Dr Tania Huria exemplifies mana wahine through her relentless pursuit of equity and transformational change in Māori healthcare.

With a diverse academic background—including degrees in Nursing, Master of Public Health, and a PhD that critically examines inequities in chronic kidney disease—Tania actively shapes healthcare education and practice as Associate Professor at the Māori Indigenous Health Innovation Department (MIHI), University of Otago, Christchurch and Director of Hauora Māori and Equity at Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa.

Her influential doctoral research has informed global health practices, notably contribution through the development of the internationally acclaimed CONSIDER statement (Consolidated criteria for strengthening reporting of health research involving indigenous peoples), a landmark guideline for ethical and equitable Indigenous health research.

Tania also co-contributed to the Meihana Model and Hui Process, health models that are now embedded across clinical training and practice to strengthen health professional engagement with Māori whānau in the health environment.

Deeply committed to kaupapa Māori methodologies, Tania’s work significantly enhances clinical outcomes and fosters culturally responsive care, particularly for wāhine Māori and whānau. Tania’s recent published work continues to break new ground, including articles on reproductive justice, ethnic bias in medical education, and structural inequities in surgical training pathways.

Her influence spans academia, national leadership, and whānau-centred innovation—upholding the principles of manaakitanga and whakawhanaungatanga in every space she occupies.
 

Links:

University of Otago Profile - Tania Huria

Tamai Sports Board of Trustees

ResearchGate - Tania Huria Profile and Publications

Google Scholar - Tania Huria Profile

Reproductive justice in Aotearoa New Zealand - A viewpoint narrative 

Consolidated criteria for strengthening reporting of health research involving indigenous peoples: the CONSIDER statement 

Review of Māori equity in surgical trainee selection (Article) 17 February 2024

Ethnic bias and the hidden curriculum: The impact of routine inclusion of ethnicity in medical education assessment Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal Vol. 25 No. 3 (2024)

Reported sources of health inequities in Indigenous Peoples with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of quantitative studies. BMC Public Health 21, 1447 (2021).

Improving Māori health through clinical assessment: Waikare o te Waka o Meihana Clinical Correspondence, 2014

Outcome measures for Māori with non-traumatic dental presentations: a retrospective observational study and Kaupapa Māori approach examining emergency department inequities NZMedJ. 2024 Jul 19;137(1599):16-26.