David Tipene-Leach is a respected figure in Māori public health, known for his dedication to improving health outcomes within Māori communities. His journey from general practitioner to a leader in public health reflects a commitment to fostering environments where communities can thrive and cultural heritage is honoured.

Layla Christison was one of four speakers at the final of four Treaty & Me lecture nights in Hastings, titled ‘Living a Treaty-based Future – A Youth Perspective’. Layla works for Te Kura i Awarua Rangahau Māori Centre at EIT. Her elective papers at the University of Auckland focused on Māori health, health equity and health systems dynamics. Born and raised in Te Matau-a-Māui, Layla hopes to advocate for Māori health processes and outcomes, as well as other areas of inequity, through the development of health policy and research projects.

While it is a relief the Government has committed to two more years of funding for the Ka Ora Ka Ako school lunch programme, the $107m cut for intermediate and secondary school lunches is a huge step backwards, say two EIT professors.

Researchers at EIT and the University of Auckland (UoA) are calling for input from Hawke’s Bay schools to help assess the value of the Government’s free school lunch programme Ka Ora, Ka Ako, amidst threats of funding cuts.

Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau has shared her extensive research on the critical role of food in children’s health and wellbeing at an event hosted at the MTG. Despite moving on from Nourishing Hawke’s Bay, Dr McKelvie-Sebileau’s foundational work continues to impact the community.

Ashleigh Kearns-Steed, who will be graduating with a Bachelor of Business Studies (Management) on Friday, says she was overcome with emotion when she was asked to be one of the two Hawke’s Bay valedictorians.

Rangatahi Māori in Hawke’s Bay have launched a health and wellbeing kaupapa that aims to reflect what resonates with today’s youth.
Manaora Rangatahi Guidelines, which were launched last Monday (March 4) at Waipatu Marae, is part of Nourishing Hawke’s Bay: He wairua tō te kai, a collaborative local project between Te Kura i Awarua Ranagahau Māori Research Centre at EIT | Te Pūkenga and the University of Auckland (UoA).

A 20-week social media campaign, driven by rangatahi Māori aims to spread crucial messages about nutrition and well-being across New Zealand.

The Manaora Rangatahi Guidelines is part of Nourishing Hawke’s Bay: He wairua tō te kai, a collaborative local project between EIT | Te Pūkenga and University of Auckland (UoA).

The Government’s free school lunch programme Ka Ora, Ka Ako has high potential to benefit students, their whānau, and communities, but needs continued investment, a review article by EIT | Te Pūkenga and University of Auckland (UoA) researchers has found.

Researchers are calling for the government to increase its support for free school lunches.

EIT Te Pukenga Māori and indigenous research Professor David Tipene Leach says a full stomach is crucial to a child’s learning.

“I’ll put it like this, things get a little easier for them. Worries don’t weigh down on them, because their stomach is full and so too is their soul,” Tipene Leach says.

Professor Boyd Swinburn, a nutrition and global health expert, has joined Te Kura i Awarua, the EIT | Te Pūkenga Rangahau Māori Centre, to continue significant research into food security for children in Hawke’s Bay.

Dr Rachael Glassey (Te Atihaunui-a-Papārangi) spent 10 years studying and researching in Australia, but it has been a privilege for her to return to Hawke’s Bay to work on an important study focused on children’s wellbeing.