What next for Te Aka Whai Ora? Uncertainties surround the future of the Māori Health Authority

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What next for Te Aka Whai Ora? Uncertainties surround the future of the Māori Health Authority

Gabrielle Baker, consultant, health equity

Gabrielle Baker

Sick Maori Girl in Bed CR Renphoto on iStock
With disestablishment on the table, the future of Māori health under Te Aka Whai Ora is uncertain [Image: Renphoto on iStock]

Before the election, the three potential governing parties had talked of scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, which prompts Gabrielle Baker to ask: What will happen to it?

As I write, the country knows the final election results, but we don’t know the make up of the Government or how the coalition negotiations have gone.