Maori Health
Season 2 Ep 4: Epidemics
New Zealanders have battled Covid-19 for more than two years, but if you think it's the first time disease has knocked us around, well, this one's for you. Epidemics have long been part of our story.
…Health and Disability review shakes up health sector
Kathryn talks to Health Correspondent, Rowan Quinn about the wide ranging review of the Health and Disability sector led by Heather Simpson. An interim report, published in September, found the health… Audio
Health Ministry Māori Response Action plan under criticism
The Ministry of Health has released its Māori Response Action plan to Covid-19, but Māori health experts have strongly criticised it, saying it needs to be urgently resuscitated.
Most of the $56… Audio
Gabrielle Baker: institutional racism an awkward conversation
Gabrielle Baker is a Maori health expert and advocate for a pro-equity, anti-racist health system. She is a former public servant who now works as a consultant with a range of health sector agencies… Audio
Tuberculosis rate eight times higher for Māori than Pākehā
Māori people are eight times more likely to get tuberculosis than Pākehā, international expert Philip Hill says. Up to half of older Māori people may carry the dormant TB infection which could become… Audio
Holistic care would reduce Maori children returning to hospital
A Waikato doctor says about half the young Maori children being admitted to hospital are returning within six months of being sent home. Audio
Accusations of racism in health funding
Māori health providers are subjected to more rigourous criteria than DHBs according to Māori health advocates.
West Auckland Māori told to boycott after-hours clinic
An urban Māori authority in west Auckland is urging its whānau to boycott an after-hours clinic and go straight to Waitakere Hospital for treatment.
Warren Lindberg - Maori Health Symposium
Warren Lindberg joins Wallace to talk about the challenges facing Maori in the health system today. Audio
Time to change the conversation on Maori health outcomes
The Public Health Association says it's time to change the conversation about Maori health outcomes. Audio
Why are Māori, Pasifika dying from heart attacks?
New research hopes to reveal why Māori and Pasifika people are more likely to die following heart attacks.
Researchers say Maori will bear brunt of health impact
Health researchers say Maori are more likely to suffer from an increase in diseases brought about by climate change than other New Zealanders. Audio