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Getting Better - A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student by RNZ

Jul 24, 202000:26:10Health

Dr Vaaiga Autagavaia takes Emma to meet the Rugby League team he coaches in Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, a training programme that goes far beyond sport and into the development of life skills. Dr Vaaiga Autagavaia is...

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