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Title / Review current hauora Māori priorities and associated issues and policies
Level / 6 / Credits / 6
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: review current hauora Māori priorities and their associated issues; review the impact of current government policies on health outcomes; and provide recommendations for improving government policies on Māori health.
Classification / Te Ara Hou ki te Ora > Hauora
Available grade / Achieved
Guidance information
1Definitions
Hauora means the appropriate practices associated with the holistic wellbeing of an individual as a member of a whānau, hapū, and iwi. For the purpose of this unit standard, these practices are determined by service providers or entities that operate within a hauora context.
Hauora context refers to a hauora service provider capacity and environment.
Hauora outcomes are the result of any Māori health initiative.
Hauora Māori priorities are those listed by the Ministry of Health and supported by national health indicators.
Māori groups refers to people who share a specific set of hauora needs. Examples may include pregnant wāhine, people with disabilities, rangatahi, kaumātua, Māori women, Māori men, and Māori parents.
Outcomes and performance criteria
Outcome 1
Review current hauora Māori priorities and their associated issues.
Performance criteria
1.1Current hauora Māori priorities are reviewed in terms of their impacts for Māori groups.
RangeMāori hauora health issues may include but are not limited to – smoking cessation, diabetes, asthma, injury prevention, oral health, child health, heart, youth offending, alcohol and drug abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse;
evidence of three priorities is required.
1.2Associated issues are reviewed in terms of Government and Māori responsiveness to the health needs of Māori groups.
Rangeassociated issues must include – access to funding for relevant programmes, Māori input into planning and delivery of relevant programmes, workforce development, hauora promotion, responsiveness of mainstream services;
evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Review the impact of current government policies on health outcomes.
Rangemay include but is not limited to policies on – housing, unemployment, education, justice, health, health work force;
evidence of three is required.
Performance criteria
2.1Current government policies relevant to current Māori health priorities (and their associated issues) are identified, and reviewed in terms of their impact on health outcomes.
2.2Changes to current government policies, and changes that need to be made, are identified, and reviewed in terms of their impact on health outcomes.
Outcome 3
Provide recommendations for improving government policies on Māori health.
Rangeevidence of two policies is required.
Performance criteria
3.1Identify two recommendations for each policy.
3.2Draw conclusions on reviewed policies and their impact on Māori health.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 23 October 1998 / 31 December 2012
Review / 2 / 18 December 2002 / 31 December 2012
Review / 3 / 20 August 2010 / 31 December 2017
Rollover / 4 / 10 December 2015 / 31 December 2018
Review / 5 / 21 July 2016 / N/A
Revision / 6 / 28 September 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0165
This CMR can be accessed at
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZQA Māori Qualifications Services if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA Māori Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 194 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018