AvatarSimone Andersen

Simone Andersen is the communications manager for the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. She has previously worked for the Independent Māori Statutory Board and Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi.

Dame Tariana Turia: don’t understand kaupapa Māori? Either learn or step aside

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Māori are looking to the Wellbeing Budget to increase targeted funding for initiatives like Whānau Ora, a system that, according to its architect, still hasn’t reached its potential. Whānau Ora was one of the Māori party’s flagship policies. In 2010, a partnership with the Key government secured its implementation. Over nearly a decade, it has been … Read more