Hector Kaiwai BA/BMus, MA (Hons I)

Hector Kaiwai (Ngati Porou/Ngati Maniapoto/Tuhoe) is a Researcher and Evaluator. He has a Masters degree and skills in qualitative research methodologies, formative, process and impact evaluation, data gathering (i.e. interviewing, focus groups), data analysis and project coordination. His main research work has been in the areas of alcohol marketing, social marketing, positive youth development, Participatory Action Research (PAR) and more recently, gambling and fire safety. Hector’s current evaluation activities includes formative work on the Northcote Child and Youth Development Project which aims to demonstrate how central and local government can work together to support long term development for children and young people in the Auckland region, and process and impact work for one nationally youth based, and one kohanga, kura kaupapa and marae based, violence prevention programme.

Email: h.kaiwai@massey.ac.nz

Publications

Oliver, M., Witten, K., Kearns, R., Mavoa, S., Badland, H., Carroll, P., . . . Ergler, C. (2011). Kids in the city study: research design and methodology. BMC Public Health, 11(587). A284

Gregory, M., Borell, B., McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, A., Nairn, R., Rankine, J., Abel, S., Taiapa, K., Kaiwai, H. (2011). Reading news about Maori:responses from non-Maori audiences. AlterNative, 7(1), 51-64. A280

Badland, H., Schofield, G., Witten, K., Schluter, P., Mavoa, S., Kearns, R., Hinckson, E., Oliver, M., Kaiwai, H., Jensen, V., Ergler, C., McGrath, L. & McPhee, J. (2009) Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study: research design and methodology. BMC Public Health 9 (224) doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-224. A238

McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Kaiwai, H., Borell, S. & Gregory, A. (2008) Creating intoxigenic environments: Marketing alcohol to young people in Aotearoa New Zealand Social Science & Medicine 67:938-946. A218

McCreanor, T., Moewaka Barnes, H., Gregory, A., Kaiwai, H. and Borell, S. (2005) Consuming identities: Alcohol marketing and the commodification of youth experience. Addiction Research and Theory, 13, 6, 579-590.

Kaiwai, H. and Zemke-White, K. (2004) Kapa haka as a 'web of cultural meanings' In Claudia Bell and Steve Matthewman (Eds) Cultural studies in Aotearoa New Zealand: Identity, space and place. Auckland: Oxford University Press.

Presentations

Kaiwai, H and McCreanor, T (2006) Alcohol Marketing to Young People. Presentation to MoH alcohol workshop, 25.9.06, SHORE, Massey University, Auckland.

Kaiwai, H. McGregor, A and McCreanor, T. (2006) Contemporary Alcohol Marketing Project. Alcohol Advertising Review Steering Group. 16 August, Wellington.

Borell, S. Brown, S. Conway, V. Kaiwai, H. McManus, V and Stewart, H. Evaluation as Hikoi: Taking on the responsibility to be agents for social change. Auckland Evaluation Group. Tauhara Centre, 31 August – 2 September, Taupo

Kaiwai, H (2006). “win or loss we booze”: Contemporary Alcohol Marketing and Male Youth Discourses. Public Health Association Conference: Sustaining public Health. 5-7 July, Palmerston North.

Jensen, V. Kaiwai, H and McCreanor, T. (2006) PhotoVoice: Youth Research from Mangere and Clendon. Ministry of Youth Development: Working forum on youth development research in Aotearoa New Zealand. 22 June, Copthorne Hotel, Wellington.

Kaiwai, H (2006). Poverty, Social Equity and Young People. Converse 06: Redefining our perceptions of youth crime. 17 May, Auckland.

Kaiwai, H. (2005) Beer, Booze, Bucks and Boyz: Contemporary Alcohol Marketing and Male Youth Voices From Aotearoa New Zealand. Dangerous Consumptions Colloquium III. 23-25 November, Melbourne University, Melbourne.

Kaiwai, H. (2005) Alcohol Marketing and Youth Voices: Current Issues and Future Directions, National Alcohol Workforce Development Training Workshop. 17-18 November. Whangarei.

Kaiwai, H. (2005) Branded Identities: Contemporary Alcohol Marketing and Youth Voices. National Alcohol Workforce Development Training Workshop. 16-17 June Wellington.

Borell, S. Kaiwai, H. and Gregory, M. (2005) Alcohol Marketing – new developments and new responses. International Research Symposium on Alcohol Marketing. 1 March Auckland.

Kaiwai, H., Gregory M. and Borell, S. (2005) “If Snoop Dogg was selling it, I’d probably buy it”: Contemporary Alcohol Marketing and Youth Voices. ALAC Conference. 2 March, Auckland.