About Oro Nuku Ltd
Whakapapa
Ko te orokohanga o te ingoa Oro Nuku, nō ngā kupu Māori e rua nei; Oro – he mea e tōiriiri ana, he hou mārakerake ana rānei; me te kupu Nuku – nā, i roto i te horopaki o te rōpū nei, e hāngai pū ana ki a Papatūānuku. Heoi anō, he hiahia nō te rōpū nei, he wāhine te nuinga o ōnā mema, kia tū hai reo mārakerake, kia tuku tirohanga Māori hoki mō ngā kaupapa hauora pāpori me te hauora Māori.
The name Oro Nuku originates from two Māori words; Oro – to ‘resonate’ or ‘to have a clear sound’ and Nuku which in the context of this group, refers to the female Māori god Papatūānuku. Thus, it is the intention of this group, made up mainly of women, to provide a clear, informed Māori voice and perspective to issues related to public and Māori health.
Key services offered:
Oro Nuku Ltd offers expertise in a range of areas including:
- Māori health (hauora Māori)
- Public health and health equity
- Kaupapa Māori and Indigenous research theory and practice
- Kaupapa Māori epidemiology (quantitative methods)
- Kaupapa Māori qualitative methods
- Monitoring
- Cultural safety
- Cultural competency
- Health policy and strategy
- Critical systems thinking
- Treaty compliance
- Racism and health
- Professional/accreditation standards development
- Indigenous curriculum development
- Indigenous health workforce development
- Mātauranga Māori
The types of services provided by Oro Nuku Ltd directors have included:
Strategy development
- Māori Health Priorities Report for the Māori Health Authority
- Report for the interim Māori Health Authority on the Women’s Health Strategy
- Implementation strategy for the 2018 Health and Disability System Review, including public health and primary care transformation
Independent peer review
- Pharmac cost-utility analysis modelling approaches in relation to Māori health equity
- HQSC A Window on the Quality of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Health 2019
- Global Burden of Disease Analysis for Māori
Monitoring Māori health, data analysis and interpretation
Clinical Competency/Standards Development
- MCNZ development of cultural safety, cultural competency and hauora Māori standards
- Dental Council review of cultural safety, cultural competency and hauora Māori standards
Expert advice and commentary
- Technical advisory group membership for surgical prioritisation
- COVID-19 Public Health Risk Assessment
- Evidence for Waitangi Tribunal
- NZMJ editorial
Māori clinical service development
- Pae Ora Mobile Unit (Auckland Regional Public Health Service)
- Auckland Māori Regional Coordination Hub (COVID-19)
