“That makes it, in the Māori world view, tapu, very special.” He said the imagery was “immediately insulting” and that he was shocked it could have come from a DHB. “A bit like the virus is bad [the imagery suggests] Māori and the mataora is associated with people that are bad.” Taonui also said he was concerned the swift backlash against the booklet could hinder vaccine rollout efforts, saying he had already been contacted by people telling him their view on the jab was now “get stuffed”. He said that in the wake of efforts from Government departments to be more inclusive, the move was “a giant step backwards”.
Campaign to protect Te Moana a Toi against measles has launched
12 Mar, 2021 06:31 AM
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A measles campaign has launched in Tauranga Moana. Photo / File
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A powhiri marked the start of the measles vaccination campaign at Te Wananga o Aotearoa's Tauranga campus today.
Next week tauira (students) will be able to get their free vaccinations on-site from Te Pare ō Toi kaupapa Māori community nurses.
"We have organised these clinics at our wānanga and are supporting pop-up stands at events across the Bay of Plenty as part of the national campaign to reach those aged 15 to 30 years who may have missed getting their childhood MMR jabs," explains Manukura at Te Pare ō Toi, Marama Tauranga.
Bay of Plenty get nearly $300,000 of grants to help Māori health and equity
10 Dec, 2020 02:37 AM
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BOPDHB's health research manager Charlie Stratton, (left) Allied Health executive director Dr Sarah Mitchell, Integration, Technology and LifeCurve researcher Leigh Haldane. Photo / Supplied
BOPDHB's health research manager Charlie Stratton, (left) Allied Health executive director Dr Sarah Mitchell, Integration, Technology and LifeCurve researcher Leigh Haldane. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Māori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty.
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board received three Health Sector Research Collaboration Grants from the Health Research Council (HRC).
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Press Release – Bay of Plenty District Health Board New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Mori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty. It has been announced that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) has received three Health Sector Research Collaboration …
New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Māori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty.
It has been announced that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) has received three Health Sector Research Collaboration Grants from the Health Research Council (HRC). They will help develop a framework for integrating technology and health; explore the use of technology to promote wellbeing among Māori; and develop skills and expertise in kaupapa Māori research methodology.