Te Ao Māori
MoH agrees to release Māori vaccination data
After two High Court judicial reviews and a judge advising the Ministry of Health to review its decision - the details of unvaccinated Māori have been released to the Whānau Ora commissioning agency.
…Expert calls for prioritisation in Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for children
Māori, Pasifika and lower socioeconomic communities like South Auckland should be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out for children, says an epidemiologist.
Council agrees with iwi over discouraging summer visitors to eastern Bay of Plenty
Ōpōtiki District Council is backing calls from iwi leaders to restrict movement into the region to help keep Covid-19 from spreading into the rohe.
Health officials wanted younger Māori vaccinated sooner
The Director-General of Health is in front of the Waitangi Tribunal today - where the urgent hearing into the Government's Covid-19 response continues.
Claimants so far have described the Government… Audio
Plunket staff to learn more Māori mātauranga under new partnership
Whānau Āwhina Plunket staff will learn more about te ao Māori and ways to engage with Māori whānau under a new partnership.
More Māori need to be on gout treament to achieve equity - report
A Pharmac report estimates 10,400 more Māori should be on preventive treatment for gout each year to achieve equity in access of these medicines.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust utilising Mātauranga Māori to combat invasive weeds
Mātauranga Māori is being woven together with scientific concepts to combat invasive pest weeds displacing 15 native species in the Rotorua lakes.
Treaty settlement legislation for Hawke's Bay hapū passes final reading
The third and final reading of the deed of settlement recognising seven hapū of Ahuriri (Napier/Hawke's Bay) has passed in Parliament today.
'Lack of option' for Māori in aged residential care - report
The experiences of older Māori in aged residential care are at the centre of a new report aiming to improve access to quality care for kaumātua and their whānau.
Waitangi Tribunal drills into vaccine rollout
Special government advisors have told the Waitangi Tribunal they don't know why ethnicity hasn't been a greater focus of the vaccine rollout.
Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy says his advice showed a… Audio
Critics blame diabetes deaths on Pharmac taking years to fund new drug
Pharmac's delay funding new diabetes drugs has led to many deaths in Māori and Pasifika, says Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa.
Crown under fire on Māori inclusion in Covid-19 response
Today was the first day of a special hearing into whether the Crown has breached Te Tiriti in its Covid-19 response.
'Māori, Pacific and disabled children are bearing a much greater burden from poverty'
Māori, Pacific and disabled children are bearing a much greater burden from hardship, according to the latest Child Poverty Monitor report.
Covid-19: Seeds of vaccine mistrust sown by neglect of Northland
Analysis - Vaccination rates are slow in Te Tai Tokerau, where government neglect of the region has created fertile ground for mistrust, writes RNZ reporter Nita Blake-Persen.
University of Otago appoints first wahine Māori as medical school Dean
The newly appointed Dean of the Christchurch medical school says her appointment will help in the drive for equity in the health system.
Campaign launched to boost vaccination rates amongst disabled Māori
A kaupapa Māori disability provider is sharing a message to support vaccine take up amongst the disabled Māori community.
Iwi urges testing and vaccination after Covid cases in Taranaki
A Taranaki iwi leader is urging whānau to get tested and vaccinated in light of Covid-19 returning to the region.
Waitangi Day events for 2022 cancelled
The Waitangi National Trust says it will be practically impossible to safely proceed with events because of Covid-19.
Māori agribusiness crop trials hold hopes for local employment
The project which started in 2019 involves the owners of 25 Māori land blocks which cover 18,000 hectares of land, with about a third suitable for livestock, horticulture or arable farming.
Auckland kaumātua among first to get booster vaccine doses
A group of kaumātua in Auckland are among the first in the country to receive their booster shots this morning.
