25/09/2025
Sign the Buller Declaration – Whakatōhea Whānau, Your Voice Matters
Kia ora e te whānau,
The Buller Declaration is travelling across Aotearoa to call for urgent action on the state of our health system. It will be presented to Parliament in November as part of the world’s longest petition.
As Whakatōhea, we know that Māori, rural, and low-income communities are most affected by this health crisis.This declaration calls on the Government to:
Act urgently to fix the health system.
Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori health.
Train, recruit and retain more doctors, nurses, midwives and health specialists.
Our local copy is at the Ōpōtiki Library, and we need your support. Currently, it’s only a third complete. As a community, we can change that!
Deadline: End of September (before the nationwide hikoi to Parliament)
Where: Ōpōtiki Library – head in and add your signature.
This is about Kotahitanga, standing together to demand better health outcomes for our tamariki, mokopuna and future generations.
Please share this pānui with your whānau and encourage them to sign, every signature counts.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea
