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Dr Krushil Watene: Interfacing Archaeology with History, Philosophy, and MДЃtauranga for Thriving Futures

An interview with Dr Krushil Watene, a Māori scholar of tribal communities of Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and the Pacific Island of Tonga (Hunga, Vava’u). Dr...

Pasifika women still face breast cancer inequities - researcher

A New Zealand oncologist and researcher says the country's health system needs to be easily accessible and culturally safe to help narrow inequities in breast cancer care.

Wahine makes history as first MДЃori head of School of Nursing

A 17-year-old kЕЌtiro stepping onto a nursing course could never have imagined she would one day become the first MДЃori head of the School of Nursing

Researchers call for more MДЃori expertise in treatment of eating disorders

Otago University's Faculty of Medicine has released new research highlighting the need to embed MДЃori expertise and whДЃnau centred approaches into national policy and treatment p...

MДЃori providers say Taranaki ready for new med school doctors

The government announced Taranaki will be one of five areas hosting students from the new med school in the Waikato.

AI in Pacific healthcare: 'Significant work' needed, says professor

A New Zealand health professor says there is still significant work needed to ensure AI systems perform well for MДЃori and Pacific people.

Blenheim GP sees new degree as answer to doctor shortages in regions

While the region had Otago University medical students on placement doing rural immersion, one GP says they spend a small amount of time working in primary practice.

Aotearoa needs more Pacific representation within architecture profession, leading scholar says

Leali'ifano Dr Albert Refiti says Pacific representation in the architecture profession is critical to creating spaces that reflect the needs and values of Pasifika communities.

New Waikato medical school students will be placed in five regions with rural communities

The idea was to embed the students in regional and rural communities that needed doctors the most.

Fast-track GP programme attracts Indian doctors

'Te reo influencer' named first Professor of te reo MДЃori at Victoria University.

The more content in te reo that is shared on social media, the more people have access to it and the more it is heard, says Professor Hona Black

Disabled people are experts in our own lives – listen to us

Kei runga i te tereina wairanu: He aha ai e rerekД“ ana ДЃ tДЃtou kaitorangapЕ« i a tatou

Ko te haerenga $63,000 ki KДЃnata, ko te limo, me te pire tЕ«nga waka $17,000 e whakaatu ana i te rДЃrangi whakapau pЕ«tea a ngДЃ kaiminitia.

Health NZ to front community as Palmerston North loses last gastro doctor

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora says it wants to reassure the community gastro services are continuing and that recruitment is under way.

'We're running out of specialist blood cancer scientists in NZ'

New Zealand has no clear plan for recruiting and keeping scientists, says a leading blood cancer specialist who is leaving for Australia.

Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming

New Zealand’s diverse health system belies a spotted history of gatekeeping and alienation, writes history professor emerita Barbara Brookes. Without immigrant doctors, one expert...

Targeting diabetes drugs at MДЃori and Pasifika is needs-based, specialist says

Cardiac scientists say they are being prevented by Health NZ over an objection to changes in the way diabetes treatments are funded.

Wahine Wahs aim to ride the club juggernaut

Plucked from a grassroots ЕЊtara team, Metanoia Fetalaiga, is into her second season in the Warriors NRLW side - and keen to battle through allcomers The post Wahine Wah...

WДЃnaka could lose after-hours service within weeks, GP fears

A proposed change to primary care funding could result in WДЃnaka being reclassified as a first-tier rural area.

Former ABs assistant to lead Crusaders

‘We are losing ground’: Mental health crisis deepens for Māori

A new report by Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, says the mental health crisis cannot be solved by the health sector alone.

Jennah Wootten new boss of Netball NZ

Jennah Wootten takes up the role on August 12. Photo: Linked In Bridget Tunnicliffe of RNZ Experienced sports and major events leader Jennah Wootten has been put in charge...

MДЃori, Pacific people and youth not prioritised in mental health support

Fewer people are able to access kaupapa MДЃori primary mental health services, and funding for these services has not kept pace with other mental health investment.

Esteemed academic TДЃ Hirini Moko Mead dies aged 99

Respected academic TДЃ Hirini Moko Mead, considered one of the leading thinkers in te ao MДЃori over the past century, was born in Wairoa in 1927.