Rawiri McKree Jansen, former Te Aka Whai Ora chief medical officer says he supports Judge Stone’s firm call for the Ministry of Health to justify the knocking over of Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority.
The increasing number of Māori and Pacific students studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is a “good news story”, says a leader in public health.
The Health Ministry has only partially adhered to a Waitangi Tribunal order for unredacted information regarding the closure of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority.
The Waitangi Tribunal has taken the rare step of directing the government to release a batch of documents.
The Council of Medical Colleges has urged the Government to drop the Treaty Principles Bill, saying it is based on a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the Treaty.
Pharmac has decided to disestablish its Māori advisory group - something the advisory group's former chairperson says will compromise its ability to deliver for Māori.
Today marks a long-awaited milestone for survivors of the state care system, with the formal apology by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon acknowledging the catastrophic abuse endured by at least 250,000 people at the hands of state and faith-based institutions between 1950 and 1999.
The coalition as a whole is winding back the clock to when Māori ‘knew their place’ – Act’s Treaty Principles Bill is an orchestrated part of that
The government’s recent directive that public services should be prioritised “on the basis of need, not race” will make it harder and more time consuming to reach New Zealanders with higher needs.
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report finds the Treaty Principles Bill would be ‘the worst, most comprehensive breach’ of te Tiriti in modern times
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