Lay summary
Palliative care services among Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand is not well understood. This is due to inconsistencies in recording and defining palliative care compared to chronic care, as well as the relatively low number of Pacific people being admitted to these services. Palliative care is explicitly recognised under the human right to health and recommended to be provided through person-centred and integrated health services that pay special attention to the needs and preferences of individuals. Despite this inherent right, palliative care is absent from the recent Pacific health strategy. A strategy which has as a key priority area understanding the needs of Pacific peoples and enabling them to exercise authority over their health and wellbeing. Pacific researchers will undertake network meetings to identify research priorities and undertake a comprehensive and systematic literature review to inform further palliative care research.