Māori Health

Home visits to connect with whānau are one of the most rewarding parts of her new role as a primary care pharmacist, writes Dianna Gibbs, from Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā

Today was an important day for health minister Andrew Little as he announced the introduction of legislation to Parliament outlining planned health system reforms 

Pharmacist Brendon McIntosh takes a quick break from his mahi to give us a sneak peek into his world as a mobile Māori pharmacist working across the South Island to improve access to medicines for whānau. He talks to Anna Lee

South Auckland’s Clendon Pharmacy has developed a treasured relationship with Manurewa Marae after the Farhan brothers, who were born in Iraq, moved to Manurewa and decided to “make a difference”

The Māori Health Authority membership has stronger primary care connections than the Health NZ board

Māori health academic David Tipene-Leach is keen to counter any hesitancy GPs might feel as they consider embracing cultural safety in their practices.

Lockdown has forced a COVID vaccination initiative targeting Māori in the Queenstown area to change tack, holding a drive-through instead of hitting the road

Lockdown has forced a COVID vaccination initiative targeting Māori in the Queenstown area to change tack, holding a drive-through instead of hitting the road

COVID-19 set in motion health­care changes in the eastern Bay of Plenty that have been wel­comed by rural patients and won the providers an award.

Māori and Pacific children face more barriers to seeing a GP than other children and those who do are twice as likely to be hospitalised, according to a new report led by a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher