What we do

Ā mātou mahi

Our role

Ngā kaupapa mahinga

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

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

Priorities

Ngā kaupapa matua

Clinical Priorities
1. Mental Health and wellbeing
2. Cancer services
3. Access to high quality care and experiences for whānau
4. Workforce development and capability

Community Priorities
1. Cultural connection
2. Rongoā services
3. Health Literacy

LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS

Pae Ora Act and accountability

Section 29 of the Pae Ora Act sets out the purpose of IMPBs, which is 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:

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

Population priority monitoring reports

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health’s Hauora Māori Advisory Committee publishes regular monitoring reports for its nine population priorities for Māori health. These reports provide insights on system performance and population health trends.

Read here