Māori Health Innovation

Māori Health Innovation is about taking what we know works for Māori, proving it’s effective and letting the whole sector learn from it. It’s also about challenging the sector to consider the wider issues affecting the health and wellbeing of Māori and being truly innovative in service design, implementation, recruitment and resourcing.

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Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 15:11:35.075

Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō was developed in partnership with Māori health professionals from District Health Boards (DHBs), non-government organisations, Māori…

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Kia Ora Hauora

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 15:08:25.426

Innovative approaches to reaching Māori have helped ensure the success of Kia Ora Hauora, a national programme designed to attract…

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Hori Barsdell (Ngāti Awa, Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa) - Physical Education (2010)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:23:20.011

When physical education student Hori Barsdell won the John McLeod Scholarship, it opened his eyes to the potential contribution he…

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Aroha Si’ilata (Ngāti Raukawa, Tuhourangi, Samoa, Fiji) - Medicine (2009)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:22:09.547

Medical student Aroha Si’ilata hasn’t decided which branch of medicine she’d like to specialise in. Whatever it is though, her…

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Courtney Hore (Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa) - Medicine (2009)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:20:48.727

Courtney Hore’s parents told her at an early age that if she put her mind to it and worked hard,…

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Maia Melbourne-Wilcox (Ngāi Tūhoe) - Medicine (2008)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:19:42.494

Trying to make difficult times easier for patients and their whānau is what motivates Maia Melbourne-Wilcox. ‘That’s why I can…

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Cathrine Waetford (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine) - Health Science (Māori Health) (2007)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:17:32.836

For Cathrine Waetford, the opportunity to acknowledge the support and encouragement she received from her whānau to complete her academic…

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Matire Harwood (Ngāpuhi) - Medicine (2006)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:15:53.526

Matire Harwood was no stranger to the John McLeod Scholarship when she won it in 2006. In fact, she represented…

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Ripeka Ormsby (Ngāti Kahungunu) - Midwifery (2005)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:14:42.578

In 2005, life was particularly busy for mother of five Ripeka Ormsby, and her whānau. In her final year of…

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Raewyn Paku (Ngāti Kahungunu) - Medicine (2005)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:13:32.86

Raewyn Paku was seven when her Nan died from pancreatic cancer. According to her family, that’s when she announced she…

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Leah Dixon (Ngāti Raukawa) - Nursing (2004)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:12:17.264

Leah Dixon has more than 1500 kids to look after, but only seven of them are her own. Working as…

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Lincoln Nicholls (Ngāti Raukawa) - Medicine (2001, 2003)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:10:50.607

‘If you have focus, can relate to people and work hard – you can be a doctor.’ That’s what two-times John…

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Lorraine Brooking (Ngāti Porou, Ngāriki ki Mangatū, Te Aitanga-A-Mahaki, Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti Pikiao) – Medicine (2001, 2002, 2003)

posted by Alastair McLean on 2012-04-04 14:08:52.57

Whānau comes first. That’s according to triple John McLeod Scholarship recipient Lorraine Brooking. It’s a maxim she learned from whānau…

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