Welcome
Aku Huia Kaimanawa Midwives Collective
Treasures we hold close to our hearts
Who We Are
In 2021 a group of midwives from around NZ came together in unity in response to the Covid 19 vaccination mandate. Like other professions, the vaccine mandates brought so much heartache to midwivery. Many midwives were forced to surrender their career and connection with whanau, even more were coerced into being given the experimental vaccine. The mismanagement of our profession, lack of bodily autonomy & informed choice and the devastating loss of a career, has also brought clarity and authenticity - Mandates bring division and do not belong in midwifery.
So, Aku Huia Kaimanawa Midwives Collective was birthed into being - from a place of despair and loss, to a light of new beginnings, choice and freedom.
What We Stand For
We are midwives, supporting all midwives to have the same rights as the women we care for.
We respect true informed choice and body sovereignty that is protected by New Zealand law and our midwifery code of ethics.
We do not believe in consent by coercion.
We are speaking up for a renewal of hope within midwifery.
Aku Huia Kaimanawa invite you into a web of support.
Support for all women to be the center of their midwifery care.
Support for all midwives effected by the mandates to have their voices heard.
Support for midwifery students choosing not to vaccinate to navigate the Bachelor of Midwifery programmes available.