Mahi Aroha: Māori perspectives on volunteering and cultural obligations

Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector, 2007. This document looks at the relationship between the fulfillment of cultural obligations and volunteering for Māori. It also discusses ideas of whanaungatanga and Mahi Aroha (work performed out of love, sympathy or caring and through a sense of duty). Finally, it describes the range of Mahi Aroha activities undertaken by Māori and the motives for doing so.