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Scoop
3 days ago
- Health
- Scoop
Innovative Report Shows Collaboration To Improve Māori Health Would Increase Regional Productivity By $122m Annually
Press Release – HBREDA The research only further highlights the importance of Mori health to Hawkes Bays future. This issue is not going to go away, especially as the working age population of Mori is expected to grow to 43,540 within the next two decades. A co-ordinated effort to help improve the health of working age Hawke's Bay Māori can lead to a productivity increase worth $122 million a year and supply an extra 1,800 workers for Hawke's Bay, an innovative new study has found. The report, 'Health and productivity opportunities: Assessing the economic value of addressing priority health conditions in Hawke's Bay working-age Māori', was commissioned jointly by Hawke's Bay Regional Development Agency (REDA) and theTihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board. Produced by NZIER economists Sarah Hogan and Tom Dunn, the report is thought to be the first in New Zealand to consider the critical links between Māori wellbeing and regional economic development. Māori make up 29 percent of Hawke's Bay's overall working population and play a vital role in the food and fibre sector industries, along with regional recovery. 'The research shows that Hawke's Bay's working age Māori aren't accessing health care early enough, for a variety of reasons, which leads to more serious primary health conditions,' Lucy Laitinen, REDA's CEO says. 'One of the reasons it's so difficult for Māori to access health services is because they largely work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing with little or no flexibility in their working hours. They also earn less than the regional average. These are among the issues driving the relatively low use of preventative care which leads to the high rate of ED visits.'' Tihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board co-chair Lewis Ratapu says the report provides the wider community with a burning platform to think about and act differently in how health services to Māori are delivered. We need to invest more effectively and deliver services targeting mental illness and addiction, diabetes and cardiovascular disease so Māori can lead happier, healthier lives, provide for their whānau and continue to make a productive contribution to the local community. Ratapu hopes the collaboration with REDA ensures health stays on the agenda for local regional leaders – the Matariki Governance Group – as it considers its priorities over the coming year. He noted the Regional Recovery Plan identified a need for 2,500 extra people to deliver the recovery programme over the next three years and with co-ordination needed to address current and future workforce requirements. 'We will be actively encouraging and facilitating a joined-up approach to addressing this issue, including exploring alternative health service models with large local employers, iwi, hauora Māori and health service providers and local and central government working together to trial different options for Māori that suit their needs, Ratapu says. The research only further highlights the importance of Māori health to Hawke's Bay's future. This issue is not going to go away, especially as the working age population of Māori is expected to grow to 43,540 within the next two decades. Together as a community we have to improve Māori health now,' Ms Laitinen says.
Scoop
3 days ago
- Health
- Scoop
Innovative Report Shows Collaboration To Improve Māori Health Would Increase Regional Productivity By $122m Annually
Press Release – HBREDA The research only further highlights the importance of Mori health to Hawkes Bays future. This issue is not going to go away, especially as the working age population of Mori is expected to grow to 43,540 within the next two decades. A co-ordinated effort to help improve the health of working age Hawke's Bay Māori can lead to a productivity increase worth $122 million a year and supply an extra 1,800 workers for Hawke's Bay, an innovative new study has found. The report, 'Health and productivity opportunities: Assessing the economic value of addressing priority health conditions in Hawke's Bay working-age Māori', was commissioned jointly by Hawke's Bay Regional Development Agency (REDA) and theTihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board. Produced by NZIER economists Sarah Hogan and Tom Dunn, the report is thought to be the first in New Zealand to consider the critical links between Māori wellbeing and regional economic development. Māori make up 29 percent of Hawke's Bay's overall working population and play a vital role in the food and fibre sector industries, along with regional recovery. 'The research shows that Hawke's Bay's working age Māori aren't accessing health care early enough, for a variety of reasons, which leads to more serious primary health conditions,' Lucy Laitinen, REDA's CEO says. 'One of the reasons it's so difficult for Māori to access health services is because they largely work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing with little or no flexibility in their working hours. They also earn less than the regional average. These are among the issues driving the relatively low use of preventative care which leads to the high rate of ED visits.'' Tihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board co-chair Lewis Ratapu says the report provides the wider community with a burning platform to think about and act differently in how health services to Māori are delivered. We need to invest more effectively and deliver services targeting mental illness and addiction, diabetes and cardiovascular disease so Māori can lead happier, healthier lives, provide for their whānau and continue to make a productive contribution to the local community. Ratapu hopes the collaboration with REDA ensures health stays on the agenda for local regional leaders – the Matariki Governance Group – as it considers its priorities over the coming year. He noted the Regional Recovery Plan identified a need for 2,500 extra people to deliver the recovery programme over the next three years and with co-ordination needed to address current and future workforce requirements. 'We will be actively encouraging and facilitating a joined-up approach to addressing this issue, including exploring alternative health service models with large local employers, iwi, hauora Māori and health service providers and local and central government working together to trial different options for Māori that suit their needs, Ratapu says. The research only further highlights the importance of Māori health to Hawke's Bay's future. This issue is not going to go away, especially as the working age population of Māori is expected to grow to 43,540 within the next two decades. Together as a community we have to improve Māori health now,' Ms Laitinen says.
Scoop
3 days ago
- Health
- Scoop
Innovative Report Shows Collaboration To Improve Māori Health Would Increase Regional Productivity By $122m Annually
A co-ordinated effort to help improve the health of working age Hawke's Bay Māori can lead to a productivity increase worth $122 million a year and supply an extra 1,800 workers for Hawke's Bay, an innovative new study has found. The report, 'Health and productivity opportunities: Assessing the economic value of addressing priority health conditions in Hawke's Bay working-age Māori', was commissioned jointly by Hawke's Bay Regional Development Agency (REDA) and theTihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board. Produced by NZIER economists Sarah Hogan and Tom Dunn, the report is thought to be the first in New Zealand to consider the critical links between Māori wellbeing and regional economic development. Māori make up 29 percent of Hawke's Bay's overall working population and play a vital role in the food and fibre sector industries, along with regional recovery. 'The research shows that Hawke's Bay's working age Māori aren't accessing health care early enough, for a variety of reasons, which leads to more serious primary health conditions,' Lucy Laitinen, REDA's CEO says. 'One of the reasons it's so difficult for Māori to access health services is because they largely work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing with little or no flexibility in their working hours. They also earn less than the regional average. These are among the issues driving the relatively low use of preventative care which leads to the high rate of ED visits.'' Tihei Tākitimu Iwi-Māori Partnership Board co-chair Lewis Ratapu says the report provides the wider community with a burning platform to think about and act differently in how health services to Māori are delivered. We need to invest more effectively and deliver services targeting mental illness and addiction, diabetes and cardiovascular disease so Māori can lead happier, healthier lives, provide for their whānau and continue to make a productive contribution to the local community. Ratapu hopes the collaboration with REDA ensures health stays on the agenda for local regional leaders - the Matariki Governance Group - as it considers its priorities over the coming year. He noted the Regional Recovery Plan identified a need for 2,500 extra people to deliver the recovery programme over the next three years and with co-ordination needed to address current and future workforce requirements. 'We will be actively encouraging and facilitating a joined-up approach to addressing this issue, including exploring alternative health service models with large local employers, iwi, hauora Māori and health service providers and local and central government working together to trial different options for Māori that suit their needs, Ratapu says. The research only further highlights the importance of Māori health to Hawke's Bay's future. This issue is not going to go away, especially as the working age population of Māori is expected to grow to 43,540 within the next two decades. Together as a community we have to improve Māori health now,' Ms Laitinen says.
NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Health
- NZ Herald
Improving Māori health could boost Hawke's Bay economy by $120m a year: study
Improving early intervention of serious health conditions among Māori workers in Hawke's Bay could boost the region's economy by about $120 million a year, a new study has found. The study was commissioned by the Hawke's Bay Regional Economic Development Agency (REDA) to consider the link between Māori wellbeing and
Calgary Herald
7 days ago
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses Grassy Mountain appeals made by Northback and Piikani, Stoney Nakoda Nations
Article content The Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed Tuesday appeals made by an Australia-based mining company and two First Nations for a new hearing over a proposed coal mine along the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Article content Article content In 2021, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), acting as part of a joint provincial-federal review panel, had turned down provincial approval for the Grassy Mountain project proposed by Benga Mining, now Northback Holdings. The federal government also rejected the proposal that year. Article content Article content Benga, Piikani Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nation challenged the AER decision, appealing both to the Alberta Court of Appeal as well as filing applications for a judicial review in the Court of King's Bench. Article content Article content Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal was denied, and Justice Allison Kuntz turned down three separate judicial review applications made to the Court of King's Bench in December 2023. Article content Following an Oct. 8 hearing, Justices Jane Fagnan and Karan M. Shaner upheld the dismissal of the judicial review applications, with Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dissenting. Article content In their majority decision, the justices noted that Kuntz had pointed out that none of the judicial review applications challenged the constitutional validity of section 56 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA), which prohibits judicial review. Article content Kuntz had dismissed the judicial review applications because they were barred by the REDA section. Article content Article content In upholding that 2023 ruling, the justices wrote that Northback and the two First Nations were essentially arguing that the section is 'ineffective for constitutional reasons.' Article content Article content 'The appellants did not provide timely notice of the constitutional issue raised before the chambers justice,' the justices concluded in Tuesday's ruling. Article content 'In the circumstances, the chambers justice did not err in determining that s 56 barred judicial review by the Court of King's Bench in this case.' Article content
