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Dr Hayley Cavino of Ngāti Whitikaupeka and Ngāti Pūkenga lives in New York State. It is one of the hardest hit areas of the USA. Commenting on the inequitable impact of COVID-19 on African Americans, she urges us at home in Aotearoa, to be vigilant.

As the country learnt about and coped with Covid 19, the elderly have been seen as vulnerable.

Their story is one of resilience, of connectivity, of whānau and hapū, of leadership, problem solving all tied up in the catch cry of “Feed the Pā”.

This first part of our series captures the thoughts of three Ngāti Whakaue kaumātua:

As the country learnt about and coped with Covid 19, the elderly have been seen as vulnerable.

The story is one of resilience, of connectivity, of whānau and hapū, of leadership, problem solving all tied up in the catch cry of “Feed the Pā”.

This second part of our series captures the thoughts of two Ngāti Whakaue kaumātua:
- Tuatini Sinnott  
- Vickimae Bhana.

 Dr Hinekura Smith ((Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Ati Awa) messaging to the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga MAI Te Kupenga Doctoral network on staying well during COVID-19 Alert level 4 Aotearoa/New Zealand State of Emergency.  Hinekura is NPM's Emerging Researchers’ Leader, providing national leadership and coordination of MAI Te Kupenga and developing and nurturing initiatives that contri

Dr Dan Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Arawa) messaging on "Noho ki te kāinga" - Stay at Home during COVID-19 Alert level 4 Aotearoa/New Zealand State of Emergency. Dr Dan Hikuroa is an Earth systems scientist and a senior lecturer in Māori Studies Te Wānanga o Waipapa, University of Auckland. He was the Research Director for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga from July 2011 - December 2015.

IIRC18 was our 8th biennial international conference for the sharing of premiere Māori and Indigenous knowledge, research and scholarship. We welcomed and invited Indigenous researchers from all parts of the world to our place, over 560 delegates attended from over 100 tribal nations and 15 countries.