🌿 Part 1: Understanding Hauora

1. Hauora is a Māori model of wellbeing that includes four dimensions. Which of these is NOT one of the four dimensions?

Taha tinana (physical wellbeing)

Taha hinengaro (mental wellbeing)

Taha whānau (social wellbeing)

Taha whenua (land wellbeing)

Taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing)

2. Complete the sentence: Hauora teaches us that wellbeing is _____________ rather than just focusing on one area of health.

Hauora teaches us that wellbeing is _________________ rather than just focusing on one area of health.

3. Which dimensions of hauora might be affected by nutrition? (Check all that apply)

Taha tinana (physical)

Taha hinengaro (mental)

Taha whānau (social)

Taha wairua (spiritual)

4. Match each hauora dimension with an example of how nutrition might affect it:

Taha tinana

Taha hinengaro

Taha whānau

Taha wairua

Sharing kai brings family together

Good nutrition improves concentration

Eating well gives you energy for sports

Traditional foods connect you to culture

🍎 Part 2: Nutrition and Wellbeing Connections

5. Explain how poor nutrition might affect your taha hinengaro (mental wellbeing). Give one specific example.

6. Describe a time when food or eating brought your whānau (family/social group) together. How did this support your taha whānau?

7. Traditional Māori kai (food) like kumara, kina, and hangi-cooked meals can connect people to their whakapapa (ancestry). How might this support taha wairua?

8. Fill in the blanks: When all four dimensions of hauora are balanced and healthy, we experience _____________ wellbeing. This means nutrition doesn't just affect our _____________ health, but our whole person.

When all four dimensions of hauora are balanced and healthy, we experience _____________ wellbeing. This means nutrition doesn't just affect our _____________ health, but our whole person.