|
Rodney Cox is joining his wife Darylin also a Registered Nurse, who has been working in Australia for the past 3 months following a restructuring of part of her position at the WDHB. They have been offered excellent positions in the health care systems in Melbourne, Australia. We are concerned that so many of our Maori professionals are leaving Aotearoa for Australia and ask the question why?
My mate Rodney has left Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa to work with Australians. Does that bother me, of course it does? He is one of those Maori Male Nurses that appear only occasionally in one’s lifetime. My mate has a heart for his people and a heart for the organisation that he works for. Look at the function of the heart- it pumps blood around the body to ensure that every part receives nutrients and oxygen that sustain and revitalise the human systems. My mate functions in the same way. He provides a kind word or touch during a conversation with someone, he answers a crisis call in the middle of the night with the same warm welcoming response ‘kia ora Rodney here, how can I help you?” His smile provides nutrients to the soul and his hello sweetheart manages to make ALL his sweathearts (and there are many) feel somehow special. This is the heart of my mate. As a mate I enjoyed our relationship as colleagues, our reminiscing about our training days and the mischief we got up to as tauira had us in fits of laughter. He was a Waikeria raised kid who went to work down the road at Tokonui Hospital. His nursing skills were acquired from his days working as a Nurse Aide at Tokanui, followed by completing his Enrolled Nurse Training through Waikato Hospital then finally becoming a Registered Comprehensive Nurse working in both the Public Health and NGO sectors.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
More Hugs Please Mum
It’s been a while since I've updated readers on my progress as a mama and my little man has reached his one year milestone. Time flies by and to be absolutely honest I have enjoyed every moment with my son and learnt so much from him. In his world of oh-ing and ah-ing we have a whole way of communicating alongside touch, sense, eye contact and (something that I never would have believed until now) good old mothers intuition!
I'm happy that I choose to breast-feed baby as long as I could - or rather as long as he wanted. To my great disappointment at nearly eight months, baby decided that he didn't want it anymore. He turned his head as if to say "that's it mum I'm a big boy". I really wanted to be one of those mothers that breastfed until he was at least two-years old. Sadly that was not to be. Lesson One - it’s not about me ... It’s about the baby.
Then came the challenge of whether or not to immunise. Well the more I read and listened to the opinions of other mums (young and old) I found myself flip-flopping. When in doubt go back to what you know and I thought to myself "well mum got us immunised and we turned out ok - so let's do it". Our first lot of shots went well and baby was cool. I was so proud of him. But boy-oh-boy the second lot of shots nearly broke my heart and just as well his dad was there to hold him. Suffice to say we got through it in good order. Lesson Two - Take dad and keep him actively involved in baby’s milestones.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Whanau Ora bound to be a disappointment |
 |
 |
 |
|
There is real concern that many providers will miss out on funding under the Whanau Ora scheme, with the number of applicants far outweighing the funding being made available, says Hauraki Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta.
“Health Minister Tony Ryall has confirmed that the small pool of funding of $134m over 4 years for Whanau Ora is already oversubscribed. With over 130 applicants, there is bound to be disappointment as only 20 providers will be approved.
“When I asked the Government today if it was satisfied with the short-listing process, I was quickly assured by the Minister that there were no problems. Yet some providers have told me they’re confused and unsure about the process.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
White Ribbon Day from Canada to Kirikiriroa - 2010 |
|
|
|
|
For the last decade White Ribbon Day has gained in strength and visibility in Aotearoa and each year gets bigger and bigger in mass community, agency and government action. It is now the leading community campaign to stop violence towards women and children which happens in Aotearoa.
The origin of White Ribbon Day roots lie in the brutal mass murder of 14 young female students at the University of Montreal. In 1991, two years after the massacre a small group of Canadian men responded by launching the White Ribbon Campaign. This was a campaign where men spoke to other men in an effort to evoke a personal pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women and girls. Their agreement was symbolized by the wearing of a simple white ribbon.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Kaupapa Maori Health Service Delivery |
|
|
|
|
Ko au, ko koe, koe taua – You are the face of your descendants (Ngā Koura, Tuhoe)
My moko is 6 weeks old, she was born in Middlemore hospital, a population of a 500,000 people and of that population there are 100,000 maori, and 90,000 pacific islanders. It was inevitable that my daughter would marry a Pacific Island man. My moko is of Māori, NZ European, Samoan, and German decent. In the 6 weeks my mokopuna has been visited by the Plunket Nurse, and my daughter is put through an interrogation process on how she provides care for my grand-daughter. My moko and her parents live in Manurewa, an area with a high population of Pacific Island and Māori, so when visited by the Plunket Nurse she looks at my moko and daughter and automatically places them into a box of low socio-economic, unemployment, poor education and a lack of knowledge on how to care for the wellbeing of her child, and this is in mainstream care.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 1 of 4 |
