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Dr Rhys Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is a public health physician currently working as a senior lecturer at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori (TKHM), University of Auckland. He oversees Māori health teaching, learning and assessment in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Dr Jones' research interests include ethnic inequalities in health, indigenous health in health professional education, and environmental influences on health.

Covid-19 and Māori health: ‘The daily 1pm briefings have been an exercise in whiteness’

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Where is the ‘other’ Treaty partner in this pandemic response, asks public health expert Rhys Jones. Looking at the outward face of the Covid-19 pandemic response in Aotearoa/New Zealand, you’d be forgiven for wondering where one of the Treaty partners is. No matter where you look – cabinet, those delivering official communications, experts informing the … Read more

Why equity for Māori must be prioritised during the Covid-19 response

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Māori have fared worst in every pandemic New Zealand has seen. Measures must be taken to ensure equity during the Covid-19 outbreak or history will repeat, writes public health physician and senior lecturer Dr Rhys Jones.  Covid-19 is about to hit Aotearoa in earnest. The New Zealand government’s response to date has generally been received … Read more