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March 19, 2026Health Promotion InternationalOpen Access

Pai te moe, pai te ora: exploring the sociocultural practice of sleep in Aotearoa New Zealand through Māori media

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DHDeanna HaamiZPZoe PullmanRGRosemary Gibson

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Overview

This research uncovers Māori sleep perspectives in Aotearoa New Zealand, suggesting culturally responsive health practices.

Key Points

  • The aim is to reclaim and highlight Indigenous Māori perspectives on sleep as a social practice.
  • Sourced 270 media texts related to sleep from online content by Indigenous Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • Conducted thematic analysis of texts according to the Māori model of wellbeing Te Whare Tapa Whā.
  • Organized findings into five themes reflecting different dimensions of sleep experience.
  • Identified five key themes of Māori sleep: spiritual experience, psychological wellbeing, physical wellbeing, shared experience, and connection to place.
  • Demonstrated the absence of Indigenous perspectives in conventional sleep research, highlighting a gap in cultural understandings.

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Haami et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb928c496e729e6297fec0https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daag034
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