
Manawataki Fatu Fatu for Achieving Cardiovascular Care for Equity StudieS (ACCESS) researches equity in heart health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.


Meet our team
Our programme is led by Māori and Pacific researchers and a multicultural team with diverse clinical, public health and research experience.

HELP US IMPROVE HEART HEALTHCARE FOR MĀORI AND PACIFIC PEOPLE
Tēnā koutou katoa, Noa’ia, Mauri, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Tālofa, Kia orana, Mālō e lelei, Mālō nī, Talofa lava, Warm Pacific greetings!
We are seeking to interview Māori and / or Pacific patients or whānau, over the age of 18, with an experience of:
- Having a heart check
- Having a heart attack, angina or similar
- Having heart failure
Recent News
Insights from our first Pacific advisory fono
The Manawataki Fatu Fatu Heart Health Research Programme has established a Families and Pacific Advisory group to ensure that our research is authentically connected to the needs and wishes of Pacific families and communities. The advisory group comprises Pacific community leaders who will...
New paramedicine and equity research projects
We are privileged to have recently welcomed Haydn Drake and Sarah Penney, who are undertaking their Masters research in our programme. Both Haydn and Sarah serve as busy paramedics and are accomplished academics.Haydn (Kāi Tahu) has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Paramedicine through Te...
Manawataki Fatu Fatu team fono: resiliency and thriving
We were very fortunate to have our January fono together to kickstart the year before the change in Covid alert level settings. This gave us an opportunity to reflect on our progress, what we have learned and how we navigate new challenges. Having a set of programme values established from the...
Dr Tua Taueetia-Su’a on Samoa Capital Radio
Manuia le Tausaga Fou! We trust you had a restorative break with friends and whānau over the holidays. Our wonderful Senior Research Fellow, Dr Tua Taueetia-Su'a, who is based in Lower Hutt, gave an interview with Samoa Capital Radio just before Christmas. You can see the interview here (at...
New PhD project on cardiovascular healthcare equity in Te Tai Tokerau
We are excited to welcome Taria Tane into the Manawataki Fatu Fatu programme as a PhD researcher! Her project title is, "Understanding the barriers, facilitators, and motivators to accessing cardiovascular healthcare for Māori and Pacific peoples living in Te Tai Tokerau Northland." Taria has...
Dr Karen Brewer wins prestigious Royal Society Research Award
We are proud to share that our Senior Research Fellow, Dr Karen Brewer (Whakatōhea, Ngaiterangi) has received the Royal Society Te Apārangi Te Kōpūnui Māori Research Award for her work on Ngā Whāriki Kōrero, a kaupapa Māori speech-language therapy resource for whānau with communication...

Contact Us
Email: manawafatu@auckland.ac.nz
Toll free number: 0800 262629
Postal Address:
Dept of General Practice & Primary Healthcare
M&HS BUILDING 507, 28 PARK AVE, GRAFTON
AUCKLAND 1023, New Zealand