I relax and enjoy it. Credits: Image - Newshub / The AM Show; Video - The AM Show Former TV personality Hinemoa Elder …
One of our treasured teachers, Wassie Te Waihoroi Shortland, took us on a journey back to where we started, with tears in his eyes. Julian Wilcox goes one-on-one with Indigenous Thought Leaders from around the world. Wassie has seen me from the very beginnings of my reo journey when I was, by his very accurate description, a stunned mullet. This transformation has led to many accolades but it has more importantly led to a passion for supporting her language, culture and the well-being of her people. Before training in medicine she was a television presenter on 3.45 LIVE!, a children's television programme on Television New Zealand. OPINION: It's been quite a week or so for those of us playing our part in nurturing our Māori language. In addition to her medical qualifications she has a PhD (Massey University, 2012) that developed theory and a novel recovery approach grounded in Te Ao Māori, for young Māori with traumatic brain injury, their whānau and professionals which is now being used in community rehabilitation services. So back to my kura reo roots: sleeping on the marae. I will believe it when I see it . Dr Hinemoa Elder Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi Hinemoa is a fierce advocate for te reo Māori and a fluent speaker. [3], In 2014, Elder received a Health Research Council of New Zealand Eru Pomare Post Doctoral Fellowship which allowed her to extend the work of her doctorate. She has contributed to development of mental health services and participated in several Ministry of Health reference groups, including the expert advisory group of  Blueprint II, the framework for New Zealand mental health service funding for the next 10 years. She is currently working on an augmented reality version of the tools. Reclaiming our language as a nation is about our collective history and so much of our shared pain remains buried under the commonly heard defense mechanisms of "get over it" and "you need to move on". I, for one, will never give up working towards that goal. I've said it before and I'll say it again: he rongoā tō tātou reo rangatira, our language is medicine. [2][3] My daily medical practice has shown me that our tamariki mokopuna often find it hard to communicate feelings, experiences, and thoughts. From 2007 to 2011 she worked as a youth forensic psychiatrist in the Waikato, Auckland and Northland regions and completed post-graduate studies in forensic psychology. No matter how you measure it, science remains systematically biased against women – and ethnically diverse women even more so, writes Dr Hinemoa Elder. Find out how the power of aroha can help you each day, and through its many meanings – fundamental Maori values – make a happier world for everyone. "Are you children?"

The is her story – Dr Hinemoa Elder – Indigenous 100. He is a great story teller, using our indomitable Ngāpuhi humour to lure us into his fundamental challenge for us all to speak our language.

Fast forward 20 plus years and she finds herself under a different spotlight for her work with Māori and in mental health. Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins and the audience rate the performances at The Press Leaders Debate, Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern seemed to finally crack it in raucous The Press Leaders Debate, Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins go round three in The Press Leaders Debate tonight, Police investigating after man racially abused on Christchurch bus, New Zealand now the most powerful passport in the world, Temperatures to drop sharply, with chance of frosts in parts of New Zealand. Now she's written a book about them – Aroha: Maori Wisdom for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony with Our Planet. Holmes was step-father to Elder's daughter from a previous relationship, Millie Elder-Holmes. Believe me, it happens regularly. Their emotional journey is important to acknowledge too. Back in the 90’s Dr Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi) was a celebrity staring on her own TV show, married to the most influential man in New Zealand media and on every tabloid and magazine in the country. Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
There is no one solution to restoring the reach and normality of our reo in every community, in every home. [4], Elder grew up in England with her Māori mother and Pakeha (New Zealand European) father, returning to New Zealand when she was 11. Hinemoa is a fierce advocate for te reo Māori and a fluent speaker. [2][3] Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge October 6 2020, Man who snatched girl, 4, off scooter gets 5 years jail after raft of sex offences, All Blacks vs Wallabies: Ian Foster finalises Bledisloe lineup as guessing game ramps up. I have some stories to share.