The Bill gives effect to the Coalition Government’s commitment to reinstating the right to a local referendum on the establishment or ongoing use of Māori wards and Māori constituencies. This includes requiring a poll, at the next local body elections, on any Māori wards and Māori constituencies established without a poll.
The Bill repeals section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. The intention of the Bill is to enable Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children to renew its focus on the safety and well-being of children in care arrangements.
Monique Jonas for Ki Te Pae Tawhiti, the NZ Health Reform Collective. When newly elected National MP for Rangitata James Meager (Ngai Tahu) addressed the House last December, he spoke of his childhood in South Timaru. He described growing up in hardship and the...
Monique Jonas (Pākehā) and Anneka Anderson (Kāi Tahu and Kāti Māmoe) for Ki Te Pae Tawhiti NZ Health Reform Collective. When Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti presented the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill to the House for its...
100 days plan for health
The new entitlement thresholds reflect an increase of 4.66% in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2022 quarter to the December 2023 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups))
This is the first time Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora has published this report, a nationwide picture of the population’s health.
The Vision for Health Technology outlines how we see technology shaping the way New Zealanders 'live well, stay well and get well' in 2026.
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI