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Māori and the Christchurch earthquakes: The interplay between Indigenous endurance and resilience through urban disaster

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Māori and the Christchurch earthquakes: The interplay between Indigenous endurance and resilience through urban disaster

Lambert, Simon J.
Type: Journal Article
Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/10182/7285
Originally published: 2014 by Nga Pae o te Maramatanga and available at http://www.journal.mai.ac.nz/sites/default/files/MAI_Jrnl_V3_iss2_Lambert.pdf
Rights: © 2012 MAI Journal is published by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Keywords: resilience; disasters; disaster risk reduction; Indigenous communities; set-theory
Fields of Research: 111713 Māori Health; 169904 Studies of Māori Society; 170108 Kaupapa Māori Psychology; 200207 Māori Cultural Studies

Abstract:

The disastrous earthquakes that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011 seriously impacted on the individual and collective lives of Māori residents. This paper continues earlier, predominantly qualitative research on the immediate effects on Māori by presenting an analysis of a survey carried out 18 months after the most destructive event, on 22 February 2011. Using a set-theoretic approach, pathways to Māori resilience are identified, emphasising the combination of whānau connectivity and high incomes in those who have maintained or increased their wellbeing post-disaster. However, the results show that if resilience is used to describe a “bounce back” in wellbeing, Māori are primarily enduring the post-disaster environment. This endurance phase is a precursor to any resilience and will be of much longer duration than first thought. With continued uncertainty in the city and wider New Zealand economy, this endurance may not necessarily lead to a more secure environment for Māori in the city.

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