MARAE. 30/12/2006

Current Affairs looking at issues concerning New Zealand Māori.

“Rata
Imagine being the only Māori student at Medical School in the 70's & this is what it was like for Dr Paparangi Reid. Now she's head of the Māori and Pacific Island Admission scheme with 30 student places to fill and less than 2% of doctors are Māori. Paparangi wants this to grow to beyond 15%.In fact, she would like there to be a doctor in every Māori family. Potaka Maipi reports

Organs
Organ donation has become a controversial subject not only in New Zealand but within the Māori community. The progression of medicine and surgical technique can offer life to many through organ donations and Māori are high on the list for those in need. Yet as a nation, we are very poor donors. Last year there were only 29 donors here in New Zealand. The lowest ranking in the western world, on a par with Peru and Costa Rica. Reporter Tahuri Tumoana with this story.

Honors list
The 2004 Tsunami devastated the communities of Thailand and Indonesia, and the aftermath touched the hearts of the world. This week Kingi Kiriona talks to Charmaine Pene and Georgina Parata-Turvey, two Māori women who volunteered to help these people re-build a future." TVNZ; tvnz.co.nz; 13/07/2007