The purpose of this report was to identify what works to support wellbeing in the first thousand days from a Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) perspective. Whilst this report provides insights into Māori perspectives of tamariki wellbeing, it is uniquely focused on the review of exemplar initiatives that are grounded in Te Ao Māori.

This report examines the interface between science and policy-making, and calls for a policy approach that is enabled by, and responsive to, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Mātauranga Māori.