Māori Health

Kaupapa Māori healthcare providers are facing wide-ranging funding cuts on 30 June, following the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora

The withdrawal of free flu vaccines for all under-12s this winter has seen a 42 per cent reduction in children getting vaccinated to date, according to Te Whatu Ora statistics

A mobile-pharmacist role in the South Island is helping Māori patients get reviews of their medications and understand the reasons for taking them

A mobile-pharmacist role in the South Island is helping Māori patients get reviews of their medications and understand the reasons for taking them. Fiona Cassie reports

The postponed Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the Government’s disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora will now be held in October

Catching up on the weekend

Hate tobacco and dislike intensely the way tobacco companies operate, says specialist GP and Māori health researcher Sue Crengle

The Wai 3307 claimants are buoyed by growing support as they prepare for a two-day showdown over the Government’s plan to shut down Te Aka Whai Ora

Community pharmacist Claire Salter took part in a full-immersion Māori language course run at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2022. She discusses her reasons for learning te reo as a Pākehā. From April, having a basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the Pharmacy Council’s competency standards

The fight to stop the disestablishment of crucial Māori healthcare initiatives by the new Government will head to the Waitangi Tribunal, reports Alan Perrott