This is a time of change and the practices adapted at this time are like the time of the 1918 Influenza. During that influenza, Māori lost more people than Pākehā at a rate of 6:1 and we can’t have a repeat, therefore iwi and community leaders are publicly speaking about how we work through this.…
Does your Māori business need support during this Covid-19 emergency? For support and direct access to specialist advisors you can call the new support line for Māori businesses and employers: 0800 4POUTAMA (0800 4768 8262). The 0800 line will be open from 8 am – 8 pm Monday to Friday. NZ Māori Tourism, FOMA, POUTAMA…
The Ministry of Health has announced one more confirmed case and one probable case of COVID-19 in the Whanganui Region. Both people are in the Whanganui District. They returned from the Philippines on 19 March 2020, flew to Whanganui on 20 March 2020 and have been in isolation since then. Contact tracing is underway. Three further people are in isolation and…
Recreation in the great outdoors is on hold while the country is in lockdown, says the Department of Conservation in Whanganui. DOC Panui Whanganui Region COVID-19 31.03.20 (1)
