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Three years of “mild” failures in a GP’s treatment of a woman with a complex medical history delayed her bowel cancer diagnosis until it was terminal

Two instances of Cabinet not accepting expert advice dominated day four of the urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the COVID-19 response 

The generals running the Māori COVID-19 response should be replaced by the interim Māori Health Authority board, says Ngāti Hine Heath Trust chief executive Geoff Milner 

Waitangi Tribunal is told the Government has abandoned science in its COVID response, in favour of the economy and political interests

ProCare is to share its patient data with healthcare collective Taumata Kōrero to bolster the Māori vaccination drive 

General practice will get additional funding for their involvement in the Government’s COVID-at-home care plan, says health minister Andrew Little

The Ministry of Health is overestimating COVID-19 vaccination rates for Māori and Pacific peoples, says academic and Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā member Donna Cormack

Te Puna Ora o Mataatua chief executive Chris Tooley says vaccination rates in eastern Bay of Plenty have improved dramatically, but “only after we suspended most of our healthcare contracts”

Despite having almost 50 vaccination events under his belt, Tevita Funaki, chief executive of Pacific healthcare provider The Fono, says the danger of COVID-19 is still massive

Māori and Pacific providers are hitting the streets of south Auckland to seek out unvaccinated people