Three Māori healthcare providers and Te Arawa Whānau Ora are kicking off a two-year research project to develop a whānau-driven process to reduce accidental injuries and grow rehabilitation opportunities for kaumātua and kuia
If done properly, the Māori Health Authority, announced by associate health minister Peeni Henare yesterday, will change New Zealand, says Papakura Marae GP and deputy chair of Te Akorangi a Māui, Jason Tuhoe
The promise of an empowered Maori Health Authority creates the start line for a new challenge, says National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal
“I was having second thoughts, but I’m so glad I went along,” says academic and Papakura GP Matire Harwood after travelling to Wellington to attend today’s health reforms announcement
Maori may only get one shot at dictating their own health outcomes, says Wellington-based health researcher Gabrielle Baker, so “we had better give it everything we’ve got”
As a member of the panel that created the Simpson report, Peter Crampton says it is “deeply ironic” that his new job has been given an early death by his old job
