Maori health advocates are calling
for self-autonomy
within the health system
to address the intergenerational
health inequities of Maori.
Advocates say
there is still more to be done
in adopting
a standalone Maori health authority.
Te Rina Kowhai has more.
Calling for a change
in the health system.
Leah Bain works as
a Maori policy adviser
for the Public Health Association
of NZ.
She supports the call to establish
a Maori health authority.
The National Hauora Coalition
is one of the claimants
for the Waitangi Tribunal Claim
WAI 2575
which relates to Hauora Maori.
They support some of the findings
of inequalities and racism
highlighted in the Health
and Disability System Review Report.
In a statement,
the Minister of Health
Chris Hipkins says:
The report also found
that the values of the treaty
should be intrinsic in the make-up
of all health legislation.
Te Rina Kowhai, Te Karere. 
