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Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea | The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study
The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) is a longitudinal national probability study of Māori identity, financial attitudes and behaviour led by Dr Carla Houkamau.
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Complete an online version of the MIFAS questionnaire in Māori Te Reo or English
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Frequently Asked Questions
Many of our participants have specific questions, or just want to know more about the study. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the MIFAS.
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The MIFAS research group
Read more about the researchers involved in the MIFAS.
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Bibliography of Published Research
Bibliography of the scientific research papers using MIFAS data published in peer-reviewed journals and books.
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MIFAS YouTube Channel
Check out the MIFAS YouTube channel for the latest interviews and talks from the MIFAS research group.
What is the Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS)?
The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) is a longitudinal national study of Māori identity, financial behaviour and behavior. The MIFAS is led by Dr. Carla Houkamau. Carla is of Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Kere) and Ngāti Porou (Te Whānau o Tuwhakairiora) descent. She is is the Associate Dean for Māori and Pacific Development in the Business School at the University of Auckland. Carla teaches diversity management, specialising in implicit bias in organisational decision making. Carla’s research interests include equity in higher education and the relationship between Māori identity and social and economic outcomes.
Do you have a specific question about our study?
Data Access and Funding
The MIFAS is a university-based, scientific not-for-profit study. The MIFAS is not affiliated with or funded by any political organization or government body. Our study is independent of government or corporate interests. Results and publication of all MIFAS data are independent of any specific funding agency, corporate or government body. This MIFAS is funded by a Marsden Grant. The Marsden Fund was established by the Government in 1994. It is a contestable fund administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand on behalf of the Marsden Fund Council.
Participant Confidentiality
Here at the MIFAS we take our participants’ confidentiality very seriously. All personal details are encrypted and stored separately from questionnaire data. Only Dr Carla Houkamau, Professor Chris Sibley, and trusted research assistants working on the MIFAS in secure conditions have access to participants' contact details. Participants’ contact details are used solely for the purposes of contacting them to continue their participation in the MIFAS each year and to provide them with information and feedback about research findings from the MIFAS.
Contact Details
For more information about the MIFAS please contact:
Email: mifas@auckland.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 923 4244
Look out for the Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) questionnaire in the mail soon!
Data collection for the MIFAS questionnaire has started! If you have recieved a questionnaire from us then please consider completeing it and posting it back to us in the provided freepost envelope. You can also complete the quesionnaire online in English or Te Reo. Thanks for taking part in the MIFAS!
Click here to complete the MIFAS online
Want to know more about the MIFAS or who the researchers are? The lead investigator for the MIFAS is Dr Carla Houkamau. Carla is a researcher at the University of Auckland of Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Kere) and Ngāti Porou (Te Whānau o Tuwhakairiora) descent. The other researchers invovled in the study are:
- Professor Chris Sibley School of Psychology, University of Auckland
- Dr Kiri Dell (Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland)
- Dr Jamie Newth (Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland)
- Dr Jason Mika (School of Management, Massey University)
Summary statistics from Wave 01 of the MIFAS (1.7 MB, PDF)
Thanks to everyone who completed the MIFAS questionnaire. This PDF contains a summary of some of the initial results from the MIFAS. (1.9 MB, PDF)
Report prepared for the Waitangi Tribunal (287.3 kB, PDF)
The wellbeing of Māori pre and post Covid-19 lockdown in Aotearoa/New Zealand (6.6 MB, PDF)
