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WHANAU A APANUI DRAWS UP AUKATI LINE
Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau ā Apanui is considering closing off its borders to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Raukokore chair Willie Te Aho says the idea will be discussed by the 12 hapū this afternoon.
He says to protect kaumatua, people will be able to travel through but not stay.
The prohibition will even apply to tribal members like himself who live outside the rohe which is why he is joining the hui by Zoom technology.
"I’m urging that they go stronger and actually block our borders and reinforce this on our tribal boundaries so people know clearly what's at stake for us in Te Whānau ā Apanui and the 12 hapū that reside there," Mr Te Aho says......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjM4Nzc/Whanau-a-Apanui-draws-up-aukati-line?
EQUITY CRITICAL TO GET COVID-19 RESPONSE RIGHT
A Māori social scientist says equity must be built into the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tahu Kukutai from Waikato University’s National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis says there is irrefutable evidence the existing health system delivers poor quality care for Māori and is wracked by institutional racism.
Māori and Pacific people already carry the heaviest burden of deprivation and disease and going on past history, the pandemic will hit marginalised communities hardest......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjM4NjU/Paakiwaha/Equity-critical-to-get-Covid-19-response-right
NEW PANDEMIC GROUP SAYS MĀORI 'LEFT OUT' OF PLANNING
Health experts are so worried by the lack of coronavirus planning for Māori by the government, they have formed their own group to coordinate a nationwide response.
Te Rōpu Whakakaupapa Uruta is critical of the government's national response to the pandemic.
One of its three co-leaders, Dr Rawiri Jansen, said the government is making plans for the general population. He said Māori need their own specific plan, not just in health but across all sectors.
"Māori are being left out. Again," said Jansen. "We assert that an equity lens needs to be applied to all aspects of pandemic response planning, across the whole of government.
Jensen said the government has ignored its Treaty of Waitangi obligation to partner with Māori in their coronavirus response planning.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120448243/coronavirus-new-pandemic-group-says-mori-left-out-of-planning
Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau ā Apanui is considering closing off its borders to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Raukokore chair Willie Te Aho says the idea will be discussed by the 12 hapū this afternoon.
He says to protect kaumatua, people will be able to travel through but not stay.
The prohibition will even apply to tribal members like himself who live outside the rohe which is why he is joining the hui by Zoom technology.
"I’m urging that they go stronger and actually block our borders and reinforce this on our tribal boundaries so people know clearly what's at stake for us in Te Whānau ā Apanui and the 12 hapū that reside there," Mr Te Aho says......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjM4Nzc/Whanau-a-Apanui-draws-up-aukati-line?
EQUITY CRITICAL TO GET COVID-19 RESPONSE RIGHT
A Māori social scientist says equity must be built into the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tahu Kukutai from Waikato University’s National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis says there is irrefutable evidence the existing health system delivers poor quality care for Māori and is wracked by institutional racism.
Māori and Pacific people already carry the heaviest burden of deprivation and disease and going on past history, the pandemic will hit marginalised communities hardest......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjM4NjU/Paakiwaha/Equity-critical-to-get-Covid-19-response-right
NEW PANDEMIC GROUP SAYS MĀORI 'LEFT OUT' OF PLANNING
Health experts are so worried by the lack of coronavirus planning for Māori by the government, they have formed their own group to coordinate a nationwide response.
Te Rōpu Whakakaupapa Uruta is critical of the government's national response to the pandemic.
One of its three co-leaders, Dr Rawiri Jansen, said the government is making plans for the general population. He said Māori need their own specific plan, not just in health but across all sectors.
"Māori are being left out. Again," said Jansen. "We assert that an equity lens needs to be applied to all aspects of pandemic response planning, across the whole of government.
Jensen said the government has ignored its Treaty of Waitangi obligation to partner with Māori in their coronavirus response planning.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120448243/coronavirus-new-pandemic-group-says-mori-left-out-of-planning