Hauora Māori: Aspirations of Māori health practitioners for a culturally relevant health system

Hauora Māori: Aspirations of Māori health practitioners for a culturally relevant health system Jacquie Kidd1, Zoe Tipa, Hayley Arnet & Haidee Rēnata1 1. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, corresponding author jacquie.kidd@aut.ac.nz Abstract Healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand privileges the Western worldview. Consequently, institutional racism is a health system attribute demonstrated by prolonged health inequities, including life expectancy, between Māori and non-Māori. The Crown has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi, an enduring agreement between Māori and the Crown, by failing to design and deliver health services adequately for Māori, and failing to provide opportunities for Māori sovereignty. Māori experts have articulated the need to surpass equity and achieve Māori aspirations. This qualitative kaupapa Māori research explored Indigenous aspirations for health system transformation, specifically in an environment free of racism. Three online wānanga with Māori health practitioners highlighted the difficulty of describing aspirations when mamae (hurt) continues to be felt