Nau mai, haere mai
Why we are conducting the study
Hear what others have to say about the study
Hear Dr Rebecca Bell (Bex) explaining the study. And just an update: since recording this, those Māori case numbers of COVID-19 have now more than doubled to over 4,000!
Ānei he kōrero whakamaumahara Matua Witi Ashby, kia mataara ai tātou kei runga i tēnei wa. He tono tēnei kia uru mai koe ki te rangahau nei, kia whakamohio mai, kia whakamarama mai tātou he aha ngā rongoā mō tēnei raru me te huārahi pai mā tātou.
Here we have a reflection from Matua Witi Ashby, reminding us to be vigilant at this time. This is a call to be involved in this research, so we can know and understand how we might resolve this issue and decide on the best course for action for us all.
Ko wai mātou | Who we are
A Rōpū Māori, made up of kaitiaki and kairangahau, lead the research for Māori in this study.
Co-Principal Investigator and Rōpū Māori Lead
Dr Lynne Russell
Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou
Dr Lynne Russell works as a Kairangahau Matua – Hauora Māori (Senior Research Fellow – Maori Health) in Te Hikuwai Rangahau Hauora (the Health Services Research Centre) at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. Much of her professional and academic work has centred around the Indigenous knowledge and healing practices used in recovery from trauma associated with mental distress, suicide loss and self-harm. She describes herself as an writer, activist and public speaker stirred by cultural resilience, social justice, Indigenous and LGBTI rights, and the amplification of voices more readily silenced in society.
Te Rōpū Kaitiaki
Matua Witeria (Witi) Ashby
Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kawa
Pou Tikanga
Whaea Iris Pahau
Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Awa
Tāngata Whenua Kaitiaki
Dr Donna Cormack
Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe
Kaupapa Māori researcher and member of Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā
Dr Tristram Ingham
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou
Epidemiologist, Kaupapa Māori researcher, Tangata Whaikaha disability researcher
Bernadette Jones
Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa
Kaupapa Māori researcher, Tangata Whaikaha disability researcher
Jenene Crossan
Ngāi Tahu
Lived experience of long COVID
Hamuera Evans
Te Iwi Morehu
Lived experience of COVID-19
Te Rōpū Rangahau
Dr Huhana Hickey MNZM
Ngāti Tāhinga, Whakatōhea, Tainui
Senior Māori Researcher
Dr Rebecca (Bex) Bell
Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne
Senior Māori Researcher
Dr Lis Ellison Loschmann
Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Toa Rangitira, Ngāti Raukawa
Epidemiologist
Dr Kirsten Smiler
Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whakatōhea
Senior Kaupapa Māori disability researcher
Laura Kamau
Ngāti Poporo, Ngāi Te Rākatō
Māori Researcher
Elizabeth (Dewes) Barnao
Ngāti Porou
Research Assistant
Ephraim Russell
Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki,
Rongowhakata, Ngāi Tamanuhiri, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Whakatohea, Rangitane,
Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāi Tahu
Māori mixed media artist
Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho
Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungungu, Kai tahu, Fale’ula
Digital artist illustrator