Physio Board NZ Audio Resources

This episode is the last of three in which Board Te Poari professional advisor Maarama Davis talks with intersex activist and counsellor, Mani Mitchell MNZM. Mani is a Rainbow-identifying person who has devoted much of their life to educating people about the lived reality of people who are non-binary, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world. They also have experience of the health system as a kiritaki patient and were on the working group involved with revising the Board te Poari Cultural safety and cultural competence standard.

This third episode focuses on “cultural safety, competence and responsiveness” and during the episode Mani and Maarama mention the pioneering medical educator Irihapeti Ramsden who passed away in 2003. We have a link to more info about Irihapeti Ramsden on the web page for this episode at the Board te Poari website.

This episode is the second of three in which Board Te Poari professional advisor Maarama Davis talks with intersex activist and counsellor, Mani Mitchell MNZM. Mani is a Rainbow-identifying person who has devoted much of their life to educating people about the lived reality of people who are non-binary, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world. They also have experience of the health system as a kiritaki patient and were on the working group involved with revising the Board te Poari Cultural safety and cultural competence standard.

The second episode focuses on “informed consent”.

This episode is the first of three in which Board Te Poari professional advisor Maarama Davis talks with intersex activist and counsellor, Mani Mitchell MNZM. Mani is a Rainbow-identifying person who has devoted much of their life to educating people about the lived reality of people who are non-binary, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world. They also have experience of the health system as a kiritaki patient and were on the working group involved with revising the Board te Poari Cultural safety and cultural competence standard.

The first episode focuses on “cultural safety” and during the episode Mani and Maarama mention the pioneering medical educator Irihapeti Ramsden who passed away in 2003. We have a link to more info about Irihapeti Ramsden on the web page for this episode at the Board te Poari website.

This episode is on the subject of cultural safety and cultural competence and how they relate to Pacific peoples, either as kiritaki patients or as practitioners. This conversation was recorded on 26th May, 2026 and features Board te Poari professional advisor Maarama Davis and two special guests from the School of Physiotherapy at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago. Elijah Areli is the first Pacific physiotherapist to lecture at Otago University and Charleen Silcock is the Associate Dean Pacific at the School of Physiotherapy.

This final episode in a series of short podcasts from a recent conversation between Board | te Poari professional advisor, Damon Newrick and Jessie Snowdon.

Jessie is a physiotherapist the founder and director of On the Go Physio. She graduated from Otago University in 1998 and has worked in Christchurch, Edinburgh and London in a variety of roles. Jessie has experience working with people with a range of neurological, orthopaedic and age‐related conditions and is passionate about improving patient and carer safety though the delivery of effective moving and handling training and education.

This extract is on the subject of the complexities of providing safe and effective physiotherapy in aged care and there are more bite sized extracts from this conversation in our podcast feed which you can subscribe to wherever you normally find your podcasts.

Principal Professional Advisor Maarama Davis talks with physiotherapist Sheree Tikao‐Harkess about the new revised Cultural safety and cultural competence standard: What the changes mean, how to implement them in practice, and ways to approach reflection.

This episode is one of a series of short podcasts from a recent conversation between Board | te Poari professional advisor, Damon Newrick and Jessie Snowdon.

Jessie is a physiotherapist the founder and director of On the Go Physio. She graduated from Otago University in 1998 and has worked in Christchurch, Edinburgh and London in a variety of roles. Jessie has experience working with people with a range of neurological, orthopaedic and age-related conditions and is passionate about improving patient and carer safety though the delivery of effective moving and handling training and education.

This extract is on the subject of the physiotherapy framework and professional boundaries and there are more bite-sized extracts from that conversation in our podcast feed which you can subscribe to wherever you normally find your podcasts.

In this episode Board | te Poari chief professional advisor, Damon Newrick talks to Dr. Karaitiana Taiuru about Māori data sovereignty in the context of digital health. 

Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, director of Taiuru & Associates is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading voices on Māori data sovereignty and digital technology ethics.

He works at the intersection of tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, and emerging technologies, helping organisations govern AI in ways that prevent bias, protect rights, and build public trust.

The conversation was recorded on Friday 20 March, 2026.

This episode is one of a series of short podcasts from a recent conversation between Board Te Poari Professional Advisor Damon Newrick and Jessie Snowdon. Jessie is a physiotherapist and the founder and director of On The Go Physio. She graduated from Otago University in 1998 and has worked in Christchurch, Edinburgh and London in a variety of roles. Jessie has experience working with people with a range of neurological, orthopedic and age-related conditions and is passionate about improving patient and carer safety through the delivery of effective moving and handling training and education. This extract is on the subject of informed consent and there are more bite sized extracts from this conversation in our podcast feed which you can subscribe to wherever you normally find your podcasts.

This episode is one of a series of short podcasts from a recent conversation between Board Te Poari Professional Advisor Damon Newrick and Jessie Snowdon. Jessie is a physiotherapist and the founder and director of On The Go Physio. She graduated from Otago University in 1998 and has worked in Christchurch, Edinburgh and London in a variety of roles. Jessie has experience working with people with a range of neurological, orthopedic and age-related conditions and is passionate about improving patient and carer safety through the delivery of effective moving and handling training and education. This extract is on the subject of clinical context and there are more bite sized extracts from this conversation in our podcast feed which you can subscribe to wherever you normally find your podcasts.