He Kāhu Kōrako | Matariki 2022 Huihuinga series: Insight to action summary

The 2022 Huihuinga Matariki series sought to bring whaiora kaimahi Māori, wāhine Māori and allies from the mental health, addiction, and justice sector together to amplify their experiences and understandings on how the critical shifts in the service redesign could be shaped from a te ao Māori perspective. Through exploration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi Hauora Principles (WAI2575), almost 160 tāngata from lived experience Māori, kaimahi Māori, wāhine Māori and allies contributed as to how the Crown could apply the principles in a real-world practice environment. He Kāhu Kōrako documents these powerful experiences, arguments and solutions as to how the system must change if it is to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and provide health equity for Māori, and also critically, equity for the tāngata Māori workforce.

Te Whāriki o te Ara Oranga would like to acknowledge the kaikōrero that were involved in the Huihuinga series, for their collective energy and expertise, sharing of their Mātauranga and pūrākau to support the kaupapa and the design and development of He Kāhu Kōrako.

Ngā mihi manahau ki ngā kaikōrero:

Shane Brown, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tahu
Maraea Ogle, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou
Tui Taurua, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Kawa
Te Pou Henry, Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
Nathan Nash, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngai Tūhoe, Ngai Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu
Tania McPherson, Te Rarawa
Patricia Walsh, Ngāti Ruawaipū me Ngāti Porou
Dr Helen Lockett, Pākehā, European
Richard Woodcock, Pākehā, Areani, Ingarihi
Dave Burnside, Pākehā, tangata Tiriti
Thomas White, Tulaele – Apia, British
Lianne Kohere, Muaūpoko, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Waikato-Tainui, Te Arawa
Kerri Butler, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou
Katrina Wahanui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Paatu

We acknowledge the great mahi of Tui Taurua and Aaryn Hulme-Nuiapu as kaitakawaenga in facilitating these online events. We recognise Te Pou kaimahi for their assistance in this online series with invaluable IT skills and to the Wise Group kaimahi for the digital production of He Kāhu Kōrako. Thank you to the wider Whāriki team, Amy Simmons for the wonderful hosting and co-ordination, Richard Woodcock for the trust and support given to Whāriki. We are appreciative of the champions of Ngā Waka o Matariki (NWoM) Equally Well Māori health strategy 2020-2025 (NWoM, 2020).

Dr Reena Kainamu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Kōtarani-Pākehā
Katheryn Butters, Pākehā, Kōtarani, Areani, tangata Tiriti