Lay summary
Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition affecting people usually over 65 years old. From a recent engagement with Māori and Pacific academic colleagues and health providers, we realised that Māori and Pacific peoples live with Parkinson's disease but do not use or fully engage with existing services offered for people with Parkinson's disease living in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Using Māori and Pacific methodologies could be valuable to engage these individuals and raise awareness and empowerment. Approximately 16% of Māori and Pacific peoples live with Parkinson's disease; however, only 5% are involved in research in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Furthermore, only up to 3% of them are engaged with Parkinson's societies. A significant change in this scenario is needed to understand how Parkinson's disease affects Māori and Pacific peoples and how we can provide fairer and equitable services for them.