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Pacific turnout concerns as Census deadline looms – Expert Reaction

Pacific turnout concerns as Census deadline looms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 May 2023

More than a quarter of Pacific people in Aotearoa are yet to complete the Census, according to Stats NZ. The overall […]

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10-year plan for Pacific children’s health – Expert Reaction

10-year plan for Pacific children’s health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 March 2023

Quality housing, sustainable incomes, and better access to healthcare and education would make a world of difference to Pacific children’s […]

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Māori & Pacific academics paid & promoted less – Expert Reaction

Māori & Pacific academics paid & promoted less – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 2020

New research finds a substantial pay gap and significantly lower chance of promotion for Māori and Pacific academics in New Zealand […]

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Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]

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Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 August 202017 August 2020

Māori and Pasifika scientists have been “severely under-represented” in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in recent […]

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Factors that make people more vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert Q&A

Factors that make people more vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 07 May 202007 May 2020

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today announced the new guidelines for life at Alert Level 2.  While various restrictions will be […]

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Estimating COVID-19’s impact on Māori and Pasifika – Expert Briefing

Estimating COVID-19’s impact on Māori and Pasifika – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 April 202017 April 2020

New research from Te Pūnaha Matatini estimates Māori and Pasifika populations could be impacted by COVID-19 at a rate more […]

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Who settled the Pacific? – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 04 October 201611 April 2018

New research published today in Nature suggests the first people to settle in the Pacific were from Asian farming groups […]

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