Hamish McDouall says Whanganui could be better off

Vaccination of communities in remote rural areas of the Whanganui DHB region has started.

Healthy Families Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu says youth suicide is increasing.

The community-led strategy calls for radical change across the health system.

The Impact Collective is in the process of forming a charitable trust.

It would allow each iwi to curate an exhibition based on the Taonga Māori collection.

More than 8100 people in the region are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19

The Impact Collective has emerged from the team pulled together for lockdown last year.

Museum director says it's shocking there is no Māori curator in Whanganui.

"You can't move without the hapū and iwi, the mana at place, having a say.""

Tangata whenua would have equal rights with councils in overseeing Three Waters services.

The design is built around the concept of unity & includes saw-edged niho taniwha pattern.

"I've seen immense burnout ... of our people who are a minority in a majority of Pākeha."

DHB and Māori health providers across the region ramp up the vaccination rollout.

Collection includes interviews and historical kōrero that will be treasured by local iwi.

The taonga was taken during the colonial siege of Pipiriki township.

About 550 marae around the country are signed up to the programme.

She will focus on health equity in the time remaining to the board.

"This is genuine Treaty relationship building and will mean a lot to tangata whenua ..."

Kuia and koroua of the Kaunihera Kaumātua receive first dose of their Covid protection.

Ultimately it came down to prioritisation and need.

The vaccinations are being rolled out from this week.

Council will vote on Māori wards only with the say-so of three local tribes.

A special Horizons meeting to consider Māori representation begins at 10am on Wednesday.

A Horizons survey was mailed to nearly 18,500 individuals on the Māori electoral roll.

"I've got a model that I hope will work and I'll be socialising that with iwi leaders."

These changes would take power from local govt "just as Māori were anticipating more say".

He asked the mayor to respect his right not to be present for the karakia.

Renovations at 26 marae are expected to create hundreds of jobs in the region.

Misinformation and the relative newness of the vaccine are at the root of uncertainty.

Tariana Turia wants Māori women to have key role in shaping new Māori Health Authority.

The review should adhere to local decisions being made locally, says Hamish McDouall.

The DHB is working on opening one large town centre facility in Whanganui.

McDouall says council already looking into new sectors flagged as being the most pressing.

The Whanganui Lands Settlement Negotiations Trust wants formal agreement with council

Replacing the Māori council with Māori wards "a sign of progress".

"The health system with DHBs is almost 20 years old and change is needed."

Hauora ā Iwi and Māori providers are working with the Whanganui DHB and others on a plan.

Covid has raised awareness overseas of NZ as an attractive place to live and work.

The bill updates Māori land rating laws that have been largely untouched since 1924.

Half the general practitioners in Whanganui plan to retire within five years.

It's the first time iwi representatives will be formally appointed to a Horizons committee

Council prefers roofed velodrome at a cost of $20m of which council would fund up to $9m.