Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Cultural relevance for Māori

Integral to any self-management programme, particularly group programmes, is that they are culturally appropriate. People with diabetes should have access to self-management support which is relevant to the ethnicity they identify with; for example, a programme underpinned by kaupapa Māori approaches. These approaches enrich the environment for effective learning by focusing on:

tinorangitiratanga – self-determination

taonga tuku iho – cultural aspirations

ako Māori – culturally preferred ways of learning

whānau – the extended family members and their influence and support

kaupapa – the collective philosophy of the members of the group.