12 Podcast Episodes
Merepeka Ruakawa-Tait: Whānau Ora says decision to keep a Māori girl in care of Pakeha couple who adopted her is a tricky one
Merepeka Ruakawa-Tait: Whānau Ora says decision to keep a Māori girl in care of Pakeha couple who adopted her is a tricky one
The chair of Whānau Ora says a court decision to keep a young Māori girl in the care of the Pakeha couple who adopted he... Read more
9 Nov 2022
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2mins
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chair on Oranga Tamariki's response to Malachi Subecz investigation
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chair on Oranga Tamariki's response to Malachi Subecz investigation
Questions remain around Oranga Tamariki's handling of the death of Malachi Subecz. The five year old died in the organis... Read more
6 Oct 2022
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3mins
Whānau Ora responds to Budget 2022 funding for Maori
Whānau Ora responds to Budget 2022 funding for Maori
For Māori the Budget includes $580 million of spending across health, social and justice sectors.The Māori Health Author... Read more
19 May 2022
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5mins
MoH breached Te Tiriti over vaccination data, Whānau Ora tells High Court
MoH breached Te Tiriti over vaccination data, Whānau Ora tells High Court
Whānau Ora providers have told the High Court that the Health Ministry's refusal to hand over the vaccination informatio... Read more
26 Oct 2021
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4mins
Whānau Ora in High Court over access to Māori vaccination data
Whānau Ora in High Court over access to Māori vaccination data
The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is arguing that the health ministry's refusal to share Māori vaccine information is ... Read more
25 Oct 2021
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2mins
Covid-19: Whānau Ora vaccine rollout plan was rejected
Covid-19: Whānau Ora vaccine rollout plan was rejected
The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency says more than 90 percent of Māori would've received both doses of the Pfizer Covid-... Read more
19 Oct 2021
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4mins
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Ministy of Health needs to give Whānau Ora the unvaccinated Māori details
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Ministy of Health needs to give Whānau Ora the unvaccinated Māori details
The Whānau Ora commissioning agency has taken the Ministry of Health to court to force them to hand over contact details... Read more
8 Oct 2021
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2mins
Whānau Ora helping turn vaccine rates around
Whānau Ora helping turn vaccine rates around
Māori are the least vaccinated group to date, and yesterday, an extra $23 million was announced to assist agencies. Whān... Read more
3 Sep 2021
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2mins
Māori social services pushing for money for Whānau Ora
Māori social services pushing for money for Whānau Ora
Māori social service providers are pushing for government ministries like Corrections to start putting money into Whānau... Read more
11 Nov 2020
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4mins
Call for extension of Whānau Ora funding
Call for extension of Whānau Ora funding
The head of the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency says expanding the model across all government departments ... Read more
11 Nov 2020
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2mins