NURS5119 Introduction to Te Ao Maori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa Summative Written Assignment 2026 | Whitireia & WelTec Module Title NURS5119 Introduction to Te Ao Maori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa NURS5119 Summative Written Assignment Impact of Colonisation, Migration and Settlement on Pacific Health
Purpose This assignment will enable the student to describe and analyse the impact of migration and settlement on the health and well-being of Pacific people in Aotearoa.
Assessment Task Research at least three pieces of literature relating to:
Your own ethnic specific values, beliefs, and customs. Pacific heritage and your own ethnic history. Pacific migration and settlement in Aotearoa. Write An Essay In Which You Include The Five Points Listed Below: Describe two of your own traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g., religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception and identify a Pacific Model or Framework that best aligns with your cultural identity. [LO2] Suggested word count 200 Identify and discuss two commonalities and two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. [LO1] Suggested word count 200 Identify and describe a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and discuss two social determinant of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. [LO2] Suggested word count 200 Using Pacific research literature, discuss two impacts linked to colonisation and reflecting on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g., religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. [LO1] Suggested word count 200 You must provide a reference list of literature used to support your work and use correct academic writing formats, including introduction and conclusion.
Word Count: 1200 (+/- 10%)
NURS5119 Summative Written Assignment Grading Rubric This assessment is graded using the following rubric.
Summative Written Rubric: Impact of Colonisation, Migration and Settlement, on Pacific Health Performance Criteria A Grade (20-18 marks) B Grade (17-14 marks) C Grade (13-10 marks) D Grade (9-0 marks) Marks
- Describe two of your own traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception and identify a Pacific Model or Framework that best aligns with your cultural identity. • Comprehensively and succinctly describes two traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception • Identifies a Pacific Model or Framework that best aligns with your cultural identity • At least three references used and integrated well into description. • Soundly describes two traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception • Identifies a Pacific Model or Framework that aligns with your cultural identity • At least two references, with some integration into description. • Adequately describes two traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception • Identifies a Pacific Model or Framework • At least one reference, with little integration into description. • Superficially or does not describe your own traditional ethnic values and beliefs system of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size, contraception • Does not identify a Pacific Model or Framework • No references used or not integrated well into description. /20
- Identify and discuss two commonalities and two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. •Comprehensively and succinctly identifies and discusses two commonalities and discusses two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. • At least three references used and integrated well into discussion. • Soundly identifies and discusses two commonalities and two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. • At least two references, with some integration into discussion. • Identifies and discusses two commonalities and/or two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. • At least one reference, with little integration into discussion. • Superficially or does not identify and discuss two commonalities and/or two unique differences of te ao Māori and te ao Pacific. • No references used or not integrated well into discussion. /20
- Identify and describe a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and discuss two social determinants of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. • Correctly identifies and describes a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and discusses two social determinants of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. • At least three references used and integrated well into discussion. • Identifies and describes a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and discusses two social determinants of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. • At least two references used and/or some integrated well into discussion. • Attempts to identify and describes a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and discusses one social determinants of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. • At least one reference, with little integration into discussion. • Superficially or does not identify or describe a human development theorist framework in relation to your own age group and social determinants of health links that impact on the traditional ethnic value systems of wellbeing for this age group. • No references used or not integrated well into discussion. /20
- Using Pacific research literature, discuss two impacts linked to migration and settlement on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. • Uses Pacific research literature, to comprehensively and succinctly discusses two impacts linked to migration and settlement on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. • At least three references used and integrated well into discussion. • Uses Pacific research literature to soundly discuss two impacts linked to migration and settlement on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. • At least two references used and/or some integrated well into discussion. • Uses Pacific research literature, to adequately discuss two impacts linked to migration and settlement on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. • At least one reference, with little integration into discussion. • Superficially or does not use a Pacific research literature, and discusses two impacts linked to migration and settlement on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that migration and settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand has made on your traditional ethnic values and belief systems of wellbeing e.g. religious beliefs, gender roles, economic factors, social values, fertility, family size and/or contraception. • No references used or not integrated well into discussion. /20 Formatting A Grade (10-9 marks) B Grade (8-7 marks) C Grade (6-5 mark) D Grade (4-0 marks) Marks Formatting • Exemplary sentence structure, use of grammar and punctuation • Minimal to no spelling errors. • Within word count guide. • Strong sentence structure, use of grammar and punctuation • Occasional spelling errors. • Within word count guide. • Some errors in sentence structure, use of grammar and punctuation • Some spelling errors. • Over or under the word count by more than 10%. • Frequent errors in sentence structure, use of grammar and punctuation • Many spelling errors. • Over or under the word count by more than 15%. /10 Referencing and in text citations • At least twelve in text citations. • All in text citations correctly formatted. • In text citations support discussion. Literature is well selected and clearly integrated. • Reference list may contain one minor error. • APA 7th edition consistently used • At least eight in text citations. • In text citations correct most of the time. • In text citations supports discussion most of the time. Most literature is clearly integrated. • Reference list may contain one major or repeated error. • APA 7th edition used most of the time • At least four in text citations. • In text citations correct some of the time. In text citation does not clearly support discussion some of the time • literature is well selected and clearly integrated. • Reference list contains less than two errors. • APA 7th edition used some of the time • Less than four in text citations. • No understanding of in text citations • In text citations do not support discussion. Literature is not well selected or clearly integrated. • Reference list contains more than two errors. • APA 7th edition is minimally or not used