Better, sooner, more convenient health care in Midlands

MihimihiKo te amorangi ki muaKo te hapai o ki muriA clear vision and direction aheadA strong and dedicated team to give substance to those dreamsTena koutou nga karangaranga, a whānau, a hapu, a iwi huri noa i to tatou rohe, te iwi e tiaki nei i ngaahika i te Taihauāuru ki te Tairawhiti.Greetings to all, to families, to groups, to communities, throughout our area, the people who keepthe home fires burning from the West to the East.E mihi ana ki te ropu kua ngaro nei i te kitenga kanohi, te hunga kua huri atu ki tua o Te Arai, tehunga kua eke nei ki roto ki te okiokinga whakamutunga mo tatou mo te tangata. Ko ratou te hungawairua kia ratou, moe mai, moe mai, moe mai, ko tatou nga whakatipuranga e whai atu nei i o ratoutapuwae, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.We remember those who we can no longer see, those who have crossed the great divide, those whoentered into the last resting place for mankind. To those of the Spirit World we say sleep and rest inpeace, for us the generations following in their footsteps, we say greetings.I te tau e rua mano ma iwa, i puta te wero a Te Kawana kia ara ake nga kai whakaruruhau a tenarohe, a tena rohe ki te whakaaroaro i nga mahi hauora tuatahi hei engaringari. I te Taihauāuru ki teTairawhiti, i runga i tera whakaaro ka whakahonoa nga mahi a Hauora Maori me nga takuta otena rohe.In 2009 Government challenged districts and communities in New Zealand to take charge of theirown health issues by thinking about how to improve primary care. From the West to the East, thechallenge was taken up between Maori Health Providers and Medical Practitioners of that area.The Midlands Network strives to achieve excellence in designing and delivering effective primarycare services within their area. As the majority of the people living in Midlands are enrolled with ourPHOs, this provides a diverse range of priorities including geographic, age, gender, ethnicity anddeprivation boundaries.Ahakoa he uaua te huarahi e whaia nei e te Midlands Network, engari, ko te wawata ka puta eneikaupapa hauora ki nga iwi o enei rohe, no te mea, ko te nuinga o nga iwi kua rehita i raro i ngawhakahaere hauora o enei ropu. Ka taea e ropu te kawe enei kaupapa hauora ki nga tangata katoae noho nei i roto i nga rohe, ahakoa kei whea e noho ana, ahakoa pehea te pakeke, ma i ngamokopuna tae atu ki nga kaumatua, ahakoa maori, ahakoa iwi ke, tae atu ki te hunga rawakore.The Midlands Network looks forward to the future, secure in the knowledge that it has beenbuilt on the successes of the past, coupled with the need to continually improve. The MidlandsNetwork welcomes the opportunity of working with you to improve the health and well being ofour communities.Kei te marama te huarahi kei mua ia Midlands Network, no te mea i tipu ake tenei kaupapa hauorai runga i nga mahi aatahua o nanahi nei me te whai atu i nga taumata o enei momo mahi. He mihiatu nei tenei kia koutou, nga iwi o Taranaki, Waikato, Tuwharetoa me Turanganui a Kiwa hoki. Ko tetumanako, ko te wawata, kia noho ora ai koutou me a koutou whanau, ki o koutou nohoanga, ki okoutou kainga, ki o koutou marae, huri noa te rohe o iwi katoa.Acknowledgements:The organisations involved with the Midlands Network wish to thank Wirangi Pera raua ko Libby Kerr(Turanganui a Kiwa) for their valuable contribution in the area of translation.Ahakoa he iti, he pounamuAlthough it is small, it is of greenstone4