mahi | our projects

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Our mahi in Te Tairāwhiti focusses on the delivery of surgical services to our hapori and ensures that whānau voices are heard in the experiences of these surgical services. This project led to the development of patient-designed resources to improve experiences and outcomes following apronectomy surgery (removal of excess abdominal skin).

Building on Dr Rahiri's PhD from 2020, this Health Research Council of New Zealand-funded project aims to examine the epidemiology of bariatric surgery in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and the efficacy of bariatric surgery concerning cardiovascular disease risk by ethnicity. 

This project was funded by the Kate Edger Charitable Trust and focussed on identifying the ways in which wāhine Māori and Pasifika developed their own supportive network to ensure successful selection on to competitive surgical training pathways.

This project was funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand and evaluated the responsiveness of the surgical evidence base to Māori across all studies that discussed or reported on Māori peoples, places, peri-operative care, and surgical outcomes in Aotearoa, New Zealand.