# Hei Āhuru Mōwai > Hei Āhuru Mōwai is the national Māori cancer leadership network. We work to eliminate cancer inequities between Māori and non-Māori, and to embed rangatiratanga in cancer control. Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. Registered charity CC59081. "We are a national network rather than a clinical service, so we cannot give advice about your own care. If you need someone to talk to now, your GP, your cancer nurse or your local hauora provider is the right first call." (https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/whakapa-mai) General enquiries: https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/whakapa-mai. Media enquiries: communications@heiahurumowai.org.nz. ## About us - [Mō Mātou – About us](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/mo-matou): Hei Āhuru Mōwai is a network of Māori cancer specialists and researchers committed to rangatiratanga in cancer control. - [Vision, mission and values](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/vision-mission-values): Tā mātou pae kahurangi, tō mātou whāinga matua, ō mātou uara – the vision, mission and values of Hei Āhuru Mōwai. - [Whāngai Pae Tawhiti – Strategic goals](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/strategic-goals): Whāngai Pae Tawhiti – the 2023–2026 strategic goals of Hei Āhuru Mōwai, and the work under each of them. - [Our people](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/our-team): Everyone across the Hei Āhuru Mōwai network – our kaimahi and our māngai, the Māori cancer leadership of Aotearoa. - [Te Mana Whakahaere – Our board](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/board): Te Mana Whakahaere, the board of trustees of Hei Āhuru Mōwai. - [Partnerships](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/partnerships): Hei Āhuru Mōwai works in partnership across the cancer system – with Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Society of New Zealand, iwi, hapū and research institutions. - [Annual reports](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/annual-reports): Annual reports and accountability documents for Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. ## Research - [Rangahau – Our research](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rangahau): Hei Āhuru Mōwai is committed to building a thriving Māori cancer research community, and to supporting the researchers doing that mahi. - [Published rangahau](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rangahau/publications): Rangahau published by Hei Āhuru Mōwai members in academic and industry publications, filterable by subject, year and researcher. - [Scholarships and awards](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rangahau/awards): Master's and PhD scholarships for Māori cancer researchers, awarded by the Cancer Society with Hei Āhuru Mōwai. Applications close Friday 16 October 2026. - [Āhuru Ākonga – Looking after emerging Māori cancer researchers](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rangahau/ahuru-akonga): Our tikanga and recommendations for universities and research institutions on supporting Māori Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral students – fourteen āhuru, in full. ## Resources - [Rauemi – Resources](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi): Annual reports, position papers and evaluations published by Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. ## News and events - [Pānui – News](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/panui): Pānui – news and updates from Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. - [Events](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/panui/events): Hui, wānanga and conferences from Hei Āhuru Mōwai: what is coming up, and past events including the World Indigenous Cancer Conference. - [WICC 2026 – World Indigenous Cancer Conference](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/wicc-2026): Hei Āhuru Mōwai hosted the World Indigenous Cancer Conference in Tāmaki Makaurau, 21–23 April 2026. More than 750 delegates from across the world. - [Recap – WICC 2026](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/wicc-2026/recap): Three days of kōrero, connection and kaupapa. More than 750 Indigenous researchers, clinicians, advocates and whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau, April 2026. ## Documents - [W.I.C.C. 2026 programme](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/wicc-2026-programme): The full programme for the World Indigenous Cancer Conference, hosted by Hei Āhuru Mōwai in Tāmaki Makaurau, 21–23 April 2026. - [Annual Report 2025](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/annual-report-2025): Our mahi, our finances and our progress over the 2025 year. - [Āhurutanga — a mātauranga Māori response to racism](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/ahurutanga-response-to-racism): A case study on addressing racism in an Aotearoa public health setting, highlighting the limits of the health and regulatory system in preventing and responding to racism. December 2024. - [Annual Report 2024](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/annual-report-2024): Our mahi, our finances and our progress over the 2024 year. - [Annual Report 2023](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/annual-report-2023): Our mahi, our finances and our progress over the 2023 year. - [Āhuru Ākonga](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/ahuru-akonga): Tikanga and recommendations for universities and research institutions on supporting Māori Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral students through their study. - [Hearing the voices of whānau](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/rauemi/hearing-the-voices-of-whanau): An evaluative insight report centring whānau Māori realities on the cancer journey, and the experience of care during the national COVID-19 response. ## Contact and donations - [Whakapā Mai – Contact us](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/whakapa-mai): Get in touch with Hei Āhuru Mōwai. General enquiries and media contacts. - [Tautoko mai – Support our kaupapa](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/tautoko): Hei Āhuru Mōwai is the national network of Māori cancer specialists, researchers and advocates working to eliminate cancer inequities for whānau. Your koha keeps this mahi going. ## Optional - [Ā Mātou Māngai](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/a-matou-mangai): Ā Mātou Māngai – the Māori cancer specialists, researchers and advocates who make up the Hei Āhuru Mōwai network. - [Our leadership](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/our-leadership): The kaimahi of Hei Āhuru Mōwai – the people leading the kaupapa day to day. - [Find someone by expertise](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/our-expertise): Find a Hei Āhuru Mōwai māngai by discipline – oncology, surgery, public health, screening, epidemiology and more – or browse everyone A to Z. - [Māngai – Advocacy](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/mangai): The māngai of Hei Āhuru Mōwai – Māori cancer specialists and researchers from across Aotearoa. - [Pōwhiri – WICC 2026](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/wicc-2026/powhiri): A pōwhiri is a formal Māori welcome ceremony. How WICC 2026 was opened at Pou Kapua, Tāmaki Makaurau, in April 2026. - [Privacy](https://www.heiahurumowai.org.nz/privacy): How Hei Āhuru Mōwai collects, uses and protects personal information – across our network, our events and this website.