March 31, 2022
National policy negates Māori heath future
The National Party vow to scrap the Māori Health Authority has alarmed its interim co-chair.
Party leader Christopher Luxon’s outburst comes as he faces competition on the right from ACT’s David Seymour, who is mounting a full-throated campaign against co-governance.
Tipa Mahuta says it’s disappointing to see the health of Māori put on the ballot in such a negative way, especially when the case for change was made so clearly by the Waitangi Tribunal.
“So what they are really saying, both leaders, is they support us dying 10 years before themselves. They support a health system that negates Māori health futures. That’s what they’re really saying,” she says.
Ms Mahuta says the politicians are trying to appeal so a section of the voting public she doesn’t believe exists in the way they think.