The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Government’s plans for Māori health following the abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In its newly released Hautupua: Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority Priority Report – Part 2, the Tribunal examined both the process used by the Crown and…

The iconic voice of Ardijah, Betty-Anne Monga, is bringing music, whakapapa and whānau storytelling together in a new Health New Zealand campaign aimed at improving childhood immunisation rates. Health New Zealand has launched Story to Tell, the latest phase of its national childhood immunisation campaign, anchored by an original song written and performed by Betty-Anne…

Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori is calling for genuine shared decision-making between Māori and the Crown after the Waitangi Tribunal found Treaty breaches in the Government’s national curriculum reforms. Co-chair Dr Rawiri Wright says the findings should be used as an opportunity to rebuild trust and ensure mātauranga Māori, tuakiri Māori and…