Which Level of Maori Consultation is required for this Study? (Assess using the Maori Consultation Guidelines below)
(circle one) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Copy of Maori notification/approval email sent to Research Manager
Yes / No
Please answer the following questions in your email for Maori Consultation
- How do you plan to recruit Maori participants?
- What is the benefit to Maori?
- How will the results be disseminated?
Level 1 / No Maori participants will be involved in the research project – Maori subjects are excluded
No consultation will take place as no Maori participants will be involved in the research project. An example of this would be a project researching mental health issues in Asians.
Level 2 / Possibility that Maori participants will be involved in the research project – Maori subjects will be occasionally involved.
Regional Maori Health Services will be notified of this research project. Notification will involve an email to and providing a plain English summary of the project. An example of this would be a Multi-Centre Multi-National Clinical Trial of Testicular Cancer which would involve less than 5% Maori participants. Please also copy the Research Proposal Coordinator into this email –
Level 3 / Probability Maori participants will be involved with the research project – The disease process being studied is highly prevalent in Maori
Consultation will need to occur with Regional Maori Health Services regarding this research project. This will involve an email to and providing a plain English summary of the project and a copy of the Patient Information Sheet and Consent Form. Lani, or a representative, will contact the Clinical Trials Unit with any comments or questions. If Rana Reuther (Research Proposal Coordinator) has not been contacted within two weeks of the initial email it will be assumed that Regional Maori Health Services have no concerns with the research project. An example of this type of research project would be a Multi-Centre Multi-National Clinical Trial of Rheumatic Fever which would potentially involve significant numbers of Maori participants. Please also copy the Research Proposal Coordinator into this email –
Level 4 / Definite involvement of Maori participants with the research project – The project is a study of Maori patients
Full consultation with the Maori Research Committee will take place. This will involve Amohaere Tangitu, Lani Marama, their choice of a local Iwi representative and the lead researcher or representative. This is a monthly meeting. Documents to be discussed will be the Patient Information Sheet and Consent Form, Protocol and plain English overview of the project. An example of this type of research project would be a project that researched Oral Health in Maori Mental Health Patients.