The government is being accused of sacrificing peoples' lives for ideology by delaying bowel cancer screening for Māori and Pacific people from 50 to 58.
Government plans to lower the age for free bowel cancer screening for all New Zealanders by "redirecting" money previously set aside to lower the age for Māori and Pasifika has been described as "disappointing".
Government changes to bowel screening eligibility will leave more Māori and Pacific people at risk of dying at a younger age from bowel cancer, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says.
The government has announced plans to lower the age for free bowel cancer screening for all New Zealanders by "redirecting" money previously set aside to lower the age for Māori and Pacific people.
The increasing number of Māori and Pacific students studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is a “good news story”, says a leader in public health.
The impact of loneliness and social isolation on the health outcomes of older New Zealanders has reached epidemic levels, according to a new study.
The outgoing Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says there's no need for anyone to be hungry or homeless.
Affirmative action programmes at the University of Otago have significantly lifted Māori, Pacific and rural enrolments over the last 30 years but have failed to increase student numbers from poorer backgrounds.
New Zealand is ranked the tenth most inclusive society by international legal standards, with a reputation for being forward-thinking and progressive – especially when it comes to the rights of sexually and gender-diverse individuals.
The Government is set to make redress payments to a group of Lake Alice survivors after "inequities" in a 2001 settlement were identified.
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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
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