Strengthening Public Health Contracts: Results from a National Survey (with focus on Māori Organisations)

Description In 2010 and 2015 nationwide surveys monitored government management of public health providers. These surveys found evidence of inconsistent management which disadvantaged Māori providers, consistent with institutional racism. In Dec 2019 to March 2020 a follow-up nationwide telephone survey was completed. Public health units, primary health organisations, Māori health providers and non-governmental organisations with […]

Māori NGO perspective to proposed Health & Disability System Changes

Description Inspired by the Health and Disability System Review, Waitangi Tribunal Claims (Wai 1315 & 2575) and the Hauora Report.  This report provides a Māori perspective of the potential implications of proposed health and disability system reforms on the Māori NGO sector.  The proposed changes for the health and disability system reform are wide-ranging and […]

Mā Purapura Mai Māori Leadership

Description Mā Purapura Mai is a Māori lived experienced leadership kaupapa (programme) that comprises of five wānanga delivered by Te Rau Ora (formerly Te Rau Matatini) over a five month period.  The fifth wānanga provided an opportunity for participants to present to one another and the facilitators their reflections of the wānanga. The Dynamics of […]

Māori Manifesto: A Framework for Change

  Description The Māori Manifesto: Framework for Change was compiled by eleven Māori Health Leaders calling for; The recognition of Māori indigenous body of knowledge The explicit accountability of the Crown to Māori: Recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Māori text), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples An emphasis on a Māori […]

The Toitū Accord: Māori Leadership for Health and Wellness

Description Ten markers have been identified as key touchstones for Māori leadership in health and wellbeing. The markers reflect assertions that can be applied across the full spectrum of services, programmes and facilities, all aiming to improve Māori health or increase levels of wellness. The markers have emerged from Toitū Hauora conferences and Te Rau […]

Puna Hua Rangatira Conference Proceedings Report

Description The kaupapa for the Puna Hua Rangatira Tangata Whaiora Inaugural Leadership Conference held on 18-20 September 2007 at Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrakei Marae in Auckland was born from the aspiration of ‘Creating a Centre of Excellence’ for tangata whaiora Māori who are in or aspiring to be in roles of Advocacy, Management or Leadership […]