New authority could transform Māori health, but only if it's a leader, not a partner
- Written by Dominic O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
Getty Images/Hagen HopkinsAs part of a major overhaul of the health system, health minister Andrew Little yesterday announced a new Māori health authority.
The authority will be able to commission primary health services and make joint decisions with a newly created centralised health agency. It’s a simple idea, and one with radically...





