What we do

Ā mātou mahi

Our role

‘Partner with those who should,

Monitor those who do, and

Advocate for those who cannot speak’

Ngā kaupapa mahinga

The core purpose of an Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) is clear and mandated by Sections 29 and 30 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022.

‘to set priorities, monitor progress, and drive transformation and improvement’

Let’s take decisive action to fulfill these critical objectives.

Hear from our Pouwhakahaere Patricia Joseph speak about the vision for whānau wellbeing in our rohe.

Priorities

Ngā kaupapa matua

Developing capacity and capability to gather the evidence to inform priorities:

Rangatahi Mental Health
Māori hauora providers
Māori Cardiovascular assessments
Tāngata whaikaha – disability
Māori rural access
Māori Oral Health
Rongoā Māori
Diabetes

Māori workforce and leadership development.

Support Māori nursing training for Marlborough.
Support Kaupapa Māori Primary care provision.
Support development of midwifery services.

What this entails:

Understanding what this means in practice involves turning ideas into real actions. It’s about taking concepts and figuring out the specific steps needed to make them happen. This way, we ensure that our plans are clear and doable, helping us achieve our goals smoothly and effectively.

Increase investment into and availability, accessibility and acceptability of all local wellbeing services.
Develop Hauora Māori Outcomes Reporting
All commissioned services align with and deliver against our proposed outcomes.
Conduct Cultural Audit of all local wellbeing services.
Expand into all areas of wellbeing – housing, social support, cultural development, education, and infrastructure.

Pae Ora Act and accountability

Section 29 of the Pae Ora Act sets out the purpose of IMPBs to represent local Māori perspectives on:

the needs and aspirations of Māori in relation to hauora Māori outcomes;
how the health sector is performing in relation to those needs and aspirations; and
the design and delivery of services and public health interventions within localities.

Section 30 of the Pae Ora Act sets out that an IMPB has the following functions:

to engage with whānau and hapū about local health needs, and communicate the results and insights from that engagement to Health New Zealand and Manatū Hauora:
to evaluate the current state of hauora Māori in the relevant locality for the purpose of determining priorities for improving hauora Māori:
to work with Health New Zealand in agreeing to locality plans
to monitor the performance of the health sector in a relevant locality.