''Hauora'' is a Māori philosophy of

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

and

well-being Well-being, or wellbeing, also known as wellness, prudential value or quality of life, refers to what is intrinsically valuable relative ''to'' someone. So the well-being of a person is what is ultimately good ''for'' this person, what is in th ...

unique to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. It helps schools be educated and prepared for what students are about to face in life. There are four dimensions of hauora: ''taha tinana'' (physical well-being – health), ''taha hinengaro'' (mental and emotional well-being – self-confidence), ''taha whanau'' (social well-being – self-esteem) and ''taha wairua'' (spiritual well-being – personal beliefs). The'' Whare Tapa Wha'' model represents aspects of Hauora as the four walls of a whare, each wall representing a different dimension. All four dimensions are necessary for strength and stability. Other models of hauora have been designed. For example, in 1997, Lewis Moeau,

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, ...

leader and later cultural advisor for the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

suggested that a fifth dimension,

whenua In New Zealand, tangata whenua () is a Māori language, Māori term that literally means "people of the land". It can refer to either a specific group of people with historical claims to a district, or more broadly the Māori people as a whole. ...

(connection with the land), be added to the original model. In 2001, Hokowhitu also tried to have whenua added to the Tapawha model but again it was not added.

References

External links

Hauora at ''Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) – The Online Learning Centre''
Māori words and phrases Māori society Physical education Health in New Zealand {{Maori-stub