Māpuna for Saturday 27 August 2022

Veteran Maori broadcaster, artist and teacher Haare Williams

Haare Williams was a teacher by trade who then became a recognizable voice in the days of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He was trained by one of the doyens of Maori broadcasting, Wiremu Parker.  Matua Haare's contribution to education, art, and te reo Maori is also immense. How does he view the impact of mātauranga Maori and the future of broadcasting?

Dr Haare Williams at his Auckland home with one of his art pieces. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray

Campaign targets high stomach cancer rates among Maori & Pasifika

The Gut Cancer Foundation is calling for specific research to pinpoint and address the factors behind stubbornly high rates of stomach cancer in in Māori and Pasifika communities. The Cancer Control Agency State of the Nation Report has identified stomach cancer as one of the cancers with the highest disparity in both incidence and outcomes between Māori and non-Māori. The overall rate of occurrence among Māori and Pacific peoples remains significantly higher (62 percent) than the population average (18 percent) – and three times greater than people of European ethnicity. Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai  is conducting research into Māori experience of the CDH1 gene mutation and how it affects whānau Māori across Aotearoa.

Photo: Dr Karyn Paringatai