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Having spent 2021 celebrating 100 years of MAS, we’re now taking our first steps into our second century. As we enter this new era, we’re setting some ambitious goals for the road ahead. That’s why we’ve chosen ‘journeys’ as the theme of this OnMAS issue.

In this issue, we talk to some remarkable Kiwis who have forged fascinating paths of their own. We hear from Auckland GP and writer Dr Himali McInnes, whose recent book tells some unforgettable patient stories, and from Morehu Munro, whose work in Wairoa, supported by the MAS Foundation, is setting up rangatahi in a remote town for success.

MAS is on a journey of our own as we pursue our goal of inspiring a healthier Aotearoa New Zealand while we continue to deliver the very best service we can to our Members. Sustainability is something we’re particularly committed to, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far – but the work never stops.

You can find out more about our ongoing sustainability initiatives, as well as our partnership with Sustainable Business Network, in this issue.

We love hearing from our readers on what they like to see in OnMAS. Email us at onmas@mas.co.nz with your feedback or suggestions.

Tā te Kaiwhakatika tuhipoka

I te paunga o 2021 i te whakanui i te 100 tau o MAS, kei te anga whakamua mātou ki tō mātou rautau tuarua. I a mātou e uru ana ki tēnei wā hōu, kei te whakatauria ētahi whāinga whakahirahira e mātou haere ake nei. Koia i whakatauria ai ko ‘ngā haerenga’ te kaupapa o tēnei whakaputanga OnMAS.

I tēnei whakaputanga, kōrero ai mātou ki ētahi Kiwi whakahirahira kua para i ō rātou ake huarahi. Ka rongo i ngā kōrero a Tākuta Himali McInnes, he Tākuta i Tāmaki Makaurau, he kaituhi hoki, me tana pukapuka hōu e whakapuaki ana i ngā pakiwaitara mīharo a ngā tūroro; ka rongo i a Morehu Munro, me āna mahi i Wairoa i tautokona e te MAS Foundation, kia whaiwāhi atu ai ngā rangatahi i ngā tāone mamao ki te angitu.

He haerengā anō tā mātou a MAS, i a mātou e kōkiri ana ki tā mātou whāinga e whakahihiko ai i tētahi Aotearoa hauora ake, keiwhā whakarato pai mātou ki ō mātou Mema. Inarā tā mātou kaha kia ū ki te oranga tonutanga, me te aha anō, e poho kererū ana mātou i ngā mea kua tutuki kē - engari e kore te mahi e mutu. E oti i a koe te kite atu i ētahi atu kōrero mō ā mātou kaupapa oranga tonutanga, waihoki, tā mātou mahi tahi ki a Sustainable Business Network, i tēnei whakaputanga.

E mate ana mātou kia whai uruparenga i ā mātou kaipānui mō ngā hiahiatanga kitenga i OnMAS. Īmēratia mātou i onmas@mas.co.nz me ō uruparenga, ō marohitanga rānei.

Mike Davy
Kaitaunaki Matua o Ngā Mema

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