Māori Health

Legal action will likely follow the Te Puni Kōkiri Ministry of Māori Development tender process that saw all three whānau ora commissioning agencies lose their contracts

Pharmacists involved in a successful Hawke’s Bay gout treatment programme are extremely disappointed that community liaison officers, the “cornerstones of the programme”, have been made redundant

The Government’s whānau ora contract process is trampling on the legacy of Dame Tariana Turia, says Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu pou ārahi Ivy Harper

The Government’s new bowel screening extension plan is designed to save European lives and worsen life expectancy inequities, says specialist GP and former Te Aka Whai Ora medical director Rawiri McKree Jansen 

The ability to practise pharmacy together, as Kāi Tahu pharmacists supporting the health needs and goals of their Kāi Tahu whānau, made the Maori Pharmacists' Association's attendance at November's Kāi Tahu Hui-ā-Iwi a very special time. Jody Hopkinson speaks to pharmacists Loren Vincent and Brendon McIntosh

The ability to practise pharmacy together, as Kāi Tahu pharmacists supporting the health needs and goals of their Kāi Tahu whānau, made the Maori Pharmacists' Association's attendance at last month's Kāi Tahu Hui-ā-Iwi a very special time. Jody Hopkinson speaks to pharmacists Loren Vincent and Brendon McIntosh

Pharmacy and the broader health sector are reacting to the news that prime minister Christopher Luxon has replaced health minister Shane Reti after just 15 months in the role, as Jody Hopkinson reports

Pharmacy and the broader health sector is today reacting to the news that prime minister Christopher Luxon has stood down health minister Shane Reti after just 15 months in the role. Mr Luxon is replacing Dr Reti with former transport minister Simeon Brown.  

The decision to end a targeted bowel screening programme for Māori and Pacific peoples “is wrong on so many levels, it’s offensive”, says former Te Aka Whai Ora clinical director Rawiri McKree Jansen 

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