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One of first studies to look at cultural concepts of happiness for Niueans
A University of Waikato research project that will study the mental health and wellbeing of Niuean people living in New Zealand has received a $359,179 government health grant for Pacific career development.
Jessica Pasisi, a PhD student at the university, has been awarded a Pacific health research fellowship by the NZ Health Research Council for a three-year study of Niuean health. It will be one of the first significant research projects to look at health and culture for NZ migrants from the small Pacific Island nation