A leading M\u0101ori health advocate is heading a bid in the Waitangi Tribunal to stop the abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora, the M\u0101ori Health Authority.<\/p>\n
The government plans to disestablish the authority in its first 100 days.<\/p>\n
Lady Tureiti Moxon and the head of a M\u0101ori primary health organisation, Janice Kuka, have made a request for an urgent hearing regarding the government’s plans on 8 December.<\/p>\n
A Waitangi Tribunal document published on Thursday said they were making the request on behalf of governors, managers, staff and M\u0101ori cared for by M\u0101ori-owned primary health organisations.<\/p>\n
Judge Damian Stone is considering the request and has given the Crown until the end of Monday to reply.<\/p>\n
The M\u0101ori health authority was set up last year under health reforms, with the aim of giving M\u0101ori a greater say in their own healthcare and ending poorer health statistics.<\/p>\n
In their Statement of Claim lodged with the tribunal, Lady Tureiti and Kuka said disestablishing the authority would likely prejudicially affect M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n
There would no longer be a M\u0101ori body which aimed to create services to achieve the best possible health outcomes for M\u0101ori and promote M\u0101ori health.<\/p>\n
They pointed out historic underfunding by the crown for M\u0101ori health providers and primary health organisations (umbrella groups comprising GP practices and other community health services).<\/p>\n
The Crown was supposed to work with M\u0101ori to change that, but had not, they said.<\/p>\n
Abolishing the authority would be inconsistent with the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership and equity, the claim said.<\/p>\n
There is another claim for an urgent Tribunal hearing regarding the government’s 100-day plans.<\/p>\n
Tauranga-based iwi Ng\u0101i Te Rangi is accusing it of breaching the Treaty by failing to protect Te Reo M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n
VIA RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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