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| Question | Answer |
| CART | Consultancy Advocacy Research Trust To reach hard to reach Maori, ones who are labeled as 'dole bludgers,' 'drug addicts,' and 'gang members' |
| Approached CART using? | Friend of a Friend and connections. Meeting 2 psych grads, invitation to a hui, meeting with Tama |
| How they began the AR cycle | They all met and discussed ways they could go about the AR project. |
| Background Research | -Maori Health Stats -Maori identity constructs and models of welbeing, -Barriers to healthy eating |
| Research Objectives | -Describe the reality of meal/food practises of the CART community, -Is the Apple CART going to be a efficient idea? -Does regular contact with community members increase social capital? |
| How did she get her information? | Ethnographic methods, Interviews with participants (food/eating habits, community connectedness, social resourses), workshop observations, post-project feedback and discussion, keeping an AR diary |
| What did she do with the info? | 'voice-centred relational analysis,' i.e. how the subjects discussed their own agency |
| Who were the participants? | Maori, Pasific, Pakeha Single parents financially struggling few community connections |
| Diet or food practises | Average spend of $29-$43 per person a week on food. This is well below the average per person put down by the ministry. 5/10 relied on food banks, food grants, others (low food security). This is below the speculated 1 out of every 7 for maori |
| But, health consciousness? | There was a general narrative or discourse of health consciousness showing through in the interviews. Parents stating that they tried to make their kids lunches as healthy as possible, but sometimes their kids swapped those foods for less healthy options with friends |
| How do participants connect, and stay connected to CART? | Through personal relationships, healthy programs, and the Gym. |
| How did Apple CART project get its participants? | Through relationships (friend of a friend), hardship criteria (once interest had risen), lack of cooking know-how (the lady who fed her child raw chicken), attended as a representative (the mother who came in place of her child) |
| Did it improve diets? | Yes, in babay steps; there was an introduction to new vegetables and ingredients, new vege prep skills (one girl had never cut an onion before), recipe ideas could be recreated |
| Did it improve social relationships? | It did, but, more so for the socially isolated members of the community, the social aspect was generally a strong incentive to participating |
| Reflections | There is a general cultural difference in building relationships. Tama - shared things about his geneology, history, life experiences. Emma talked about the researchers pregnancy, her studies, and current events. Although the friendships were equally amicable, the friendship with Tama became deeper |
| Approaches to relationships | There seems to be a difference between Maori and Pakeha approaches to relationships and this sometimes results in tensions. Pakeha may have a 'relational deficit'. They are more focused on rational thinking. Maori more focused on relational thinking |
| How did the relational approach affect the research? | It focused on developping connections, participation selections, the motivation to participate was generally emotional, it was more flexible (she'll be right) |
| How did the rational approach affect the research? | Enrolment criteria, rules of engagement, motivation to participate was based more on physical factors, there was a more critical focus on the process. |
| Participation from the researcher | She found that all she was able to really do was sit back and watch everything unfold in front of her. |
| Pleasing two masters. | In AR you are having to please two masters; the community group you are working with (reaching hard to reach maori, navigating communities, holistic welbeing) and the government funding group (funding, adhering to beaurecratic processes, proving efficacy) for example. |
| Implication for future | Participant selection would work more on individuals motivations and agendas. Work more on ownership of projects - peer education, a more holistic approach and try 4 weeks instead of 12 |
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