October 17, 2014
Waipareira signs MOU with ACC
Te Whanau O Waipareira has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Accident Compensation Corporation.
Radio Waatea's Adam Gifford went along to Whanau House to find out what it means for Maori in West Auckland and elsewhere.
ACC Chief Executive Scott Pickering says the corporation is steppng up it's Maori Responsiveness programme. He says the corporation wants to increase understanding in the Maori community by working with organisations like Waipareira. He says the collaboration could include injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes. Mr Pickering says there is a high Maori injury rate in some industries and also in road accidents.
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