A roopū of Māori pharmacy and health sector practitioners, who share a strong culture, a beautiful language, and are guided by te ao Māori principles and values.
Our rōpū is the only collective national strategic voice for Māori pharmacists and has the mandate to speak on the behalf of our members. It still however allows individuals the right to represent their own personal views and regions. Our kaitiaki formed this organisation to represent a collective view of our members in a structured and unified manner. We act as a contact point for external groups with a vested interest in some, or all, of our aims and objectives.
The Māori Pharmacists’ Association (MPA) provides a perspective that understands the importance of tikanga, and accepts the importance of customary processes and practices to Māori, as well as how that integrates with Māori concepts of ethics, values and spirituality and how that, in turn, reflects on the way that some Māori live their lives. We don’t pretend to be the arbiters of Māori values and practices or the leading exponents of the process by which tikanga is observed. Our kaupapa, our mission, comes from just such a position of Māori values and concepts, but is universally applicable across all levels of pharmacy centred health care because they are based on best practice standards of care.
Our members take pride in knowing that our rōpū has contributed to the profession’s body of knowledge, best-practices, work force development and helped improve health and wellbeing for Māori, their whānau and hapori. MPA acknowledges all our members contributions and professional investment. Should you want to become a part of this journey, we want to recognize you too.
As we see constant change throughout the health sector, it is vital for the pharmacy profession to be represented with a strong voice. To ensure our effectiveness, we need the support of as many Māori pharmacists as possible. Unity within the MPA gives us strength.
By becoming a member of MPA, you will be helping the profession retain a strong Māori national voice. Your contribution will also benefit you and your work as you take advantage of our extensive member network and resources.
MPA members are able to access resources such as health publications, ministry strategies, discussion forums, Māori resources, research, scholarship information, professional and cultural networks etc.
Our rōpū has one level of membership with the purpose of the fees simply to cover administration costs. It requires you to be able to whakapapa Māori and you must also be either a registered pharmacist, an intern pharmacist, or a student enrolled in a course leading to the qualification.
* Koha – Those who qualify for Professional Membership and wish to apply, may choose the amount of the offering they wish to make as their annual fee – a guide would be $50 annually.
