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At MAS, everything we do is driven by our mission of inspiring a healthier Aotearoa, and this mission isn't limited to just physical health.

We can't ignore the impact that human activity is having on the health of the planet, and we know that climate change poses a significant threat to the wellbeing of our people and our land. And, alarmingly, more and more evidence is emerging that the communities most affected by health inequities in Aotearoa are also the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. 

That's why we've made this the climate issue. Throughout the magazine, we talk to Kiwis who are leading the charge to make our country more resilient to climate threats.

We hear from Dr Dan Hikuroa on how Māori knowledge can help all New Zealanders understand our changing climate, and vet student Jenny Jany talks about experiencing the impact of our changing world up close on her journey to the Subantarctic Islands. We also look at how the engineering industry is designing a more resilient Aotearoa and navigating some tough conversations along the way.

In case you missed our MAS Presents digital kōrero with renowned journalist and speaker Jehar Casinader in April, he poses three questions to ask yourself in order to tell the best story about your life in 2022, no matter your circumstance.

It's really important to us that OnMAS is relevant, interesting and informative to our MAS Members. Please take a few minutes to fill in our reader survey here and let us know what you like about the magazine and what you'd like us to do differently. 

Tā te Kaiwhakatika tuhipoka

Katoa ngā mahi a MAS, e whakahihikotia nei e tā mātou whāinga kia whakaaweawe i tētahi Aotearoa hauora ake, ka mutu, e kore tēnei e tae rā anō anake ki te hauora ā-tinana.

Tē taea e mātou te whakataha i tā te tangata pānga ki te oranga o te ao nei, me tā mātou mōhio hoki ki te tūraru nui o te huringa ā-āhuarangi ki te oranga tonutanga ki ngā iwi me te whenua. Kātahi rā te mea e auē mai ana ko te rahinga taunakitanga e hua mai nei e kīia nei, ko ngā hapori e kaha pāngia nei e ngā manarite kore ā-hauora ki Aotearoa, koia rātou hoki te hunga e pānekeneke kino nei i ngā pānga hurihanga ā-āhuarangi.

Koia mātou i whakaputaina ai tēnei hei whakaputanga āhuarangi. Puta noa i te makahīni, kōrero ai mātou ki a ngāi Aotearoa e noho nei ki te mura o te ahi, e aumangea ake ai te motu ki ngā tūraru ā-āhuarangi.

Ka rongo kōrero i a Tākuta Dan Hikuroa mō tā te mātauranga Māori āwhina i a ngāi Aotearoa kia mārama ki te hurihanga o te āhuarangi, i a Jenny Jang hoki, he tauira rata kararehe, mō tāna noho ki te aroaro o te hurihanga ā-āhuarangi i tana haerenga ki ngā motu ki Te Tiri o te Moana. Ka tirohia hoki e mātou tā te ahumahi pūkaha hoahoa i tētahi Aotearoa aumangea ake, me te tere hoki i ngā wai pōkarekare o te wānanga.

Mō te tūpono i mahue i a koe tā mātou kōrero matihiko MAS Presents, i tō te kaipāpāho rongonui taha, i ō Jehan Casinader, i te Āperira, kua whakatakotohia ngā pātai e toru e ia kia uia, e pai ai te kōrero mō tōu ake ao i te 2022, ahakoa ō āhuatanga.

He mea tino hirahira ki amātou tā OnMAS hāngai, ngahau, whakamōhio atu hoki ki ngā Mema MAS. Whakawāteahia tētahi raro pōtehetehe e whakakīngia ai tā mātou uiuinga kaipānui ki mas.co.nz/onmas-survey, ka whakamōhio mai ai ōu whakaaro mō te makahīni, me āu e hiahiatia nei kia whakarerekēhia e mātou.

Mike Davy
Kaitaunaki Matua o Ngā Mema

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