Ramene 30 Hongongoi 2010
World Health Organisation warns about tuberculosis control
While there has been significant progress towards the regional goal of decreasing by half TB prevalence and mortality rates compared with 2000 levels, WHO said these successes may be reversed unless gaps in financial and technical support are put in place to effectively address these challenges.
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July 30th 2010
Public must speak out about child abuse
As police investigate how a 12-week-old child got facial injuries, and look at yet another case of a six month old child with severe head injuries, who has subsequently died, a child advocate is calling on family and neighbours to speak out about child abuse.
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Raapa 28 Hongongoi 2010
New Zealanders urged to have a say on the ‘right to housing’
Community Housing Aotearoa has commended the Human Rights Commission for the release of its latest paper reviewing how well the right to housing is observed in New Zealand, its assessment of where New Zealand is falling well short of international standards and key priorities for action.
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Ratu  27 Hongongoi 2010
Manurewa student wins national smokefree competition
17–year-old Manurewa student Jessica Speechlay is one of the winners of a national competition to become part of the youth-focused Smoking Not Our Future campaign.
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July 20th 2010
Tobacco industry hits young Maori smokers
Addressing the Maori Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the tobacco industry today, New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development (NZAAHD) is calling for stiffer measures to be placed on the tobacco industry and pushing for tighter restrictions on tobacco retailers and continued price hikes to put cigarettes out of the reach of young people.
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July 16th 2010
Obesity and Cancer link
There is a strong causal link between obesity in Asia-Pacific people, and an increased risk of dying from cancer, according to research published in The Lancet Oncology.
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July 16th 2010
Polypill trail to reduce coronary risk
The polypill is an idea which was floated in 2003 to help high risk patients to reduce their chance of heart attack or stroke using one capsule per day instead of multiple medications and a new trial has just now been launched at the University of Auckland
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July 13th 2010
Maori and Pacific Badly Affected by Cost Barriers
Māori and Pacific peoples are particularly badly affected by cost barriers when trying to access medication, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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July 13th 2010
Randell’s Revolution
Former All Black Taine Randell has backed a revolutionary high fat, high protein and low carbohydrate diet based on traditional Polynesian food that has seen local Maori in his hometown suburbs of Flaxmere in the Hawke’s Bay dramatically lose weight during an 8-week programme. The story featured on TV3’s 60 MINUTES programme.
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Ease up on the drink
When Metua Bates - Faasisila speaks to community groups about her role as ALAC’s Pacifi c Action Plan Manager she says, “I model the practicality of moderation. I’m not here to say, ‘stop drinking’, I’m here to say, ‘look at how we are drinking and ease up on the drink’. "
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July 7th 2010
Relay in Porirua to fight alarming cancer rates
The Cancer Society of New Zealand’s Relay for Life was held in Porirua to target Pacific Island communities, whose statistics for those impacted by cancer is alarming. According to the latest Ministry of Health statistics 1 in 3 New Zealanders are impacted by cancer and Pacific numbers are worse. Story by JANICE HY-BEE IKIUIA & FLORENCE FAUMUINA-AIONO.
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Te Mahi Kai - The Language of Food
SPASIFIK helps you celebrate Maori language week again this year from July 26 through to August 1. In 2010, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (The Maori Language Commission) want to continue the focus for language promotion on activities and initiatives in communities. They have decided on a food theme for this year, Te Mahi Kai – The Language of Food
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July 6th 2010
Hui To Drive Strategic Direction of Health Research Commitment for Maori
One of the most significant health events for Māori takes place this week in Rotorua, Hui Whakapiripiri 2010, hosted by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is being held on 8 – 9 July.
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July 2nd 2010
Young Maori smokers paying price for tobacco industry greed
New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development (NZAAHD) is calling for stiffer measures to be placed on the tobacco industry, to help reduce the high number of young Maori smokers.
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July 2nd 2010
Nurses keen to help smokers quit
Just as New Zealand was among world leaders with its smokefree legislation, it’s now being encouraged to be the first country with an entire nursing workforce dedicated to stubbing out cigarettes.
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July 1st 2010
Pacific Health Fono
Waikato District Health Board, Pacific health providers and churches from throughout the region are joining forces to improve the health of Pacific people.
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July 1st 2010
Groundbreaking Maori youth programme celebrates achievements
Today marks the conclusion of the Mental Health Foundation’s Manawaora o Nga Taiohi programme and the Foundation would like to take this opportunity to celebrate its achievements
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July 1st 2010
Eminent NZers challenge Govt to be bold about drinking culture
A group of prominent New Zealanders took to Parliament yesterday to urge definitive steps to combat the alarming rates of alcohol related problems in this country.
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June 30th 2010
MENS HEALTH
New Study Reveals Maori men have higher rates of testicular cancer
New Zealand has different patterns of testicular cancer occurrence compared to the rest of the developed world, particularly in relation to ethnicity, but also socio-economic status according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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June 28th 2010
Tobacco firms misled inquiry says US expert
Jeffrey Wigand, the American who blew the whistle on tobacco giants, and who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 1999 film The Insider, has travelled here to speak yesterday at a Maori affairs select committee inquiry into the tobacco industry.
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June 24th 2010
Jigsaw says child abuse is a significant and horrendous problem
A surge in the number of child abuse notifications reflects the sad reality of what our social service providers have to deal with every day, says Jigsaw Family Services.
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June 24th 2010
Fact sheet for world ‘No tobacco’ day
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries to protect two men and girls from efforts by the tobacco industry to induce them to start smoking.
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June 23rd 2010
Budget cuts raise cost of GP visits for poorer patients
With funding to a local health organisation set to be cut, patients in some of the poorest parts of Lower Hutt will pay more for doctors' visits.
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June 22nd 2010
Volunteering across the generations
One of the greatest examples of intergenerational volunteering in New Zealand occurs on the marae, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia.
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June 21st 2010
Sport a vehicle for Pacific development
A University researcher says there are lessons to be drawn from the Football World Cup in South Africa for developing nations in the Pacific looking to participate in major sports competitions and big events like next year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
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June 21st 2010
Freed to care: Proud to nurse
On the occasion of 100 years of the New Zealand Nursing Organisation, Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Health made the following speech at Pipitea Marae in Wellington on Thursday 17 June.
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June 18th 2010
Students have a fitness plan
A group of Aorere College students wants Pacific Island families to get fit, move their bodies and embrace their culture.
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June 16th 2010
Matariki Offers Chance To Quit For Good
Smokers are being challenged by staff at Quitline to banish tobacco from their lives this Matariki
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June 16th 2010
Chart Book 2010 a snapshot of Maori health
A snapshot of Maori health from the mid to the late 2000's is presented in Tatau Kahukura: Maori Health Chart Book 2nd edition 2010, released today by Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia.
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June 15th 2010
Forensics to Health
Understanding that all is not well with Pacific people’s health guided El-Shadan Tautolo (MSc, BSc) into a career in Pacific health research.
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June 11th 2010
Salt reduction at heart of new agreement
Aligning efforts to reduce New Zealanders’ salt intake is at the heart of an agreement signed by The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Heart Foundation yesterday.
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June 11th 2010
Quest to keep a record of a dying Pacific language
PhD graduate, Dr Laura Dimock has spent nine months cataloguing a dying Pacific language spoken by just 700 people.
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June 8th 2010
Six year old boy wants to hear.
Zion Mann, a six-year-old boy in South Auckland who was born with a condition called Microtia Atresia (no outer ear canal or ear) is to have an operation in America to restore his hearing and reconstruct his left ear.
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Friday, 4 June, 2010 / Aso Faraile, fa luni, 2010
Audit of hospital stroke services suggests improvements
An audit has found New Zealanders do not have sufficient access to organised hospital stroke services. The audit also found some positives, including a better approach to the assessment of mini-strokes here, than in Australia.
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Wednesday, 2 June, 2010 / Aso Lulu, lua, luni, 2010
Resilience in Samoa
Auckland engineer Victoria Fray has just returned to New Zealand after a mission as a water and sanitation aid worker in Samoa following September's tsunami and earthquake.
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