Ko wai mātou – Who we are
Te Tai Tikanga Māori Team
Ngā Uara – Our Māori values
At APM NZ, it’s important to us to use Māori values in the way we work with each other and with clients.
We know that by working in alignment with Māori values, we are able to build quality relationships and provide a better service to our clients in a mana-enhancing, supportive and truly collaborative way.
These values complement our ICREATE values.
APM’s position statement: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, pro-equity, anti-racism
As a tāngata tiriti organisation, we believe we have a responsibility to lead and support the way health and rehabilitation organisations understand, respond to and address racism and discrimination in all its forms.
APM Aotearoa is committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi by being a pro-equity and anti-racist Tāngata Tiriti organisation.
Cultural safety
Cultural safety acknowledges that differences exist between groups, and works to address biases, power dynamics and barriers that impact access to effective care.
Cultural safety requires kaimahi/health workers to examine our own biases and cultural norms, and the impact those can have on the health outcomes and experience of our client-whānau.
Cultural safety requires us to engage in ongoing critical self-reflection and a cultural safe experience is defined by the client-whānau, and their communities.
APM Aotearoa as an organisation is committed to developing and embedding cultural safety throughout our services and amongst staff.
APM Māori and Pasifika Scholarship Programme
APM is committed to fostering a thriving and flourishing Māori and Pasifika allied health workforce.
We recognise the importance of providing a supportive, nurturing, and culturally enriching experience for Māori and Pasifika students as they journey through study into the workforce.
Every year, we offer four scholarships to Māori and Pasifika occupational therapy (Whakaora Ngangahau) and physiotherapy (Haumanu Korikori) students who are in their final two years of their degree.
