A Māori data governance assessment of the NZ COVID Tracer app

Abstract Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NZ COVID Tracer App (NZCTA) was released as a digital intervention to support contact tracing processes in Aotearoa New Zealand. This paper examines whether NZCTA met the data governance requirements of the Indigenous Māori people. Māori are an inte...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Discover Social Science and Health
Main Authors:	Rogena Sterling, Tahu Kukutai, Tim Chambers, Andrew Tzer-Yeu Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2024-07-01
Subjects:	Digital contact tracing Data sovereignty Digital public health interventions Māori data governance COVID-19 Health equity
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00092-2

Similar Items

‘Just because we can, does it mean we should?’ The integrated data infrastructure in Aotearoa, and its implications for Māori
by: Daphne Boey, et al.
Published: (2025-03-01)

Māori Algorithmic Sovereignty: Ideas, Principles, and Use
by: Paul T. Brown, et al.
Published: (2024-04-01)

Open access: Māori perspectives on publishing
by: Spencer Lilley
Published: (2025-03-01)

Engagement and recruitment of Māori and non‐Māori people of advanced age to LiLACS NZ
by: Lorna Dyall, et al.
Published: (2013-04-01)

An evaluation of the population uptake and contact tracer utilisation of the Covid-19 Bluetooth Exposure Notification Framework in New Zealand
by: Tim Chambers, et al.
Published: (2024-12-01)

A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context
by: Dion Enari, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01)

Facilitators and barriers for implementation of health programmes with Māori communities
by: John Oetzel, et al.
Published: (2024-03-01)

Hauora Māori – Māori health: a right to equal outcomes in primary care
by: Nicolette Sheridan, et al.
Published: (2024-02-01)

The responsiveness of surgical research to Māori in Aotearoa, New Zealand—a scoping reviewResearch in context
by: Jamie-Lee Rahiri, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

Infant mortality inequities for Māori in New Zealand: a tale of three policies
by: Christopher Rutter, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Transport practices of Māori Kaumātua (Indigenous elders) in Aotearoa New Zealand: baseline findings from prospective older adults transport and health study (NZPATHS)
by: Sarah Colhoun, et al.
Published: (2025-08-01)

Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study
by: John G. Oetzel, et al.
Published: (2023-12-01)

Inequity in dialysis related practices and outcomes in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a Kaupapa Māori analysis
by: Tania Huria, et al.
Published: (2018-02-01)

Exploring the drivers and barriers to uptake for digital contact tracing
by: Andrew Tzer-Yeu Chen, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Indigenous Peoples' Data During COVID-19: From External to Internal
by: Stephanie Russo Carroll, et al.
Published: (2021-03-01)

Utilising te Tiriti o Waitangi to approach health intervention development and research: pharmacist-facilitated medicines review interventions for Māori older adults
by: Nataly Martini, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Healthier Lives Implementation Research Network for Māori and Pacific community health providers in Aotearoa New Zealand: a study protocol with an observational mixed methods design
by: John Oetzel, et al.
Published: (2022-11-01)

Mātauranga Māori and secondary science teaching: 2022
by: Georgina Stewart
Published: (2022-12-01)

Changing the way we care: restoring Mana to Māori mothers through kaupapa Māori antenatal practice
by: Dianne Te Tau
Published: (2026-06-01)

The Sacred Connection of the Feet (Te Tuhono Tapu o ngā Waewae): The Cultural and Spiritual Impact of Diabetes‐Related Lower Limb Amputation Among Māori
by: Cynthia Otene, et al.
Published: (2026-06-01)

Decolonizing Digital Citizen Science: Applying the Bridge Framework for Climate Change Preparedness and Adaptation
by: Jasmin Bhawra
Published: (2022-04-01)

Prioritizing indigenous health equity in health registers: an environmental scan of strategies for equitable ascertainment and quality data
by: Karen Wright, et al.
Published: (2022-07-01)

Māori experiences of social housing in Ōtautahi Christchurch
by: Els Russell, et al.
Published: (2023-10-01)

Climate change and mātauranga Māori: making sense of a western environmental construct
by: Kenneth Taiapa, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)

Mapping the maternal vaccination journey and influencing factors for Māori women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study
by: Cameron C. Grant, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01)

Karanga rua, karanga maha: Māori with lived experience of disability self-determining their own identities
by: Bernadette Jones, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

Examining structural racism as the fundamental cause of health inequities among the Indigenous Māori, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island peoples in the U.S. and Aotearoa New Zealand: Perspectives from key informant community leaders
by: Jake Ryann C. Sumibcay
Published: (2024-06-01)

High nutrition risk related to dietary intake is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality for older Māori: LiLACS NZ
by: Sylvia M. North, et al.
Published: (2018-08-01)

The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon
by: Dodgson Neil, et al.
Published: (2025-05-01)

‘Never-ending beginnings’: a qualitative literature review of Māori temporal ontologies
by: Paula Toko King, et al.
Published: (2023-07-01)

Implementation effectiveness of health interventions with Māori communities: a cross‐sectional survey of health professional perspectives
by: Truely Harding, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01)

The undercounting of Indigenous Māori imprisoned by the New Zealand carceral state: a national record study
by: Paula Toko King, et al.
Published: (2025-08-01)

A Māori crisis in science education
by: Georgina Marjorie Stewart
Published: (2017-09-01)

Kaupapa Māori: A Māori Approach to Transformative Change
by: Leonie Pihama, et al.
Published: (2026-05-01)

Kei te moe te tinana, kei te oho te wairua – As the body sleeps, the spirit awakens: exploring the spiritual experiences of contemporary Māori associated with sleep
by: Deanna Haami, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01)

POIS-10 Māori: Outcomes and Experiences in the Decade Following Injury
by: Emma H. Wyeth, et al.
Published: (2021-05-01)

Reclaiming Indigenous systems of healing: experiences of disabled Māori of Māori-centric health service responses in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic
by: Michael Roguski, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01)

'It's whanaungatanga and all that kind of stuff': Maori cancer patients' experiences of health services
by: Slater T, et al.
Published: (2013-12-01)

The potential of a population register for addressing health inequities: an observational study using data linkage to improve breast cancer screening enrolment and participation in Indigenous Māori women in Aotearoa New Zealand
by: Phyu Sin Aye, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01)

In-community vision testing device development using a Kaupapa Māori framework
by: Jason Turuwhenua, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)