Trust is something we earn.
Here is how we handle evidence and stories, and what has and has not been reviewed.
Mana-enhancing storytelling
We begin with Māori as people with whakapapa, knowledge, aspirations and the power to shape our own futures. We seek stories of achievement and everyday care across generations, alongside honest information about challenges and inequities. No person or community is defined by a diagnosis, a statistic or a single experience.
Stories belong to the people and communities who share them. We seek informed consent for submissions, attribute sources, respect different iwi and hapū perspectives, and welcome corrections. We do not suggest that being well means being positive all the time.
Our approach is informed by Dr Maia Hetaraka’s Te kauae tuku iho | Inheriting the sacred jawbone (NZCER Press, 2024). Her work centres Indigenous knowledge holders and reimagines education; our application to a health and wellbeing website is our own interpretation. Dr Hetaraka has not endorsed this site.
Who is responsible?
maori.health is independently founded and run. Editorial questions and corrections can be sent through our Contact page. The founder is not a registered health practitioner, and this site does not present itself as a clinical service.
Initial copy was prepared with AI assistance and source checking. It has not yet received independent clinical review, fluent te reo review or kaumātua approval. Those reviews will be recorded with the reviewer’s permission once completed.
Current status: source checks completed on 18 October 2026 for the statistics and cited diabetes publications. Independent clinical and cultural review pending. A source check is not a clinical endorsement.
How we use evidence
We link to original research and official data where possible. Statistics include data years, the population or measure being described, and a verification date. A publication date and the year of its data can be different.
We distinguish qualitative research and observational audits from controlled trials. We do not promise cures or guaranteed results. A paper reporting improvement is not a prediction of an individual person’s outcome.
Clinical and cultural review
We plan to name qualified clinical reviewers and record their relevant credentials, scope and review date alongside reviewed health content. No reviewer name, qualification or approval will be added before it is confirmed.
Te reo and cultural content require appropriate review. Tikanga and spiritual guidance are reserved for approved contributions from the people who hold that knowledge. Cultural artwork will be commissioned rather than copied.
Stories and consent
Our celebration cards summarise publicly documented achievements and link to official sources. The local celebration photographs are reused under checked licences, with credits. Athlete action cards link to externally hosted publisher photographs and optional event footage, with original-source credits. Featured people and organisations are not presented as endorsers, partners or clinical reviewers of maori.health. Original submitted stories require a separate consent process. Suggesting a story is not consent to publish it.
Independence and disclosures
Our editorial position is independent. Founder business interests and confirmed funding arrangements belong on the About page and beside any relevant content. We do not require product purchases to access wellbeing information.
Corrections and updates
If something looks wrong, send an enquiry with the page, the wording and a source if available. Corrections will update the affected page and its verification date where relevant. Dates change after a real check, not simply to make a page appear fresh.