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Dr Lynne Russell messaging on "Noho ki te kāinga" - Stay at Home during COVID-19 Alert level 4 Aotearoa/New Zealand State of Emergency. Dr Lynne Russell is a senior research fellow in Māori health at Victoria University of Wellington. She has recently emerged from 14 days of self-isolation and is thrilled to be reunited with her whānau and especially her mokopuna.

Many community agencies have had to change how they deliver services under present COVID-19 Level 4 National State of Emergency restrictions. NPM community researcher, Rolinda Karapu, is a senior advocate based at Te Whakaruruhau - Waikato Women's Refuge in Hamilton.

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) 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 contribute to the o