I think Labour have a conference coming up - if you’re a Labour Party member and an ally please could you make this point:
It’s really hard to believe you’ll stand up for healthcare access for any community if there’s official silence now.
This is a test - and we’re already normalising silence.
You can read the PATHA statement here for more information - or support for statements/articles:
patha.nz/news
A deeper dive here:
www.erininthemorning.com/p/nz-right-w...
Progressing conservative health positions over expert advice is not normal.
Allowing propaganda to stand without challenge is not normal.
It’s important to say so in order to challenge the erosion and support the trans community - and so that people can vote for those who will stand up for them.
“I’ve become a doctor in my 50s, which is all well and good, but I should have been a doctor 30 years ago. And the only reason I wasn’t was because of all these barriers that have been put in front of me.” — Dr Timoti Te Moke. #nzpol
"People from wealthy homes don’t see those barriers because they’ve never had to overcome them. So when they see Māori getting into medicine, they say it’s because we’re Māori, and we got a free ride. But we’re not getting free rides. We’re just taking away those barriers. That’s it."
Fuck you, “Jeffrey”.
(And also you Meta.)
Thanks for your help @dylanreeve.com
Champion Black Fern
and
Champion campaigner for age extension of the Maori bowel cancer screening
givealittle.co.nz/cause/pack-d...
Cheryl Waaka is a legend
In today’s NZ Herald #nzpol
Depends a bit on what you want to compare against and over what time period. If NZ had experienced the same excess death rate as the US or UK for 2020-23, we would have had (ball park) 15,000 more deaths than we did.
In the first months of Covid the average NZers biggest worry was waiting in a queue for the supermarket and missing take aways - they had these issues overseas too they just also have overflowing temporary morgues
I got to catch up with some inspirational colleagues Dr Myra Ruka, @carltonirving.bsky.social , @glaking.bsky.social
And meet up with the next generation of Maori physicians
Awesome Awesomeness
@theracp.bsky.social
Erica Stanford, Minister of Education, protecting Pakeha from being confused by Maori words. . .
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
"In a memo to then Health Minister Shane Reti in September last year, Treasury recommended that Auckland and Otago Medical Schools be asked to present a counter-factual argument to the Waikato proposal. However, it appears that no such invitation was made."
I'll post the link for the fundraising, Cheryl Waaka is a legend. 💯
Or has someone already got it?
Another life, another whānau
It doesn't need to be this way.
The Ministry of Health agreed to roll out Bowel Cancer screening for Maori from age 50, and then the funding was pulled back "repurposed", costing Maori lives.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Gold from the OG
Yep. Totally enjoy watching this.
Tame Iti is a national treasure. Watch the whole performance.
Longest ad in history.
Tame Iti.
I'm here to read the roll. .
The Maori Roll Call.
Genius performance. Performance art.
youtu.be/PeT_SLYJkV4?...
🏳🏴🚩
Thank you for sharing these matua. They are good and hard to watch at the same time and so interesting.
Yes. Yes. And Yes.
There is no plan. No alternative plan - despite assertions and promises for 18 months. And
asking one Counsel pointed out there literally isn't currently a NZ Health Plan, nor a Maori Health Plan, no Hauora Maori Strategy. . . Aargh!
Did you watch Crown closing? Admits no alternative plan, tribunal must judge system based on disestablishment act and last year's reforms. How many papers submitted claiming it existed? All bullshit. Judge Stone looked a bit stunned.
My notes and introductory remarks at the Waitangi Tribunal urgent hearing into the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora
open.substack.com/pub/rawiri/p...
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