Mauri mate, the Māori framework for palliative care, is described by kaimahi Māori as Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action!
Mercy Hospice, which is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through partnership, participation and protection, recently hosted a private exhibition created by staff and educators, which hospice chief executive Emma Maddren said aimed to deepen connections and foster comfortability and confidence in the staff.
Te Ao News talked to Mercy Hospice’s pou Aatawhai Hera Pierce (Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Whakatōhea, Whānau Apanui, Ngāti Porou,Te Aitanga a Mahaki) and the head of people and culture, Gwendolyn Arago‑Kemp (Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare, Ngāti Porou), who belong to Te Waka Atawhai - the Māori arm of Mercy Hospice.
Pierce said mauri mate was a framework created so their tākuta (doctors) and nēhi (nurses) could understand what had happened to the mauri of Māori people, and to know their responsibilities as tāngata Tiriti in how to treat Māori.
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