Dr Corina Grey is a Public Health physician who works at the University of Auckland and also at Auckland DHB as the Pacific Health Data and Insights Lead. Corina was born in Samoa - her mother is Samoan and her Dad European - and she came to New Zealand at the age of five, growing up in Glen Innes. 

Corina holds a medical degree and PhD from the University of Auckland - her PhD was in cardiovascular epidemiology, studying the pattern and trends of cardiovascular disease in New Zealand and some of the equity differences seen in those trends. 

She is on the board of Vaka Tautua, a Pacific provider for older people, those with disabilities and those with mental illness.  Corina was awarded a Healthier Lives and Heart Foundation grant last year to lead a research programme focused on identifying ways to achieve greater equity in the incidence of cardiovascular disease among Māori and Pacific people. 

And in her spare time, Corina has 3 children aged 7-11 that keep her busy at home. Dr Corina Grey is on the line with us now,