Geoffrey KiraGeoffrey Kira

Dr Geoff Kira (Ngāpuhi, Ngāitupango) has built a research platform that utilises the interface of mātauranga Māori and science to address health inequities such as access to healthy food and prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. He is a senior Māori health researcher in the fields of exercise, nutrition and sleep at the Massey University School of Health Sciences.

Food insecurity for Māori is getting worse. Here are some ways we can all help

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Access to healthy food is a big issue for Māori whānau during the Covid-19 crisis. Dr Geoff Kira (Ngāpuhi), a public health senior lecturer at Massey University’s School of Health Sciences, says Māori need Māori solutions at times like this, and he has some suggestions. On March 25, 2020, the United Nations System Standing Committee … Read more