Ko Tāwhiti-nui-a-Paoa te maunga, ko Horouta te waka, ko Taharora te marae, ko Ngāti Porou te iwi.

Awhina lives in Hawkes Bay with her three children, one who has multiple medical complexities resulting from CMV. Awhina completed a PhD in Social Work at the University of Otago and worked as a Lecturer in Social Work at Massey University. Her research focuses on Kaupapa Māori theory and practice.

Awhina Hollis-English

Our Collective

Rare Disorders NZ is the collective voice of all people living with a rare disorder and their whānau. Our rare collective is made up of more than 150 disorder-specific support groups.

Our work is informed by the issues important to our collective. We work together to improve healthcare and wellbeing for everyone living with a rare health condition in New Zealand.

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