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2020-04-21Government's Māori Covid-19 Response All Words, No Action
"A Māori Touchstone Group would be formed to advise the government on its Covid-19 Māori response, and the ministry would partner with iwi to develop Covid-19 response strategies, and conduct surveillance and monitoring of Māori across district health boards (DHB)." As we emerge from this pandemic, we must be guided by the examples and teachings of Indigenous Peoples practicing reciprocal obligations of responsibility to do everything possible to ensure that Nature can continue to thrive.” -
2020-04-17Māori health workers target greater Covid-19 testing in Auckland and Northland
"One-hundred-and-twenty Māori community health workers will be deployed in Auckland and further North in an effort to ramp up testing and support for whānau." -
2020-04-30A Plan for All Won’t Work for All: COVID-19 and Māori in New Zealand
"The higher rates of chronic conditions among Māori raise the probability of serious COVID-related complications. These conditions in turn are exacerbated by inadequate access to health care and prescription drugs." -
2020-05-12New Zealand's ban on large funerals during Covid-19 criticised as 'inhumane'
"New Zealand’s ban on large funerals and tangi has been described as 'inhumane' by the opposition leader, and 'disappointing' and 'cruel' by indigenous funeral directors."