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PHANZ Pānui - March 2022

Kaupapa Here - Newsletter and Policy Spotlight


In light of the situation in Ukraine we open this months pānui
with a karakia for peace

In this newsletter

  • Nomination to the World Federation of Public Health Associations
  • Your member profile needs updating
  • Tiriti Mita (Treaty Meter)
  • Addressing the structural and commercial determinants of health
  • Interview with Sione Tu'itahi on the Geneva Charter
  • Te Kōkī Hauora – the network of Māori Public Health workers
  • Three Waters
  • Submission Hub - Tūranga Tukunga
  • A message from the branches
  • Māori Caucus Network and Kai Tahi
  • Think Piece – Russian war on Ukraine
  • Meet the PHANZ team
  • Hapi Holi
  • He Kakara me Kōpere (Bouquets and Brickbats)
  • Notices, Up-coming Events, Media Watch

He mihi tēnei ki a koe Emma, otirā ki a tātou e tautoko ana te mahi-a-ringa mō te ao. 

A celebratory note as PHANZ and Māori Caucus pass a milestone together with the endorsement of Emma Rawson-Te Patu’s nomination to become the world’s first indigenous woman as president of the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
Kia kaha tātou.

Member Profile Update

Our 2-minute membership update has new options for you to improve how we roll - including ethnicity, caucus and interest areas.

Paid members, please click below to confirm the caucus (now multi-choice), branch and interest areas that are right for you. The ethnicity section confirms your caucus membership and tribal affiliations can be added. 
If you are out of paid membership or part of our network ready to re-engage, click here to join or email to enquire further. 
Update My Profile

Tiriti Mita (Treaty Meter)

Last pānui, the word Treaty was used instead of Tiriti when promoting the CTA workshop - drawing apologies from the team as Critical Triti Analysis distinguishes the Māori version of the Treaty as Te Tiriti. Most signatories signed the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) which impacts our treaty response more than the English version.

It has prompted questions - how are we doing as a Treaty partnership, how are we all applying Te Tiriti in our mahi and when is it best to say Treaty or Tiriti? Our answer starts with this month’s workplace challenge:  

With someone else, say ‘Tiriti Mita’ (think Teedeetee Meetah) ten times at speed, have a laugh, then come up with a number (1 low to 10 high) regarding how well you think the Treaty/Te Tiriti partnership is working in your….workplace, home, community. Then discuss why that number and what hopes/ideas you have to move it up - there’s no wrong answers.

Māori Caucus Chair Karmin Erueti was asked, and returned a three out of ten for PHANZ - because the new committee and conversation still needs to result in process and actions that transforms what we have into what works for Māori - or re-builds from scratch as needed, Our team ranged from 3 to 7 arriving at an average of 5 just for today. Enjoy the challenge of reflecting and growing what’s possible.

Kia eke atu te taupaenui o piki te ora, piki te kaha, piki te māramatanga

Potential arises from wellbeing, vitality and enlightenment. Huirangi Waikerepuru

Addressing the structural and commercial determinants of health

The National Public Health Advocacy Team was established by DHB Chairs and Chief Executives at the beginning of 2020 to address the structural and commercial determinants of health – specifically relating to alcohol-related harm, obesity, and smoking – in order to keep people well and reduce the burden on our health service, help eliminate health inequities, and make it easier for New Zealanders to live longer and healthier lives. Read more here.

The National Public Health Advocacy Team invites feedback from PHA members and would welcome a collaborative approach. We are particularly interested in hearing from the Māori caucus to see if the mahi we are focussed on is one that you are supportive of. 
- Dr Rob Beaglehole

Geneva Charter - Interview with Sione Tu’itahi from Health Promotion Forum of NZ

In December last year a senior leadership team of the Health Promotion Forum of NZ (HPF) and its collaborators met and agreed on the Geneva Charter for Wellbeing. 
The charter calls upon all of us to work in society-wide partnerships for decisive implementation of strategies for health and wellbeing. It encourages five key actions;
  1. Design an equitable economy that serves human development within planetary boundaries
  2. Create public policy for the common good;
  3. Achieve universal health coverage;
  4. Address the digital transformation to counteract harm and disempowerment and to strengthen the benefits; and
  5. Value and preserve the planet.
PHANZ caught up with HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi to find out more about the Charter and its key elements, such as the inclusion of the knowledge and leadership of Indigenous peoples, the contribution made by the HPF team to the Charter and its relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand. 
Read the full interview here.

Te Kōkī Hauora – the network of Māori Public Health workers

Te Kōkī Hauora is the name given to the gathering of manu hauora to kōrero and meet. Due to the unprecedented pressure that came from the Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown, a group of Māori within the PHU’s came together forming Te Kōkī Hauora – the network of Māori Public Health workers. It was agreed that we at the PHANZ would provide administrative and pastoral care support services to the members of Te Kōkī Hauora. Read more here.

Three Waters

Local government is facing significant challenges in managing drinking water, stormwater and wastewater services. The Government is progressing reforms so that waters services will be provided by four publicly-owned water service entities from July 2024. Following consideration of the Working Group’s recommendations and Government decisions, the Bill is expected to be introduced to the House in mid-2022. We are putting a call out to our members to write or review a submission on the Three Waters Bill. If interested please email Grant@pha.org.nz

Submission Hub - Tūranga Tukunga

To enhance our submissions work, a Māori lens and process review is being evolved starting with the ‘Three Waters’ submission due by 28 March. A collaborative policy brief on Water Quality, Nitrates and Health has been developed to inform our commentary and further policy ratification - member feedback to chris@pha.org.nz is invited by Friday 25 March. Tūranga Tukunga Policy Hub has been created to trial pooling our resources and links to assist each other with submissions.

The three waters review is significant for us on several fronts. Te Ao Turoa - Sustainability and planetary health, is a strategic focus of PHANZ and wai/water is fundamental to our people. Public health expertise provides insight into aspects of water management often missed by the public and decision-makers and we have the opportunity here to marry our expertise with that of the Māori world in building sustainable models. 

From the Branches

WELLINGTON - A snapshot of a policy allied article has been attached here for RATs provision in ethnic communities, refugees and migrants. Read here "RATs in Equity lens; what it means in Ethnic communities!"

AUT 
AUT branch has prepared a policy advocacy statement on nitrates in drinking water which will be turned into a submission to Taumata Arowai consultation with PHA Canterbury. We are also hosting two very exciting events;
  1. Critical te Tiriti Analysis Workshops (29th April & 18th August), free for paid PHA members. See advert here
  2. Virtual quiz night, 1st April 5-7:30pm, see invite here with the zoom link!

Māori Caucus Network and Kai Tahi

Increasing engagement this month started with a network update of membership details - including new options to confirm caucus memberships, record ethnicity and engage with a PHANZ Māori Network dashboard for links and resources.

This month we launched our second-Friday Kai Tahi lunchtime sessions for building Māori capacity with good response - the next one on 8 April features ‘tanga’ discussion on Kaitiakitanga and guest speaker Māori Caucus Chair Karmin Erueti. Refer to our Facebook event for more.

Think Piece

The Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ) is unreservedly opposed to the war on Ukraine and looking for pragmatic ways to be of service to Ukraine during their time of need. In this month's Think Piece "Living in Peace: a fundamental determinant of health" we have gathered information from both Ukrainian and Russian sources on how we, the people of New Zealand, can do our bit to help.
Slava Ukraini!

PHANZ National Office - putting a face to the name!

Get to know our team by checking out our staff profile page on the website that also has our contact details if you ever need to get in touch! We're looking forward to working with you and getting to know our awesome network.
In the spirit of manaakitanga with our tangata tiriti and the ancient Hindu festival of love, colours and spring at this time of year - ngā manaakitanga ki a tātou katoa, may we all celebrate in love and light.

He Kakara me Kōpere (Bouquets and Brickbats)

Kakara is sweet-smelling like a bouquet, Kōpere is a sling or arrow. We 'celebrate the sweet smell of success whilst ensuring our arrows hit the mark'.

Our nomination for this month's kakara is to all the frontline staff for their care and hard work during these exceptionally challenging times as Aotearoa battles the omicron wave of COVID-19.

This month's kōpere goes to Vladimir Putin for putting the world on nuclear alert, for the unnecessary waste of lives on both sides, and the anguish and grief for millions of people.

Want to nominate someone you know or work with for a karakara bouquet? Or maybe you've noticed someone who needs to get back on track with a kõpere or brickbat? We invite you to get in touch with your shout outs & nominations for next months pānui!





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