“We want the best for our children. We want to be loved. And we want the best for our parents as they age. It doesn’t matter what your socioeconomic status is — we have these things in common.” — Rachel Karalus, mayoral candidate in Kirikiriroa Hamilton.
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“Every time decision-makers are given the opportunity to take action that is pro-equity, they find reasons not to.” — Dr Rhys Jones.
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“Predictably, we’ve seen damaging racist views vilifying Pacific communities on mainstream and social media since the family at the centre of the Auckland cluster was first identified as Pacific.” — Dr Collin Tukuitonga.
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“As a GP in Māngere, I soon realised that medicine wasn’t the solution I was looking for. These people were coming in with problems that medicine, and my textbooks, couldn’t solve.” — Dr Canaan Aumua.
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“The further you get into medicine, the less important the science becomes. What’s more important is the social activism side.”—South Auckland paediatrician Teuila Percival.
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“We can help them in a small way to address the current crisis that’s going on in their lives, but I know that if we really want to shape a generation of people, we have to address the bigger forces at work.” An interview with South Auckland psychiatrist Dr Siale ‘Alo Foliaki.
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