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<p>Whakauae Research are getting ready to host the <strong>T&#363; Mai Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori Online Symposium</strong>. A significant event for anyone interested in Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori, the symposium is being live-streamed on Wednesday the 29th of June 2022, and is free to attend (see registration link below).</p>

<p>The symposium was inspired through our work with the Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori community as part of our three-year, Health Research Council-funded research project, <em>Te Ao Rauropi: Mapping the Biosphere of Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori</em>.</p>

<p>A range of key Crown agencies will be partnering for the symposium, including the Ministry of Health, Accident Compensation Corporation, and the interim M&#257;ori Health Authority, as well as Te K&#257;hui Rongo&#257;. The-one day, online event is presented in two sessions with Question-and-Answer panels at the end of each session.&nbsp; The theme of the morning session is &ldquo;Miria te Rongo &ndash; stimulating the senses to reach potential&rdquo;. Speakers in this session include Riana Manuel, CEO, interim M&#257;ori Health Authority; Eldon Paea, Manager M&#257;ori Health, ACC and John Whaanga, Deputy Director-General for M&#257;ori Health, Ministry of Health.</p>

<p>The theme of the afternoon session is &ldquo;Ng&#257; Tai o Pari Ata &ndash; the incoming tides&rdquo;. Speakers in this session include P&#257; Robert McGowan QSM and Donna Kerridge, both well-renown healers and committed advocates for Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori.</p>

<p>Speakers will share current perspectives on the place of Rongo&#257; as a taonga tuku iho in our shared commitment to improve health equity for all New Zealanders.&nbsp; This symposium will look at questions such as:</p>

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	<li>Can m&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori and Western science safely and respectfully co-exist in a national health and disability framework?</li>
	<li>What impact have Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori services, offered by ACC during the past 2 years, had on health outcomes and injury recovery for our population?</li>
	<li>What does the ideal Crown Treaty Partnership look like for M&#257;ori in the health and disability arena and what we need to overcome the challenges?</li>
	<li>What does it mean for community and health professionals when hospital administration and Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori practitioners come together?</li>
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<p>Our speakers will be welcomed and supported throughout the Symposium by our four Pou, Lynda Toki, Marilyn Vreede, Rereata Makiha and Tohe Ashby, while the task of keeping the day running smoothly falls to MC extraordinaire Stacey Morrison.</p>

<p>The Symposium provides an exciting opportunity to examine our challenges and share the wealth of m&#257;tauranga M&#257;ori. We will shine a spotlight on Rongo&#257; M&#257;ori, the critical role it plays in enhancing the wellbeing of people in Aotearoa, and how we can all work together for a better future.</p>

<p><a href="https://rongoa-symposium.whakauae.co.nz" target="_blank">To register for this event, please visit the website here.</a></p>
