2026
Journal - Research Article
Clark, M. T. R., Summers, N., Kane, J., Peters, S., Haitana, T., Williman, J., Huria, T., Pitama, S., & Patu, M. (2026). ‘Ka Mua, Ka Muri – Walking backwards into the future’: Quality assurance in Kaupapa Māori COVID-19 clinic: A case study of leadership insights from the MIHI Mobile Vaccination Clinici. AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801261491073
Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Gillespie, A., Peterson, D., Lockett, H., Every-Palmer, S., Lacey, C., & Cunningham, R. (2026). Cultivating inclusive healthcare ecosystems: A qualitative study on meeting the physical health needs of Māori with mental health and substance use conditions in New Zealand. Qualitative Health Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10497323261458661
Cunningham, R., Carr, G., Every-Palmer, S., Peterson, D., Haitana, T., Butler, H., … Iupati, S. (2026). Place of death for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in New Zealand: A national retrospective cohort study. Journal of Palliative Care, 41(2), 151-158. doi: 10.1177/08258597251339868
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Haitana, T., Hickey, H., Tikao, K., & Patu, M. (2026, June-July). Weaving connection in community. Panel discussion at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi, Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.
2025
Journal - Research Article
Foley, I., Basabas, M. C., Jury, A., Haitana, T., Peterson, D., Hider, P., & Cunningham, R. (2025). Ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations among people accessing mental health and addiction services: A retrospective cross-sectional study using national population data. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1621), 55-64. doi: 10.26635/6965.6969
Meredith, C., Haitana, T., McKerchar, C., & Pitama, S. (2025). “They were my anchors” Māori with perinatal mental illness identify culturally safe and clinically excellent health care. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24, 226. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02592-2
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Meredith, C., McKerchar, C., Haitana, T., & Pitama, S. (2025). Whāia te iti kahurangi: Seeking perinatal mental health equity. Māori offer solutions for the health system. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 61 (Suppl. 1), (pp. 29). doi: 10.1111/jpc.70008
2024
Journal - Research Article
Meredith, C., Haitana, T., McKerchar, C., & Pitama, S. (2024). “Thank you for listening” Kaupapa Māori methodology as a facilitator of culturally safe research with Māori mothers experiencing perinatal mental illness. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. doi: 10.1177/16094069241307584
Cunningham, R., Artus, J., Imlach, F., Stanley, J., Haitana, T., Lockett, H., Peterson, D., & Gerard, C. (2024). Primary care experience in people with mental health conditions: Results from a national patient experience survey. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1606), 22-39. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
Meredith, C., McKerchar, C., Haitana, T., & Pitama, S. (2024). Whāia te iti kahurangi: Seeking perinatal mental health equity. Māori offer solutions for the health system. Mental Health & Prevention, 36, 200362. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200362
Cunningham, R., Stanley, J., Imlach, F., Haitana, T., Lockett, H., Every-Palmer, S., Clark, M. T. R., Lacey, C., Telfer, K., & Peterson, D. (2024). Cancer diagnosis after emergency presentations in people with mental health and substance use conditions: A national cohort study. BMC Cancer, 24, 546. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12292-9
Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Cunningham, R., Porter, R., Pitama, S., Mulder, R., & Lacey, C. (2024). The right to equal health: Best practice priorities for Māori with bipolar disorder from staff focus groups. Healthcare, 12, 793. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070793
Cunningham, R., Imlach, F., Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Every-Palmer, S., Lockett, H., & Peterson, D. (2024). Experiences of physical healthcare services in Māori and non-Māori with mental health and substance use conditions. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58(7), 591-602. doi: 10.1177/00048674241238958
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S., Haitana, T., Patu, M., Robson, B., Harris, R., McKerchar, C., Clark, T., & Crengle, S. (2024). Toitū Te Tiriti. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 7-11. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2024). How does the health system structure influence the experience of bipolar disorder care? Learning from the expertise of indigenous patients and their family. Bipolar Disorders, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 60-61). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13475
Clark, M. T. R., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2024). Indigenising healthcare delivery for Māori with bipolar disorder: Centering indigenous voices, and indigenous pūrākau (storytelling) as a conceptual framework. Bipolar Disorders, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 60). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13475
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Haitana, T. (2024, August). Titiro Whakamuri, Kōkiri Whakamua: The role of the Meihana model and hui process in supporting health professional training in Aotearoa to provide clinically and culturally competent care. Invited presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2023
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, R., Imlach, F., Every-Palmer, S., Haitana, T., & Peterson, D. (2023). Dealing with discrimination in physical health care services: Strategies of people with mental health and substance use conditions. Journal of Patient Experience, 10, 1-7. doi: 10.1177/23743735231211778
Cunningham, R., Imlach, F., Haitana, T., Every-Palmer, S., Lacey, C., Lockett, H., & Peterson, D. (2023). It’s not in my head: A qualitative analysis of experiences of discrimination in people with mental health and substance use conditions seeking physical healthcare. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1285431. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1285431
Cunningham, R., Imlach, F., Lockett, H., Lacey, C., Haitana, T., Every-Palmer, S., Clark, M. T. R., & Peterson, D. (2023). Do patients with mental health and substance use conditions experience discrimination and diagnostic overshadowing in primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand? Results from a national online survey. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(2), 112-121. doi: 10.1071/HC23015
Burnside, M., Haitana, T., Crocket, H., Lewis, D., Meier, R., Sanders, O., … Frewen, C., Jones, S., … Wheeler, B. J., Pitama, S., de Bock, M., & Lacey, C. (2023). Interviews with Indigenous Māori with type 1 diabetes using open-source automated insulin delivery in the CREATE randomised trial. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 22, 861-871. doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01215-3
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2023). ‘It absolutely needs to move out of that structure’: Māori with bipolar disorder identify structural barriers and propose solutions to reform the New Zealand mental health system. Ethnicity & Health, 28(2), 234-256. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2022.2027884
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Clark, M. T. R., & Haitana, T. (2023, September). What is Kaupapa Māori research? Workshop presentation at the New Zealand Medical Students' Association (NZMSA) and New Zealand Medical Students' Journal (MZMSJ) Student Research Forum, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2022
Journal - Research Article
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2022). "If we can just dream…": Māori talk about healthcare for bipolar disorder in New Zealand: A qualitative study privileging Indigenous voices on organisational transformation for health equity. International Journal of Health Planning & Management, 37(5), 2613-2634. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3486
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2022). Culturally competent, safe and equitable clinical care for Māori with bipolar disorder in New Zealand: The expert critique of Māori patients and Whānau. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(6), 648-656. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031490
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Haitana, T. N. (2022). Kōrero o te Tāniko: Māori experiences of healthcare for bipolar disorder in Aotearoa: A kaupapa Māori clinical, structural and organisational critique (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/13473
2020
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, R., Crowe, M., Stanley, J., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Porter, R., Baxter, J., Huria, T., Mulder, R., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2020). Gender and mental health service use in bipolar disorder: National cohort study. BJPsych Open, 6(6), 138. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.117
Cunningham, R., Stanley, J., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Mulder, R., Porter, R., & Lacey, C. (2020). The physical health of Māori with bipolar disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(11), 1107-1114. doi: 10.1177/0004867420954290
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2020). The transformative potential of Kaupapa Māori Research and indigenous methodologies: Positioning Māori patient experiences of mental health services. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/1609406920953752
2018
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., & Lacey, C. (2018). Priorities for reducing mental health inequities for indigenous people with bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Bipolar Disorders, 20(Suppl. 1), (pp. 57). [Abstract]
2017
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. G., Bennett, S. T., Waitoki, W., Haitana, T. N., Valentine, H., Pahina, J., … Beckert, L., Palmer, S. C., Huria, T. M., Lacey, C. J., & McLachlan, A. (2017). A proposed hauora Māori clinical guide for psychologists: Using the Hui Process and Meihana Model in clinical assessment and formulation. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 46(3), 7-19.
