He Oranga Hapori: A model for raising Maori ... - Te Puni Kokiri

growth in monetary terms. There is a sense the He Oranga Hapori method builds on what isaspects of the genuine progress indicator method that are consistent with the Mäori worldview.Third, not only is the measurement method or process relatively easy to implement, but thescoring strategy also makes this approach appealing. By employing a subjective scoring strategyit is possible for the indicator set to reflect the current perceptions of individual members ofthe Mäori community being measured. In this respect the measurement process recognises therangatiratanga of the community, and its’ perceptions of growth and relationship quality. Formembers of the study community who participate in the survey, the scoring strategy is easilyunderstood and simple to apply.Issues of scaleThere are some scale issues associated with the use of the scoring strategy. These have beentouched on already in connection with the process of aggregating up results across differingspatial scales. However, in addition to this aggregation problem, there is also the problem causedby the magnitude or relative size of different growth measurements. In the worked example ascore between 0-100 was chosen. However, the score strategy shown in Table 4 would havebeen inappropriate in terms of scale if the growth measurement was between 100 and 1000,10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000. 37This measurement process is simple enough to be applied by those studying Mäori communitywellbeing. Further elaborations of the method can be made however these becomemathematically more complicated and require the use of specialist mathematical modellingsoftware. This particular method can be performed with an excel worksheet or alternatively, thecalculations can be run using pencil and paper.The question of survey representationLike all survey methods of this kind, the question of statistical representation should beconsidered. The representation question seeks to discover how many people from thestudy community need to participate in the survey to be able to say the results are a fairrepresentation of collective community wellbeing as opposed to representing the views of asmaller group within the wider community. There are some basic measurement rules that applyin addressing the problem of ‘sample bias’ raised by this question. If a survey sample occursrather than a comprehensive survey of all community members, a random sample would berequired. Second, the larger the sample size the better. 38Final challengeThis report outlines key challenges associated with the development and calculation of indicatorsof wellbeing for Mäori communities. It is apparent that sole dependence on conventionaleconomic, business and or demographic indicators will not help to assess the wellbeing of aMäori community against the goal of survival as a people.37 ART Confederation.38 submissions to the Kapiti and HorowhenuaDistrict Council’s LTCCP - Long termcommunity council plan.To ensure genuine progress is made towards this goal, it is necessary to formulate an approachto indicator development, calculation and monitoring that emerges from the Mäori worldview,especially those values that unmistakably identify Mäori for who we are – he käkano i ruia mai iRangiätea.24