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Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia celebrated a big step forward for public health in the Auckland region

It is my honour to be here today, to recognise the hard work that each of you have put into your chosen careers and the community, especially to your whanau, and tangata whenua generally.

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia today called on three outstanding health professionals to continue to develop their careers for the benefit of their whanau and tangata whenua generally.

Speech to open ‘Earth, Sky and Number 8 Wire’: 29th International Conference,
Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, Rotorua Convention Centre.

Speech to Karangaora Graduation ceremony, Parihaka, 1 August 2003, 10,00am

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia has strongly defended Maori health providers, saying the history of Maori health has shown that whanau, hapu and iwi have a greater chance of achieving successful outcomes than others.

“The death of Irihapeti Ramsden is a great loss for our people, and for this country,” said Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs and Health.

This shift of focus, away from the individual onto the whanau, is itself quite a radical change of approach to health care. And it drives a whole-of-government response. But there’s more to this strategy than health care. By recognising that tangata whenua function as communities, not individuals, and by supporting our way of doing things, the government is acknowledging that best outcomes are achieved when whanau are empowered to have control over their situations.

When violence occurs within the family, the problems it causes quickly escalate out of control, and spread into the wider community. Family violence is at the core of many social problems – poor health, educational under-achievement, social isolation and cultural breakdown. This issue can seem all so complicated, and so hard to know where to begin, that it overwhelms us. But there are solutions, and these guidelines are one part.

Speech to launch video resources and website to promote Maori mental health workforce development, Grand Hall, Parliament

Speech to Nga Ngaru Hauora o Aotearoa national hui of Maori Community Health Workers Papaiouru marae, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

Four new Primary Health Organisations will give thousands more New Zealanders access to affordable, family-based primary health care, says Associate Health Minister, Tariana Turia.

The Government is making steady progress on He Korowai Oranga, our ten-year strategy for improving the health of tangata whenua.

Many of the chronic illnesses that affect our people can be quite well managed with modern drugs, provided the users fully understand the whole process of medication. Their knowledge is as important as the drug.

The kaupapa of this hui, asthma, is a matter of life and death, and all the shades of health and well-being in between.

Associate Minister of Health, Tariana Turia, hopes Maori mental health workers will participate in a survey of training needs.