Matire Harwood

A member of the National Māori Pandemic Group says the government could have gone further with its Covid-19 measures announced yesterday, to help protect vulnerable communities.

Masks and rapid… Audio

A community health clinic in Auckland says during last year's Delta outbreak, it became the default provider of medical and welfare care for self-isolating patients, because the Ministry of Health was… Audio

Māori doctors and health providers have been working tirelessly around Aotearoa to support and encourage Māori whānau to get vaccinated against Covid 19. An important milestone was hit this weekend… Audio

Local health services are preparing for a peak in Omicron cases by looking at how they managed the latest Delta outbreak. South Auckland GP Dr Matire Harwood talks to Jesse about the audit that was… Audio

People who catch Omicron will be alerted by text and directed to a website for information when the country moves into Phase Two of its response to the variant.

The move has GPs worried that people… Audio

In a race to beat Omicron to winter, the government has brought forward vaccinations for Covid-19 booster shots and announced the date children can be immunised.

Come mid-January, another three… Audio

Family doctors are still concerned about how Covid-19 cases are being cared for in the community.

Thousands of people are currently self-isolating with the virus.

South Auckland GP Dr Matire… Audio

While some across the nation might have been relaxing at the beach yesterday, a team of Maori doctors and community leaders traversed South Auckand to encourage unvaccinated whanau.

With the star… Audio

The proposed home isolation system will require regular checks by primary care providers, which they say is an extra burden for an already stretched workforce.

Māni Dunlop talks to Doctor Matire… Audio

Māori health leaders say they need input in the design of solutions to get more people vaccinated against Covid-19, as the rollout looks to reach people who have so far been unable to get a shot.

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Kathryn canvasses reaction from the health sector with Dr Rawiri Jansen, a member the Māori pandemic group, Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā ; Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical… Audio

Pacific people are far more likely to need hospital treatment for Covid-19 than any other ethnic group in New Zealand.

Of those people who ultimately need intensive care, almost half are Māori.

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The National Party has unveiled an $800 million suite of new health initiatives it's promising to roll out over the next four years if elected.

The plan includes a previously announced independent… Audio

Masks should be compulsory in bars and restaurants - not just on buses and trains - according to a leading public health professor.

From Monday people will have to wear some kind of face covering on… Audio

The health of Maori and Pasifika asthma patients can be significantly improved by a simplified treatment, a study has found.

Illness and death from asthma is alarmingly high among the group, but… Audio

The new Health and Disability Review is said to be the biggest shake up of the health system in a generation - so what was wrong with it in the first place?  Audio

An Auckland GP says the Covid-19 lockdown has contributed to the spike in the number of children being hospitalised with acute rheumatic fever.

There's been a dramatic rise in the number of… Audio

The cabinet will decide today whether to greatly reduce the restrictions that have been in place for nearly seven weeks.

While many people are crossing their fingers that will happen, others worry… Audio

Cabinet will decide today whether to greatly reduce the restrictions that have been in place for nearly seven weeks. 

While many people cross their fingers that will happen, others worry the fight… Audio

Dr Matire Harwood (Ngapuhi) has devoted her medical career to issues relating to Maori health. She works as a GP in a busy medical centre in South Auckland, teaches at The University of Auckland's… Audio