Opinion4th July, 2022A landmark day for Māori healthThe best thing I can do is to be thrilled about how far we have come. The worst thing I could do is think that the job is done.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
13th December, 2021Where was te Tiriti in the government’s Covid response?A recurring theme at last week’s urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing was the disconnect between Crown rhetoric and tangible action. By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
8th November, 2021Two major health announcements for Māori: the devil is in the detailsThe new kind of, sort of independent Māori Health Authority is still designed for ultimate power to sit with the Ministry of Health.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
22nd April, 2021Health reforms for Māori: ‘I’m not ready to celebrate just yet’It might be a step in the right direction for tino rangatiratanga, but we’ve been promised systemic change before.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
24th March, 2021Putting racism into wordsMāori health advocate Gabrielle Baker looks at a new landmark survey that puts into words what so many Māori already know.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
Opinion19th June, 2020Does the health and disability system review deliver for Māori?The Health and Disability System Review released this week nearly gets it right, but still sets us up to fail, writes consultant and health advocate Gabrielle Baker.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
7th October, 2019Inequality in dental care is a Treaty issueGabrielle Baker went along to the Oral Health Equity Symposium to see how the best in New Zealand's dental sector are hoping to tackle inequities in New Zealand's oral healthcare.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
2nd July, 2019Landmark findings on Māori health lay a clear challenge to the CrownTo anyone paying attention, the inequity embedded in the health system is undeniable. A new report from the Waitangi Tribunal lays that bareBy Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
16th May, 2019The public sector is white to its core. Here’s why that’s a problemIn government departments, Pākehā are the norm and Māori are optional extras. Fixing that requires fundamental change.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer
1st May, 2019Stats NZ won’t release iwi data, and that’s a problemThis week Statistics NZ released their update on last year's disastrous census, also confirming that iwi data was too low to release at a time when Māori need it most.By Gabrielle BakerGuest writer