Further reporting about the diabetes epidemic reveals, "There is a death due to diabetes every 10 seconds, and an amputation due to diabetes every 30 seconds. We are dealing with the biggest epidemic in world history."
Because indigenous peoples have higher rates they run the risk of becoming extinct.
There are 5 deaths due to cardiovascular heart disease every 10 seconds, 3 deaths due to smoking every 20 seconds, 1 death due to a road accident every 30 seconds. As Maori also feature disproportionately in all of these risks, presumably they are all threatening extinction as well.
Boy. I'm glad I'm not Maori.
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Oh, because you're not Maori it's all your fault. Pay up!
I wonder what ever happened to Tino Rangitiratanga - but I realised it sold out to the Easy Pakeha Dollar.
http://www.maoriparty.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=690&Itemid=2
Tariana Turia saying this must surely force the govt to face the problem and spend some money - through Maori providers if you please.
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