Standing on principles: Conspiracies, the Constitution and the Treaty

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Standing on principles: Conspiracies, the Constitution and the Treaty

Frances Matthews

Thursday 14 March 2024, 10:48 AM

An inadequate healthcare system is triggering unrealistic fears that achieving healthcare equity for Māori will diminish access to care for others [Image: Gajus on iStock]

Solidarity, not division, is our path forward as we confront Treaty implications, healthcare inequities and justice for all, asserts Frances Matthews

People tell me strange things during a consultation. Some things are joyful; some are horrible. Some are unbelievable: The Christchurch mosque massacr

Inequity

References

Wai 3307, para 33.
Legislation Design and Advisory Committee. Legislation Guidelines 2021 edition. Chapter 4.
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, s.5.
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, s.8.
New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney General C/A 54/87 [1987] NZCA 60.

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