Warrant of Fitness - TV Series screened on Maori TV
Warrant of Fitness is an excellent series that has screened on Maori TV over the last 4-5 years. It includes a wide range of personal stories from Maori and whanau who share their unique insights and experiences to "raise awareness of risk factors and recognition of symptoms in the hope that it will empower others to whaka ora i.e circumvent, ill health and related issues"
Given the popularity of the series, Faultine Films and Maori TV have made previous episodes available on You Tube and links to some of these are provided below. Most are split into 3 parts to allow uploading onto You Tube.
Exit Disclaimer: External websites such as You Tube may contain advice and advertising that is not always scientifically based.
Breast Cancer – (Series 4, Episode 8 )
"Every week over 40 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. And every week 10 women die of breast cancer. Like many Maori woman, Karanga waited too long before having a mammogram and breast examination, by the time she was diagnosed her cancer was well established as a result her treatment options were limited to a mastectomy and a breast reconstruction."
Cervical Cancer – (Series 4, Episode 3)
"Cervical cancer is the 3rd most common cause of cancer and one of the leading causes of death for Maori woman, with the mortality rate being three times higher for Maori than other woman. Thanks to the cervical screening programme Lillian is a cervical cancer survivor. A simple smear test saved her life."
Diabetes & Dialysis - (Series 4, Episode 1)
Annette is one of over 200,000 New Zealanders with Type 2 diabetes and sadly ignored the warning signs. Now she is living with the consequences.
Gambling - (Series 4, Episode 5) - coming soon
"Gaming machines, along with 50% of the TAB outlets are 5 times more likely to be concentrated in our most deprived deciles. So it’s hardly surprising that Maori are overrepresented among the statistics of problem gamblers. Consequently the Maori party maintains we should manage gambling as a social hazard rather than a harmless leisure pursuit. Tonight Robin joins forces with community leaders and health professionals intent on protecting their community."
Heart Transplant – (Series 4, Episode 2)
"When the phone call came from Greenlane Hospital, Wiremu assumed that he was driving to Auckland for a routine check up, little did he suspect that this was the call he had waited four years for. It was not until he was directed to have a surgical shower that the penny dropped. He was about to become a heart transplant recipient."
Mana Health - (Series 4, Episode 9)
"Saved from the brink of suicide, Gavin resolved take positive control of his destiny. He agreed to psychiatric help, asked for tautoko from his whanaunga, and founded Mana Mental Health services a consumer lead service providing Peer Support/Advocacy to tangata whaiora in the heart of Rotorua central business district this is his story."
Renal Failure - (Series 5, Episode 8 )
Rona is one of 2000 people being treated for complete renal failure in New Zealand. At the age of 23, this was not what she expected. Hear her story.
Respiratory Disease (Series 4, Episode 4)
"Maori have been dying at a rate of two and half times that of non-maori from respiratory disease. Edward’s grandfather died of Bronchiectasis at a very young age so, naturally the news that Edward now has the disease isn’t well received. Meanwhile 17 year old Piri’s whanau have gathered at starship hospital to try to convince him to be proactive about getting to hospital as soon as his symptoms re-appear."
Stroke – (Series 4, Episode 6)
"Stroke is the third greatest cause of death and a leading cause of major disability in New Zealand. Like many of us Rukingi worked 24/7.pushing himself at the expense of his health. Unfortunately Rukingi’s experience reinforces the horrifying statistics which pins the average age of stroke occurrence in Maori to 56 years old – a conspicuous 15 years earlier than pakeha."
Tamariki Ora / Baby Basics - (Series 4, Episode 13)
Baby Basics – we follow the Tamariki Ora team from Wai Health as they go about their mahi and give us some useful tios caring for babies including getting babies to sleep ,breastfeeding and babies first food.
Te Manawa Hou / Family Violence - (Series 4, Episode 11)
"It’s not just hitting and physical violence. It’s everything that makes people frightened of you. Family violence is an issue that affects all New Zealanders. It happens everywhere. We look at the impact of whanau violence and a kaupapa maori programme, which works towards changing negative behavior."
Waiora a Tane – (Series 4, Episode 7)
"A cancer survivor herself Iriti started taking her sick whanaunga with her when she traveled to Heretaunga for rongoa Maori Soon the number of patients grew to such an extent that she started having clinics at her house, they quickly out grew that too, when they began seeing 80 patients a weekend they moved to Karinga Koutu Marae. Clearly there was a strong demand for rongoa maori so a dedicated location was found and Waiora a Tane was established."
Waipareira – (Series 4, Episode 10)
"Waipareira is particularly notable for the way it addresses Maori needs through a model designed and driven by Maori . Wai Health is only one entity within the overall Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust. .Others include Wai Tech (training and employment), Wai Social Services, Wai Habilitation, Wey-Out , making Waipareira a comprehensive establishment which has the ability to “wrap services” around, and provide an holistic health service ."
Whanaungatanga – (Series 4, Episode 12)
"Whanaungatanga has taken on a new meaning in this modern milieu. It is sometimes seen as a process of getting to know each other (whakawhanaungatanga). Sometimes it is used as the foundation of a relationship). It is sometimes used to describe the camaraderie between fellow team members, or to describe the ‘glue’ that connects people to each other. Tonight we see explore whangai and whanaungatanga relative to those of us estranged from our mana whenua."