Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora: Taking action to ensure a fair go for all Speech by Human Rights Commissioner Karen Johansen to the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 7 August 2015 He mihi tēnei ki ngā hau e whā, ki ngā maunga tapu, ki ngā awa tapu hoki o te motu....
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Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora: Taking action to ensure a fair go for all Speech by Human Rights Commissioner Karen Johansen to the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 7 August 2015 He mihi tēnei ki ngā hau e whā, ki ngā maunga tapu, ki ngā awa tapu hoki o te motu. Otirā, ki ngā whānau, hapū me ngā iwi katoa, ki ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka rere atu ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou ngā nēhi, ngā kaitiaki o te hauora, i runga i ngā āhuatanga o tēnei kaupapa whakahirahira. Introduction This paper discusses structural discrimination by first explaining what structural discrimination is; discussing research the Human Rights Commission has done into this topic; and finally, speaking about actions needed to address it and some examples of what’s working. The notion of everyone getting a fair go is a deep-rooted principle of New Zealand society. Perhaps this comes from New Zealand’s migrant origins in seeking a better life. It certainly found early expression in the Treaty of Waitangi’s pro
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