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By Natalie Akoorie of RNZ The business case for a third medical school at the University of Waikato is not expected until next year. University of Waikato...

The business case for a third medical school at the University of Waikato is not expected until next year.

By RNZ The Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (Mapas) scheme, which sets aside 30 per cent of medical school places for Māori and Pacific students , is an...

Health Minister Shane Reti says a review of medical school admission schemes isn’t being done as a prelude to getting rid of preferential access for Māori....

A review of the long-standing admissions programme for Māori and Pasifika medical students is either 'pointless' or 'perfectly sensible', depending on who you ask.

A review of the long-standing admissions programme for Māori and Pasifika medical students is either 'pointless' or 'perfectly sensible', depending on who you ask.

New research shows Māori and Pacific medical students remain underrepresented in Aotearoa New Zealand

‘If the government wants data, here’s the data,’ says dean, as study finds Māori and Pasifika remain under-represented in medical enrolments

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Associate Professor Matire Harwood is well known to the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Auckland University. In January 2024, she will take up the...