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Mahi Aroha: Māori Perspectives on Volunteering and Cultural Obligations. Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Wellington. April 2007
Mahi Aroha: Māori Perspectives on Volunteering and Cultural Obligations
Joyce-Anne Raihania, Ann Walker
Volunteering for Māori is based on the notion of whanaungatanga (kinship) and the benefits derived from contributing to the common good. Within Māori culture, conceptions of self are linked to aspects of nature, wairua, mauri, whānau and mana, and all are intertwined.