Leading Māori social impact organisation and entity of Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, is proud to announce today the launch of their new identity, Tapuwae Roa. The rebrand comes as part of the Trust’s commitment to better reflect the .
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 10:42 am
Despite Aotearoa gaining international praise for its
COVID-19 response, two independent reports commissioned by
Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust have found that Māori
vulnerability and resilience to these large-scale crises
remain largely unchanged for the past century.
The
reports analyse how COVID-19 has impacted Māori from an
education and economic perspective, highlighting deepening
inequalities that Māori continue to face - some of which
have not improved since the Spanish Flu pandemic in
1918.
The reports have found that it is a combination
of these inequalities which have contributed to a
fundamental lack of ‘social immunity’, disabling Māori