'Why are there more vape shops than GPs in my suburb?'

'Why are there more vape shops than GPs in my suburb?'

Hikitia Ropata heads the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board. (Photo supplied) This week, the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board launched Whaitua, a tool to help whānau understand what’s going on in their communities — and to help them advocate for change. Hikitia Ropata — head of the iwi Māori partnership board, whose rohe stretches from Kāpiti in the north, down to Porirua, Te Awa Kairangi, and Pōneke — explains.   Picture two communities i…