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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2623
Claim: the New Zealand Māori Council Health claim
Date Received: 18 Apr 17
Claimant: Cletus Maanu Paul, Desma Kemp Ratima, Rihari Dargaville, Titewhai Harawira, William Jackson Representing: Mataatua District Maori Council, Takitimu District Maori Council, Te Tai Tokerau District Maori Council, Tamaki Makaurau District Maori Council, Tamaki ki te Tonga District Maori Council
Concerning: Concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori. The claimants allege that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Recognise and give effect to Māori mana and tino rangatiratanga over health services; • Actively protect Māori health, wellbeing and quality of life in accordance with tikanga; • Uphold the partnership envisaged under Te Tiriti o Waitangi; and • Appropriately collaborate with Māori in all decisions related to Māori health services.

Wai 2623, the New Zealand Māori Council Health claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2643
Claim: the Mental Health, Addiction and Suicide claim
Date Received: 19 Jan 17
Claimant: Rosaria Hotere, Jane Hotere
Representing: Themselves and their whanau
Concerning: The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of mental health, alcohol and drug addiction and the prevention of suicide. The claimant alleges that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide assistance to Māori in the form of healthcare for whanau members suffering from mental health including depression; • Provide appropriate assistance to whanau members who suffer from alcohol and drug addictions; • Provide assistance for whanau supporting alcohol and drug addicts in their rehabilitation; • Acknowledge the high incidence of suicide by whanau members; • Provide adequate assistance to whanau members after attempting to commit suicide; • Provide assistance through counselling to whanau after the loss of whanau members through suicide; and • Work with the whanau in decreasing suicide rate.

Wai 2643, the Mental Health, Addiction and Suicide claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2625
Claim: the Ngāti Kauwhata Health claim
Date Received: 14 Mar 17
Claimant: Dennis Emery
Representing: Nga Kaitiaki o Ngati Kauwhata
Concerning: The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of their susceptibility to disease, disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health. The claimant alleges the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; and • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers. • Provide adequate care and resources for the people of Ngati Kauwhata at the Kauwhata, Aorangi and Iwa Te Kau Ma Iwa Marae.

Wai 2625, the Ngāti Kauwhata Health claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2637
Claim: the Māori Health Provider Funding claim
Date Received: 14 Mar 17
Claimant: Ngaio Te Ua
Representing: Te Waipounamu District Maori Council
Concerning: The claim concerns the Crown’s funding of Māori health providers at a lower level than funding given to non-Māori health providers. The claimant agrees alleges the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; and • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers.

Wai 2637, the Māori Health Provider Funding claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2649
Claim: the Ngāti Huarere ki Whangapoua Health claim
Date Received: 13 Mar 17
Claimant: Wanda Brljevich
Representing: Ngati Huarere ki Whangapoua
Concerning:The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Ngati Huarere ki Whangapoua and Māori in the Hauraki District. The claimant alleges the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers; and • Establish a functioning Hauraki District Māori Council.

Wai 2649, the Ngāti Huarere ki Whangapoua Health claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2651
Claim: the Māori Health (Durie) claim
Date Received: 14 Mar 17
Claimant: Raukawa District Maori Council
Representing:
Concerning: The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of their susceptibility to disease, and disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health. The claimant alleges that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; and • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers.

Wai 2561, the Māori Health (Durie) claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2644
Claim: the Māori Health (New Zealand Māori Council) claim
Date Received: 13 Mar 17
Claimant: Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie and the New Zealand Maori Council
Representing: Maori
Concerning:The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of their susceptibility to disease, and disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health. The claimant alleges that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; and • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers.

Wai 2644, the Māori Health (New Zealand Māori Council) claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2629
Claim: the Synthetic Drugs Healthcare claim
Date Received: 14 Mar 17
Claimant: Hamuera Hodge
Representing: Tumahaurangi Maori Committee
Concerning: The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of synthetic drugs. The claimant alleges the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Provide health services necessary to stem the disproportionate loss of life and loss of good health amongst Māori; • Provide accessible services for good health; • Recognise Māori have difficulties in accessing doctors or specialists services; • Address the high cost of transport and consultation fees; • Address the unclear or misunderstood medical information provided to Māori in relation to serious illness; and • Provide equal funding to Māori health service providers; and • Address the harm of synthetic drugs, which contain the properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogenic or narcotic, but are a man-made chemical substance.

Wai 2629, the Synthetic Drugs Healthcare claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2626
Claim: the Māori Youth Suicide claim
Date Received: 24 Feb 17
Claimant: Keri Lawson-Te Aho
Representing: Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou
Concerning:The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in relation to youth suicide. The claimant alleges that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Design and implement a system adequate enough to address the disproportionate over representation of Māori youth suicide; • Acknowledge the underlying reasons for Māori youth suicide; • Acknowledge the role of self-determination, Māori knowledge, worldviews, Te Reo and tikanga in the design of suicide prevention programmes; • Encourage a comprehensive application of whakapapa in the design of suicide prevention programmes; • Provide resources to those carrying out suicide prevention programmes; • Provide a suicide prevention programme that makes reference to the extensive evidence and research about the role of multigenerational and intergeneration trauma in suicide outcomes and the manufacture of health disparities and rates of diagnosed mental illnesses in Māori; • Remain culturally neutral in the appraisal of evidence; • Employ policy makers with professional requirements or obligations to have cultural and political competency; and • Actively and meaningfully consult with Māori in respect of health policy that directly impact Māori health and well-being.

Wai 2626, the Māori Youth Suicide claim

15 May 2017

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Statement of claim (SOC)

Wai No: 2627
Claim: the Gambling Healthcare claim
Date Received: 13 Mar 17
Claimant: Eru Loach
Representing:
Concerning: The claim concerns the failure of the Crown to provide for the healthcare of Māori in respect of gambling. The claimant alleges that the Crown has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to: • Regulate the Gambling Act 2003, Local Government Act 2002, Racing Act 2003 and treatment related to harmful gambling; • Engage with Māori in the development of the Gambling Act 2003; • Identify and fully inform Māori of the social impact of Class 4 gambling; • Ensure local councils are appropriately engaging with Māori when reviewing the gambling policies; • Support Māori affected by family violence which has been caused by harmful gambling; • Ensure community funding is distributed in a manner that is fair and equitable to Māori; and • Ensure that gambling harm minimisation is not at the expense of hauora, wairua, tinana and hinengaro of Māori or any person using Class 4 Gambling Machines.

Wai 2627, the Gambling Healthcare claim

15 May 2017

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