Perspective: Amazing Efforts by MIQ Workers – Dr. Angie Enoka

By Dr. Angie Enoka When I joined the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) Communications and Engagement Team in March 2021, MIQ was about to launch into its first full year cycle…

Perspective: Did my Brown Skin and Pacific Surname Impact my Postpartum Treatment? Elissa Baledrokadroka Johnson

By Elissa Baledrokadroka Nothing could prepare me for the birth of my son or our postpartum care at Auckland City Hospital in November 2021 (Auckland was still in lock down).…

Perspective: It’s Okay To Be Vulnerable – Dr. Angie Enoka

By Dr. Angie Enoka I never thought I would cry in a leadership programme. Tears had nothing to do with me being a fa’afafine (transgender woman) pouring my life story…