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“That makes it, in the Māori world view, tapu, very special.” He said the imagery was “immediately insulting” and that he was shocked it could have come from a DHB. “A bit like the virus is bad [the imagery suggests] Māori and the mataora is associated with people that are bad.” Taonui also said he was concerned the swift backlash against the booklet could hinder vaccine rollout efforts, saying he had already been contacted by people telling him their view on the jab was now “get stuffed”. He said that in the wake of efforts from Government departments to be more inclusive, the move was “a giant step backwards”. ....
DHB issue offensive Covid pamphlet apology
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A joint apology is being issued from Bay of Plenty health officials following the use of an inappropriate design on Covid-19 marketing collateral.
A pamphlet titled “Let’s Give Covid-19 The Boot” was published using Māori faces on cartoon virus figures.
All cartoon images of the virus had tā moko [traditional Māori tattoos]; one was being kicked by a man in gumboots and another had a person in Covid-style protective equipment standing on it.
The brochure has been pulled after it was deemed culturally inappropriate and racist by Race Relations commissioner Meng Foon. Read more here. ....
Campaign to protect Te Moana a Toi against measles has launched 12 Mar, 2021 06:31 AM 3 minutes to read A measles campaign has launched in Tauranga Moana. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times By: Supplied content A powhiri marked the start of the measles vaccination campaign at Te Wananga o Aotearoa s Tauranga campus today. Next week tauira (students) will be able to get their free vaccinations on-site from Te Pare ō Toi kaupapa Māori community nurses. We have organised these clinics at our wānanga and are supporting pop-up stands at events across the Bay of Plenty as part of the national campaign to reach those aged 15 to 30 years who may have missed getting their childhood MMR jabs, explains Manukura at Te Pare ō Toi, Marama Tauranga. ....
Bay of Plenty get nearly $300,000 of grants to help Māori health and equity 10 Dec, 2020 02:37 AM 3 minutes to read BOPDHB s health research manager Charlie Stratton, (left) Allied Health executive director Dr Sarah Mitchell, Integration, Technology and LifeCurve researcher Leigh Haldane. Photo / Supplied BOPDHB s health research manager Charlie Stratton, (left) Allied Health executive director Dr Sarah Mitchell, Integration, Technology and LifeCurve researcher Leigh Haldane. Photo / Supplied Bay of Plenty Times New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Māori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board received three Health Sector Research Collaboration Grants from the Health Research Council (HRC). ....
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