05-01-2024, 05:12 PM
Have already caused havoc for some; several hundred positions have so far been disestablished. This was done the week before Xmas, not the best time of year to make people unemployed.
The NZDoctor site
"Four groups from the Government health agency have been notified of the decisions, chief people officer Andrew Slater says in a statement, including those in procurement and supply chain. “This means a total of 424 positions have been disestablished."
https://www.healthcoalition.org.nz/scrap...ri-health/
"The disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora – the Māori Health Authority – as proposed by the National, ACT and NZ First parties, poses a grave threat to the health and wellbeing of tangata whenua.
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) calls on all parties to retain Te Aka Whai Ora as a Māori-led, independent Crown agency advocating for and commissioning services and policies to improve the health of Māori and address unacceptable inequities and institutional racism.
Policies to scrap the entity – after just over one year in existence – are politically-motivated, without regard for the years of evidence, planning and collaboration that underpin it, HCA board member Grant Berghan (Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Te Rarawa Iwi) says.
“Stop playing party politics with our people’s health. It will take 20 years to turn back the damage this will do.”
The establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora followed recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal and an independent Health and Disability System Review – which found the health system had failed to recognise and properly provide for tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake (self-determination) of Māori health.
“[i]This [failure]resulted in the inequitable health status of Māori, who, on average, continue to have the poorest health status of any ethnic group in New Zealand – despite the Crown investing some $220 billion in the health system since 2000”.[/i] Waitangi Tribunal, Hauora report"
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/paci...confidence
"One of New Zealand's most prominent Pacific health leaders says he has "no confidence" in the government after stepping down from almost every advisory role.
Long-standing champion for health Sir Collin Tukuitonga told RNZ Pacific he has resigned as the chairperson of Te Whatu Ora Pacific Senate, a week after the new government officially took over.
"I really don't want to work for this government. I have no confidence. They are not going to treat Pacific people well and I want to be free to speak up and speak out."
Sir Collin had also stepped down from several other government advisory groups.
"I was appalled at the decision to repeal the smoke-free legislation, because it is Māori and Pacific people who are going to pay the price. That really annoyed me no end."
Sir Collin said he was unhappy with how the government was scrapping legislation "for tax cuts," which he believed "was immoral."
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has previously said scrapping smokefree laws would help fund tax cuts.
However, Sir Collin said disestablishing the Māori Health Authority/Te Aka Whai Ora was "pre-mature and ill-advised," and that "Māori deserve better".
"The government needs to do more with and for Māori. They have some of the worst health outcomes in the country as do our [Pacific] people."
The NZDoctor site
"Four groups from the Government health agency have been notified of the decisions, chief people officer Andrew Slater says in a statement, including those in procurement and supply chain. “This means a total of 424 positions have been disestablished."
https://www.healthcoalition.org.nz/scrap...ri-health/
"The disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora – the Māori Health Authority – as proposed by the National, ACT and NZ First parties, poses a grave threat to the health and wellbeing of tangata whenua.
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) calls on all parties to retain Te Aka Whai Ora as a Māori-led, independent Crown agency advocating for and commissioning services and policies to improve the health of Māori and address unacceptable inequities and institutional racism.
Policies to scrap the entity – after just over one year in existence – are politically-motivated, without regard for the years of evidence, planning and collaboration that underpin it, HCA board member Grant Berghan (Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Te Rarawa Iwi) says.
“Stop playing party politics with our people’s health. It will take 20 years to turn back the damage this will do.”
The establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora followed recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal and an independent Health and Disability System Review – which found the health system had failed to recognise and properly provide for tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake (self-determination) of Māori health.
“[i]This [failure]resulted in the inequitable health status of Māori, who, on average, continue to have the poorest health status of any ethnic group in New Zealand – despite the Crown investing some $220 billion in the health system since 2000”.[/i] Waitangi Tribunal, Hauora report"
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/paci...confidence
"One of New Zealand's most prominent Pacific health leaders says he has "no confidence" in the government after stepping down from almost every advisory role.
Long-standing champion for health Sir Collin Tukuitonga told RNZ Pacific he has resigned as the chairperson of Te Whatu Ora Pacific Senate, a week after the new government officially took over.
"I really don't want to work for this government. I have no confidence. They are not going to treat Pacific people well and I want to be free to speak up and speak out."
Sir Collin had also stepped down from several other government advisory groups.
"I was appalled at the decision to repeal the smoke-free legislation, because it is Māori and Pacific people who are going to pay the price. That really annoyed me no end."
Sir Collin said he was unhappy with how the government was scrapping legislation "for tax cuts," which he believed "was immoral."
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has previously said scrapping smokefree laws would help fund tax cuts.
However, Sir Collin said disestablishing the Māori Health Authority/Te Aka Whai Ora was "pre-mature and ill-advised," and that "Māori deserve better".
"The government needs to do more with and for Māori. They have some of the worst health outcomes in the country as do our [Pacific] people."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)