Hauora: An Introduction

ABOUT THIS TOPIC

This topic, Hauora, (the learning area Health and Physical Wellbeing) includes a number of  subtopics - please see below. These contain a wealth of curriculum-related material for students and educators  and cover aspects of health and wellbeing within the cultural context of New Zealand, Aotearoa. Scroll down below to also explore a Hauora-related bibliography of curriculum-related books.   

INTRODUCTION

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

World Health Organisation 

In New Zealand, Hauora (health) also takes a holistic view. For this topic we have used the Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori model of health developed by Māori health expert Mason Durie. There are four walls (and later a floor) that comprise the Hauora whare. 

Each contributes to overall collective and individual wellbeing and we have made all these separate subtopics. They are:

• Taha hinengaro - mental and emotional wellbeing

• Taha whānau - social wellbeing

• Taha tinana - physical wellbeing • Taha wairua - spiritual wellbeing

• Taha whenua - connection with the land and environment wellbeing. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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TAHA WHĀNAU - SOCIAL WELLBEING

PICTURE BOOKS

'Colour Me' by Ezekiel Kwaymullina, 2017 (primary).

'Finding Kindness' by Deborah Underwood, 2019 (primary).

'The Five of Us' by Quentin Blake, 2014 (primary).

'Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders' by The International Centre for the Picture Book in Society, 2019 (primary, intermediate).

'Visiting You' by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg & Andrea Edmonds, 2018 (primary, intermediate).

FICTION

'Camp Average' by Craig Battle, 2020 (primary, intermediate).

'DC Super Hero Girls. At Metropolis High' by Amy Wolfram, (primary, intermediate).

'Grow: A Novel in Verse' by Juanita Havil, 2011 (primary, intermediate). 'Jack Strong Takes a Stand' by Tommy Greenwald, 2013 (intermediate).

'Munmun' by Jesse Andrews, 2018 (secondary).

'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio, 2012 (primary, intermediate).

NON-FICTION

'Collaborating With Others: Teamwork' by Caitie McAneney, 2020 (primary, intermediate).

'Don't Be a Cyberbully' by Anthony Ardely, 2018 (primary).

'How to Make a Better World' by Keilly Swift, 2020 (primary, intermediate).

'Social Media and Mental Health: Handbook for Teens' by Dr Claire Edwards, 2018 (intermediate, secondary).

'Well, That Was Awkward' by Rachel Vail, 2017 (primary, intermediate).

TAHA TINANA - PHYSICAL WELLBEING

PICTURE BOOKS

'I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed' by Lauren Child, 201 (primary).

'I Got It!' by David Wiesner, 2018 (primary, intermediate).

'Little Unicorn Is Shy' by Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, 2020 (primary).

'The Pigeon Needs a Bath!' by Mo Willems, 2014 (primary).

'The Strongest Boy in the World' by Jessica Souhami, 2014 (primary).

FICTION

'The Boy With the Lightning Feet' by Sally Gardner, 2006 (primary).

'Fugly' by Claire Waller, 2019 (secondary).

'Gastronimus and the Legend of Mr. Grrrumblebum' by Charlie Duncan, 2010 (primary).

'Owning It: Stories About Teens With Disabilities' by Donald R. Gallo, 2008 (secondary).

'Winston and the Wondrous Wooba Gymnastics Club' by Tamsin Janu, 2019 (primary).

NON-FICTION

'Forest: Being, Doing and Making in Nature' by Sian Tucker, 2019 (intermediate, secondary). 

'My Body's Changing: A Boy's Guide to Growing Up' by Anita Ganeri, 2020 (primary, intermediate).

'The Natural Health Service: What the Great Outdoors Can Do for Your Mind' by Isabel Hardman, 2020 (secondary).

'Sleep: Why We Rest and Recharge to Refuel' by Harriet Brundle, 2020 (primary).

'Why We Eat Healthy Foods' by Rosalyn Clark, 2018 (primary).

TAHA WAIRUA - SPIRITUAL WELLBEING 

PICTURE BOOKS

‘One Good Deed’ by Terri Fields, 2015 (junior). 

‘The Three Questions’ by Jon J. Muth, 2002  (junior, primary).

‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi, 2003  (secondary).

‘Rāhui’ nā Chris Szekely, 2011 (primary, intermediate).

NON-FICTION

‘All About Religion’ by Holly Beaumont, Lorrie Mack, Lee Wilson, 2016  (primary, intermediate).

Belonging’ by Louise Spilsbury, 2010  (junior). 

‘Really Really Big Questions About Faith’ by Julian Baggini, 2011 (primary, intermediate).

‘Symbols of Faith’ by Louise Spilsbury, 2010 (junior).

SERIES TITLES

Families and Their Faiths (junior, primary).Understanding world religions and beliefs (secondary).   

TAHA HINENGARO - MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

PICTURE BOOKS

'Prickly Jenny' by Sibylle Delacroix, 2013 (junior)

'Someone New' by Anne Sibley O'Brien, 2018 (junior)

'Waiting for Wolf' by Sandra Dieckmann, 2019 (junior)

'In a Jar' by Deborah Marcero, 2020 (junior)

'Use your Imagination (But be careful what you wish for!) by Nicola O'Bryne, 2014 (junior)

NON-FICTION

'Mental Well-being and Mindfulness' by Ryan Wheatcroft and Katie Woolley, 2018 (junior)

'Empathy' by Shannon Welbourn, 2017 (junior)

'Exploring Emotions, A mindfulness guide to understanding emotions' by Paul Christelis, 2018 (junior)

'A Happy Hat' by Cecil Kim, 2014 (junior) 

'Identity & Gender' by Charlie Ogden, 2017 (senior primary, junior secondary)

FICTION

'Swam Boy' by Nikki Sheehan, 2016 (senior primary, junior secondary)

'Darius the Great is not okay' by Adib Khorram, 2018 (secondary)

'The One and Only Ivan' by Katherine Applegate, 2012 (secondary)

'The Science of Breakable Things' by Tae Keller, 2018 (secondary)

'The Kindness Club' by Courtney Sheinmel, 2016 (senior primary)

WHENUA - CONNECTION TO THE LAND

PICTURE BOOKS

'Toku Pepeha' by Alice Patrick, 2017 (junior)

'The Treasure' by Melanie Drewery, 2003 (junior)

'The Treaty House' by LeAnne Orams, 2007 (senior primary)

'Child of Aotearoa' by Melanie Drewery, 2004 (junior)

'Remember that November' by Jennifer Beck, 2012 (junior)

NON-FICTION

'Pounamu, a stone of many uses' by Bruce Mahalski, 2005 (senior primary, junior secondary)

'Hīkoi, forty years of Māori protest' by Aroha Harris, 2014 (secondary)

'Tangata Whenua, the world of the Māori' by Don Stafford, 2008 (secondary)

'The Māori Meeting House' by Damian Skinner, 2016 (secondary)

'Legends of Aotearoa' by Chris Winitana, 2001 (secondary)

FICTION

'The Bone Tiki' by David Hair, 2009 (secondary)

'Sleeps Standing Moetū' by Whiti Ihimaera with Hēmi Kelly, 2017 (secondary)

'A New Song in the Land, the Writings of Atapo, Paihia, ca 1840' by Fleur Beale, 2004 (secondary)

'Te Pou Kara, The Flagpole' by Keith Tonkin, 2006 (junior secondary)

'Bastion Point: 507 days on Takaparawha' by Tania Roxborough, 1978 (secondary)

This story was curated and compiled by Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | National Library of New Zealand, Services to Schools staff, September 2020.