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Dr Tristram Ingham @docingham

Maori Medical Doctor and Academic Researcher with focus on respiratory health and inequalities

Joined March 2015
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"Disabled people are experts in our own lives – listen to us." Associate Professor Bernadette Jones speaks out about the system's failure to adequately respond to the crisis in Disability Rights and Healthcare. newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/09/di…

Disabled people are experts in our own lives – listen to us

Comment from Otago University: We can’t afford to respond to the crisis in disability health care with incremental change, says Bernadette Huatau Jones

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Abuse in care survivors given King's honours rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Abuse in care survivors given King's honours

The Governor-General has bestowed King's honours on twelve people whose experiences shaped the Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-based Care. Kate Green has the story.

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Disability service provider's treatment of clients 'significantly concerning' rnz.co.nz/news/national/5414…

Disability service provider's treatment of clients 'significantly concerning'

A disability service provider breached consumer right regulations with the "significantly concerning" treatment of two clients, according to a new report.

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16 January Independent Herald issuu.com/wsn11/docs/16_janu… via @issuu

16 January Independent Herald

Independent Herald 16 January 2023 Issue

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‘An attack on science and good medical practice’ e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-…

‘An attack on science and good medical practice’ | E-Tangata

“The government’s directive is not just an attack on Māori, but an attack on science and good medical practice.” — Doctors from the universities of Auckland and Otago.

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'Bone-crushingly tired': A mother's raw story of struggle rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/5292…

A mother's raw story of struggle to get care for a child with a significant, unlabelled disability

First person: The reality of surviving with a child who has a syndrome without a name - and the astonishing discovery of vast differences in care.

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'It could have been lights out' - Disabled man assaulted over parking space rnz.co.nz/news/national/5268…

Man with disability assaulted over mobility parking space: 'It could have been lights out'

A disabled Northland man was punched twice in the head outside Countdown in Kerikeri.

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Abuse in Care: Institutions 'operated as they were intended', Māori panel says stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129325…

'It’s never been about care'

Incarceration was the goal of the Crown's care institutions and any steps taken to change that have been superficial, panel tells royal commission.

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New research for (and by) tāngata whaikaha Māori: Karanga rua, karanga maha: Māori with lived experience of disability self-determining their own identities tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Karanga rua, karanga maha: Māori with lived experience of disability self-determining their own...

For Indigenous Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand, the impact of disability can be pervasive yet often invisible due to considerable gaps in the accuracy and interpretations of disability data and infor...

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Improved health system responsiveness needed for disabled people: Health System Factors Affecting the Experience of Non-Invasive Ventilation Provision of People with Neuromuscular Disorders in New Zealand mdpi.com/2181766 #mdpiijerph @IJERPH_MDPI #UNCRPD #Disability
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Ever hear of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? #UNCRPD Apologies just dont cut it.... Where are the EU Regulators?! Spanish airline says sorry as wheelchair user forced to drag herself to plane toilet, told 'to wear nappies' stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-tr…

Airline says sorry as disabled passenger forced to drag herself to toilet

AlbaStar Airlines claims it did not know a disabled passenger was booked on the flight.

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Congratulations! An exciting day for the Disabled Community: Paula Tesoriero appointed chief executive of Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129724…

Paula Tesoriero appointed chief executive of Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People

The former disability rights commissioner is the first disabled chief executive of a government ministry. She wants to influence change from within the system.

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Māori dished out pills to mask chronic pain, study finds shar.es/aWdVgZ
Disability advocates push for increased efforts to up vaccination rates rnz.co.nz/news/national/4545…

Disability advocates push for increased efforts to up vaccination rates

A disability advocate says a renewed push is needed to increase the disabled community's vaccination rates.

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Covid-19: Government launches tool to help disabled people get vaccinated stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300440…

Government launches tool to help disabled people get vaccinated

A tool to help disabled people get vaccinated has launched, but an advocate says it's taken too long.

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Proud to support the opportunity to ensure Pharmac continues to deliver optimal outcomes for all New Zealanders and prioritises equity for Maori, Pacific and Disabled populations. youtu.be/UglHBEqwMgs via @YouTube

Pharmac review to focus on speed and transparency

A review of the government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the t...

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Bubble concept goes viral, 2020, He Kitenga, University of Otago, New Zealand #COVID19 #bubble ⁦@OtagoWellington⁩ otago.ac.nz/hekitenga/2020/o…
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Many thanks to @DavidClarkNZ on making bold and forward-looking DHB appointments. clear recognition that health equity is a core component of a quality and financially robust health and disability system. #HealthEquity #DisabilityVoice #MaoriHealth beehive.govt.nz/release/dhb-…

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The ongoing racial inequities uncovered in decades of health research stuff.co.nz/national/health/…

Just told to change lifestyle

How two men with the same medical problem get different treatment from the same doctor.

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