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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 21, 2018 17:08:06 GMT 12
CALLS FOR EQUAL RECOGNITION OF RONGOĀ MĀORI IN HEALTHCAREA terminally ill woman is calling for greater access to Māori healing methods saying they've helped to keep her alive for years longer than doctors expected. But University of Auckland researcher Erena Wikaire, who's doing her PhD on rongoa Māori, says there is demand for it, and the health system needs to be more open. Mrs Filia has a claim in the Waitangi Tribunal's health inquiry calling for equal recognition of rongoā Māori...... www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/360025/calls-for-equal-recognition-of-rongoa-maori-in-healthcare BIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME BASED ON MĀORI PRACTICES IS LAUNCHED IN TARANAKIAntenatal classes based on kaupapa Māori practices and principles are being offered to Māori women and their whānau around Taranaki. Hapū Wānanga is a pilot birth education programme to help pregnant women better understand pregnancy, birth and raising tamariki. It was developed in the Waikato, where it had improved various child and maternal health outcomes...... www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/104854592/birth-education-programme-based-on-mori-practices-is-launched-in-taranaki
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