Mahi aroha: Māori work in times of trouble and disaster as an expression of a love for the people

Cram, Fiona. (2021) Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 16, No. 2. 356-370. This paper uses the concept of Mahi Aroha (work done out of love and duty to the people) to understand how Māori volunteers responded to the Canterbury earthquakes and the Covid-19 pandemic. Cram details how these social arrangements helped promote Māori culture, identity and wellbeing and mitigate further impact of these disasters.