Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll

Ngāti Porou, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Kauwhata

Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll has affiliations through her father’s whānau to Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, although she was born and raised here in Ōtautahi. Ahuriri-Driscoll is passionate about the learning that can be generated from conscientious inquiry and conscious action. In the 13 years since completing her Master’s degree, she has been involved in research across a wide range of areas related to Māori advancement, including women’s reproductive health, Māori-focused programme and organisational evaluation, iwi and Māori community development, environmental health promotion, traditional Māori healing and bicultural dialogue.

Biographical sources

  • http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/healthsciences/people/ahuriri-Driscoll.shtml 8 November 2016

    Non-fiction

  • "Women’s acceptability of screening for HIV in pregnancy." New Zealand Medical Journal 114.1144 (2001): 509-512.
  • Co-authors K.A. Heckert, S. Bagshaw, L. Fursman, M. Kipa, M. Wilson and V. Braiden.
  • The Pegasus Global Budget evaluation report - the Māori component. Commissioned by Christchurch, N.Z.: Department of Public Health & General Practice/Pegasus Health Ltd. (2001): 95-105.
  • Co-authors S. Pitama and M. Jellie.
  • Mō Tātou: report of iwi survey. Commissioned by Christchurch: Ngāi Tahu Development Corporation, 2004.
  • Mental health services for older people: a critical appraisal of the literature. Commissioned by New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA), 2004.
  • Co-authors P. Rasmussen and P. Day.
  • A framework for development of gambling services for Māori in te rohe o Ngāi Tahu: a summary for service providers. Commissioned by Christchurch, N.Z.: He Oranga Pounamu, 2004.
  • Co-authors P. Robertson, S. Pitama, J. Larsen, S. Uta’i, and T. Haitana.
  • Whānau and whānau development in Te Awakairangi: Te Rūnanganui o Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Inc. whānau development and learning communities initiatives. Client Report FW0589. Commissioned by Christchurch, N.Z: Institute of Environmental Science and Research/Te Puni Kōkiri, 2005.
  • Co-authors V. Baker and G. Midgley.
  • "Developing services in te rohe o Ngāi Tahu for Māori with gambling related problems." New Zealand Journal of Psychology 34.1 (2005): 35-43.
  • Co-authors P. Robertson, S. Pitama, T. Huriwai, T. Haitana, J. Larsen and S. Uta’i.
  • "Whakapapa - A Foundation for Genetic Research?" Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4.1 (2007) : 43-49.
  • Co-authors M.H. Hudson, M.G. Lea and R.A. Lea
  • "Scientific collaborative research with Māori communities: kaupapa or kūpapa Māori?" AlterNative: International Journal of Indigenous Scholarship 3.2 (2007): 60-81.
  • "Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development." Systems Research and Behavioural Science 24.2 (2007): 233-247.
  • Co-authors G. Midgley, J. Foote, M. Hepi, H. Taimona, M. Rogers-Koroheke, V. Baker, J. Gregor, W. Gregory, M. Lange, J. Veth, A. Winstanley and D. Wood.
  • The future of rongoā Māori: Wellbeing and sustainability. Commissioned by Christchurch, N.Z.: Institute of Environmental Science and Research/Ministry of Health, 2008.
  • Co-authors V. Baker, M. Hepi, M. Hudson, C. Mika and S. Tiakiwai.
  • The future of rongoā Māori: wellbeing and sustainability. Commissioned by Te Kete Hauora, The Ministry of Health, 2008.
  • Co-authors V. Baker, M. Hepi, M. Hudson, C. Mika and S. Tiakiwai.
  • Guidelines for developing resource care evaluation criteria and methods. A report prepared for the Resource Care Section, Environment Canterbury. Client Report CSC0808. Commissioned by Christchurch, N.Z.: ESR Ltd., 2008.
  • Co-authors M. Hepi and J. Foote.
  • "Genetic research, population health and Māori." Pānui (October 2009): 3.
  • Co-authors M. Hudson and D. Macartney-Coxson.
  • Biosolids case study, final report: Community involvement in decision-making for the beneficial re-use of biosolids. Client Report FW09086. Commissioned by Porirua, N.Z.: Institute of Environmental Science & Research/Foundation for Research, Science & Technology, 2009.
  • Co-authors V. Baker, J. Foote, M. Hepi and A. Winstanley.
  • Mātauranga Māori and biosecurity research: integration, engagement and partnership. Commissioned by MAFBNZ Operational Research. Porirua, N.Z: Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., 2010.
  • Co-authors I. Bishara, M. Hudson and M. Hepi.
  • "The value of te reo in primary care." Journal of Primary Health Care 3.2 (2011): 123-127.
  • Co-authors S. Pitama, T. Huria, C. Lacey and P. Robertson.
  • Forensic DNA evidence on trial: Science and uncertainty in the courtroom. Arizona: Emergent Publications, 2011.
  • Co-authors V. Grace, G. Midgley and J. Veth.
  • Ngā Tohu o te Ora: traditional Māori healing and wellness outcomes. Commissioned by Health Research Council, 2012.
  • Co-authors M. Hudson, I. Bishara, M. Milne and M. Stewart
  • "Towards a new framework for evaluating systemic problem structuring methods." European Journal of Operational Research 229.1 (2013): 143-154.
  • Co-authors G. Midgley, J. Brocklesby, R.Y. Cavana, J.L. Foote,and D.R.R. Wood.
  • Understanding the Māori experience of palliative care in Canterbury. Commissioned by Canterbury Partnership PHO, 2014.
  • Co-authors K. Reid, R. Kirk and F. Taane Morton.
  • "He kōrero wairua: indigenous spiritual inquiry in rongoā research." MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Scholarship 3.1 (2014): 33-44.
  • "Enacting kaitiakitanga: challenges and complexities in the governance and ownership of rongoā research information." International Indigenous Policy Journal 5.2 (2014): 1-18.
  • Co-authors A. Boulton, M. Hudson and A. Stewart.
  • "Mā mahi, ka ora: by work, we prosper - traditional healers and workforce development." New Zealand Medical Journal 128.1420 (2015) : 34-44.
  • Co-authors A. Boulton, A. Stewart, G. Potaka-Osborne and M. Hudson.
  • "Windows, wheels and wai: health policy, environmental action and Maori community development - implications for (eco)social work." New Zealand Social Policy for Social Work and Human Services: Diverse Perspectives. Ed. J. Maidment and L. Beddoe. Christchurch,N.Z.: Canterbury University Press (2016): 255-272.
  • Co-author J. Foote.
  • "Understanding the impact of democratic logics on participatory resource decision-making in New Zealand." Local Environment, 2016.
  • Co-authors A. Winstanley, M. Hepi, V. Baker and J. Foote.
  • "Traditional healing and indigenous wellbeing in Aotearoa/New Zealand." Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Wellbeing. Ed. C. Fleming, M. Manning and A. Miller. Oxford, UK: Routledge, 2016.
  • Co-authors A. Boulton.
  • "Health policy, health inequalities and Māori." New Zealand Social Policy for Social Work and Human Services: Diverse Perspectives. Ed. J. Maidment and L. Beddoe. Christchurch, N,Z.: Canterbury University Press, (2016): 137-149.
  • "Comprehensive clinical assessment of home-based older persons within New Zealand: an epidemiological profile of a national cross-section." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40.4 (2016): 349-355.
  • Co-authors PJ. Schluter, TJ. Anderson, P. Beere, J. Brown, J. Dalrymple-Alford, T. David, A. Davidson, DA. Gillon, J. Hirdes, S. Keeling, S. Kingham, C. Lacey , AK. Menclova , N. Millar , V, Mor, HA. Jamieson.

    • Papers/Presentations

  • "Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei: for us and our children after us." Auckland, N.Z.: Proceedings of the Mātauranga Tuku Iho Tikanga Rangahau- traditional knowledge and research ethics conference, 14-17 Jun 2006.
  • "A Māori ethical framework: the bridge between tikanga Māori and ethical review." Wellington, N.Z.: Matauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge Conference, 14-17 Jun 2006. In Indigenous Indicators of Well-Being: Perspectives, Practices, Solutions, (2006): 115-120.
  • Co-authors M.H. Hudson and A. Ahuriri-Driscoll.
  • "Where the rubber hits the road less travelled: Bridging technical and cultural understandings of marae on-site wastewater treatment and disposal." Christchurch, N.Z.: New Zealand Water and Waste Association's (NZWAA) 50th Anniversary Conference and Expo, 24-26 Sep 2008.
  • Co-authors J. Foote, M. Hepi, M. Leonard, M. Rogers-Koroheke and H. Taimona.
  • "Towards a new framework for evaluating systemic and participative methods." Perth, Australia: Proceedings of the 14th ANZSYS Australia New Zealand Systems Society Conference, 2008.
  • Co-authors G. Midgley, J. Foote and D. Wood.
  • Service in practice, practice in service: Negotiating a path to the future. Auckland, N.Z.: Biennial International Indigenous Traditonal Knowledge Conference 2008, 8-11 Jun 2008. In Te Tatau Pounamu: The Greenstone Door, (2008): 122-130.
  • Co-authors M. Hudson, V. Baker, M. Hepi, C. Mika and S-J. Tiakiwai.
  • Systemic evaluation of community environmental management programmes. Brisbane, Australia: 53rd Meeting of The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2009). Brisbane, Australia: 53rd Meeting of The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2009), 12-17 Jul 2009. In Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, 2009.
  • Co-authors J. Foote and M. Hepi.
  • "Tatauranga rongoā: Reflections on a survey of rongoā practitioners." Auckland, N.Z: 6th Biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference, 25-28 Nov 2014. In International Indigenous Development Research Conference Proceedings, (2014): 114-120.
  • Co-authors A. Boulton, G. Potaka-Osborne and A. Stewart.

    • Theses

  • An investigation of lay mental health constructions: implications for mental health promotion. MPH, University of Otago, 2000.