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-02-11 10:42

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Pukawa marae. Picture by Spoontang on Wikimedia commons

Iwi who had land confiscated during the New Zealand Wars are more likely to have higher smoking rates than those who did not, according to a new study. The study also found that iwi who retained greater proportions of their land now have higher rates of te reo fluency, and their people are more likely to have visited an ancestral marae within the previous year. The research compares land ownership and confiscation between 1864-2017, with wellbeing statistics such as smoking rates and involvement in Māori culture.

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Organisation/s: Victoria University of Wellington

Funder: Rowan Thom received, with thanks, scholarship funding from Te Tatari Raraunga, Science for Technological Innovation Spearhead, National Science Challenge, and internship funding from Motu Foundation.

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