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Kua raranga tahi tātou he whāriki mō ngā tangata mō apōpō Together we weave the mat for future generations |
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Weaving The Strands 2003Our conference was held from 29-31 October 2003at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. Conference PhotolabBelow are some images from the conference.
Keynote Presentation AbstractsIPNANZ is pleased to present abstracts for the keynote presentations atWeaving the Strands 2003 by Cindy Kiro, Commissioner for Children, John Langley, Injury Prevention Research Unit, University of Otago and Rose-Alma McDonald, Mohawk, Turtle Clan, Canada, and Carolyn Coggan, Director of the Injury Prevention Research Centre at the University of Auckland
Keynote speakersCarolyn CogganCarolyn Coggan is the Director of the Injury Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Auckland. Carolyn uses a public health approach to her evidence-based research with the emphasis on prevention rather than treatment. Carolyn’s research and evaluation portfolios document her extensive expertise in the conduct of research related to both unintentional and intentional (suicide and violence) injury prevention. In her capacity as the director of the IPRC, she is responsible for a programme of research to prevent or reduce the human and social costs of injuries. Additionally, Carolyn has been extensively involved in the development of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy. She is committed to seeing this strategy implemented and achieving its joint goals of a positive safety culture and safe environments for all New Zealanders.Moana JacksonMoana Jackson is Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Porou. A graduate in law from Victoria University he completed post-graduate studies on indigenous legal systems in the USA and is currently Director of the Maori Law Commission. He has also chaired the Indigenous Caucus of the UN Working Group drafting the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and has sat as a judge on international indigenous tribunals in Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico.Cindy KiroCindy Kiro was appointed Commissioner for Children on 1 September 2003 for five years. This appointment was widely supported within both Government, non-government, Maori and community sectors because of the range of work Cindy has undertaken in all of these areas over many years.Cindy has vowed to work to bring together a cohesive and effective children’s movement in New Zealand, recognising the contribution of NGOs and community organisations, Iwi, Maori and Pasifika organisations, young peoples networks and government agencies to addressing key problems like child poverty and violence against children. As Commissioner, she will focus on advocating for Children’s Rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a key focus to the Office’s work in the future. Cindy has a PhD in Social Policy and has worked mainly in the area of public health and advocacy for children and young people. She is married and mother to two young men aged 21 and 18 years of age and is of Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine and Ngati Kahu descent. She worked as a social worker, researcher, manager and has maintained strong community links within Waitakere City where she has lived for many years. Winnie LabanWinnie Laban is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Mana Electorate and the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Trade, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister Responsible for Overseas Development Assistance. She is also Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence Select Committee and sits on the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. Winnie was New Zealand's first Pacific Island woman Member of Parliament. Winnie won the Mana electorate in the 2002 general election. As the Member of Parliament for Mana, her number one priority is working hard to serve all the people of Mana. Since entering Parliament in November 1999, Winnie Laban has applied a community development approach to her constituency work, listening to people, identifying community needs and advocating for those needs to be met in the House of Parliament, in Select Committee Meetings and with Ministers of the Crown.Winnie Laban is the daughter of Ta'atofa Kenneth Poutoa Laban and Emi Tunupopo Patu. In 1992 she was bestowed the Samoan chiefly title of Luamanuvao, from the village of Vaiala, in the district of Vaimauga, Samoa. Winnie is a university graduate in Social Work (Victoria University) and Development Studies (Massey University). She operates effectively in both the Samoan and Palagi worlds. John LangleyJohn Langley has been involved in injury prevention research since 1978. He has been the Director of the Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), Dunedin, New Zealand since its inception in 1990. The IPRU has been a focal point for injury prevention research in New Zealand ever since. John has published more than 180 refereed papers, plus numerous other publications, dealing with a wide range of prevention issues including: childhood injury, motor vehicle traffic crashes, suicide, injury to Maori , injury surveillance, firearm injury, fireworks, assault, burns, drowning, and work-related injury. Among his various responsibilities, John, is the co-ordinator of the IPRU’s programme of research on injury surveillance which has as its focus studies aimed at developing better methods and tools for measuring performance. John’s recreational interests include windsurfing, mountain biking, cross country skiing and classic cars.Rod McClureSince graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from University of Sydney in 1984, Rod McClure has obtained extensive clinical experience in emergency medicine, a PhD in injury epidemiology and specialist training in public health medicine. He established the Queensland Trauma Registry and the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine.On leaving these positions at the beginning of 2002, he became Chief Executive Officer and Research Director of Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd and Associate Professor and Head of the Injury Research Unit in the School of Population Health. Over the past five years, Rod McClure has also played a role in the development of injury control in Australia, sitting on a number of national and state committees. He currently plays bad golf, scuba dives and chases cattle round the family property whenever he gets the chance. Rose-Alma McDonald Dr. Rose-Alma J. McDonald, D.Ed., C.A.S., M.Ed., B.A. Mohawk, Turtle Clan Dr. Rose-Alma J. McDonald is the owner of the consulting firm Katenies Research & Management Services. This year marks 13 years for her as a professional consultant, social reformer, writer and researcher. She is former Director of Education for the Assembly of First Nations: a position she has held twice since 1987. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and a permanently certified school administrator. As an independent consultant she works from her home First Nation community of Akwesasne. She has worked on a wide variety of projects over the years and has expertise in First Nation community and jurisdictional development related issues that include policy development, education, employment and job training, health, Aboriginal persons with disabilities, injury prevention, economic and business development, recreation, social security reform, youth issues and aboriginal entrepreneurship. Dr. McDonald is well respected and well known both in the United States and Canada for her advocacy efforts. At any one given time she has represented over 633 First Nation communities in Canada on national policy issues related to education, social development, child care and social security reform. At the same time she has represented over 500 tribes in the United States on national policy issues related to labor market training, skills acquisition for disadvantaged populations with multiple barriers along with correlating economic and community development strategies. |
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