Māori Health Hui | Speakers


Dr Kasey Tawhara
Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou 
Chair of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA) 

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Dr Kasey Tawhara is the Kaihautū, Chair of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA). She is a Māmā to two and currently living in Rotorua. Kasey is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and is involved with the He Hono Wahine program through RANZCOG.

She is a member of the PRIDoC council and has been emboldened to champion Indigenous health throughout her career thanks to the role models across the wider PRIDoC network.

She believes that our people and communities have the answers to their own health, and she is there to empower their choices.

Nic Sinnott
Tumuaki o Te Oranga
President, Māori Medical Students Association 

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Nic is a sixth-year medical student and the Tumuaki of Te Oranga - the Māori Medical Students Association of Aotearoa. He hails from Ngāti Tūwharetoa, and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, but grew up in Dunedin.

Dr Hamish McCay
Aotearoa, New Zealand RACP President, Chair Aotearoa New Zealand Committee, Council of Medical Colleges Council Member 

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Dr Hamish McCay is a paediatrician at Waikato Hospital.

In 2024 he was appointed Chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand Committee and the RACP Aotearoa New Zealand President.

Ko Slemish te maunga.
Ko Cloughwater te awa.
Nō Aerana me Kōtirana ahau.
I whakatipuhia au i Owairoa.
Engari kei Waikato tōku kāinga ināianei - He piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha!
He rata tamariki ahau i Kirikiriroa.
Otirā ko te tumuaki Aotearoa o te RACP ahau i tēnei wā.
Ko Hamish McCay tōku ingoa.
Nō reira tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Prof Joanne Baxter
Poutini Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Group Manager Health Workforce Delivery, Te Whatu

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Professor Joanne Baxter BHB MB ChB(Auck) MPH(Otago) FAFPHM FNZCPHM is a public health medicine specialist with research interests in Māori health workforce development, Māori mental health and health inequalities.

In 2022, Joanne was appointed the first wāhine Māori Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine after devoting more than 20 years to making a difference in education and health for individuals, whānau and communities through teaching, research, and service.

Throughout her career, Joanne has held strong community values with a focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives and Te Tiriti o Waitangi engagement. Her work has honoured Māori values, including whakawhanaungatanga - strong relationships and connections, whakamana - upholding mana and integrity, and manaakitanga - generosity, support and looking after.

Mr John Snook
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora’s
Director Workforce Planning and Development

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Mr John Snook plays a part in leading the critical work to address workforce pressures and delivering on our commitment to create a better, more equitable, healthcare sector for all New Zealander’s.

John's significant experience in Chief Executive positions within the New Zealand tertiary education sector, compliments the mahi he is now tasked to deliver within the health sector.

Prof Papaarangi Reid
Tumuaki - Deputy Dean Māori, The University of Auckland

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Tumuaki - Deputy Dean Māori | The University of Auckland Professor Papaarangi Reid is Tumuaki and Head of Department of Māori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

She holds science and medical degrees from the University of Auckland and is a specialist in public health medicine.

She has tribal affiliations to Te Rarawa in the Far North of Aotearoa and her research interests include analysing disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens as a means of monitoring government commitment to Indigenous rights.

Mrs Kiri Rikihana
Deputy CEO, The Medical Council of New Zealand

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Kiri is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa The Medical Council of New Zealand. Her responsibilities include notifications, legal investigations, and education and accreditation of medical practitioners. She is the former Executive Director of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and General Manager Mortality Review Committees at the Health Quality and Safety Commission.

Kiri sits on the Specialist Education Accreditation Committee for the Australian Medical Council, and the Board of Directors of Tu Ora Compass Health Primary Health Organisation.

Kiri has led organisational and culture change in several organisations to advance knowledge and confidence in health equity, Māori health, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural safety.


Dr. Dawn-Louise Adair is a Rehabilitation Medicine Physician and as the current Lead Fellow, Māori Health at the RACP and recent past Chair of the RACP Māori Health Committee, is no stranger to leadership roles.

Dr Adair is also an Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and brings many years of governance and leadership expertise to our caucus.

She is passionate about supporting, nurturing and serving whānau Māori, our Māori caucus within the RACP and the community she serves in Spinal Cord Impairment and Amputee Rehabilitation care.


Tumuaki - Deputy Dean Māori | The University of Auckland Professor Papaarangi Reid is Tumuaki and Head of Department of Māori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

She holds science and medical degrees from the University of Auckland and is a specialist in public health medicine.

She has tribal affiliations to Te Rarawa in the Far North of Aotearoa and her research interests include analysing disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens as a means of monitoring government commitment to Indigenous rights.









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