Ā mātou mahi / What we do

“E kore tēnei whakaoranga e huri ki tua o aku mokopuna” “Kīngi Tāwhiao”

“Our mokopuna shall inherit a better place than I inherited – Kīngi Tāwhiao”

The purpose of the Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board, as described within section 29 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill 2022, is to represent local Maori perspectives on:

(a) the needs and aspirations of Māori in relation to hauora Māori outcomes; and

(b) how the health sector is performing in relation to those needs and aspirations; and

(c) the design and delivery of services and public health interventions within localities.

The functions of the Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board as described within section 30 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill 2022 are as follows:

(a)    to engage with whānau and hapū about local health needs, and communicate the results and insights from that engagement to Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority:

(b)    to evaluate the current state of hauora Māori in the relevant locality for the purpose of determining priorities for improving hauora Māori:

(c)     to work with Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority in agreeing to locality plans for a relevant locality:

(d)    to monitor the performance of the health sector in a relevant locality:

(e)    to engage with the Māori Health Authority and support its stewardship of hauora Māori and its priorities for kaupapa Māori investment and innovation:

(f)     to report on the activities of the Māori Health Authority to Māori within the area covered by the iwi-Māori partnership board:

(g)    to nominate members for appointment to the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee.

In this section, relevant locality means the locality or localities within the area covered by an iwi-Māori partnership board.
* NOTE – THE SECTION IS UNDER REVIEW AND WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY – DISESTABLISHMENT OF TE AKA WHAI ORA 30 JUNE 2024

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