Pae Ora Bill doubles down on Treaty partnership ideology
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill passed its second reading this week. The hybrid Māori Affairs/Health Select Committee examining the legislation has recommended several amendments, which have been accepted. These changes include provision to further strengthen the Treaty of Waitangi partnership ideology in the legislation.
Read moreSubmissions on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill
Oral submission text:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill. I am presenting this submission on behalf of Democracy Action.
Firstly, I want to make it clear we wholeheartedly support the purpose of the Act - that is to protect, promote, and improve the health and future health of all New Zealanders.
But, if the intention is to improve the health of ALL New Zealanders, this proposed legislation is absolutely the wrong way to go about it.
Read moreHealth Reforms
The recent Labour Government-led Health Reforms have resulted in the introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill.
This legislation will fundamentally change the structure of our health system. The bill's stated purpose is to provide public funding and provision of health services to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders, and achieve health equity by reducing health disparities among New Zealand’s population groups. The objective of achieving health equity among New Zealand’s population groups, in particular for Māori, is the key driver of this new health system.
Read morePae Ora - The radical change to our health system
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill introduces legislation set to replace our current New Zealand public health system.
This legislation will fundamentally change the structure of our health system. The bill's stated purpose is to provide public funding and provision of health services to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders, and achieve health equity by reducing health disparities among New Zealand’s population groups. The objective of achieving health equity among New Zealand’s population groups, in particular for Māori, is the key driver of this new health system.
Read moreThe new health system - who will actually be in charge?
On April 21 the government released its plans for a new health system for New Zealand. The key announcements were centred around the disestablishment of our 20 regional DHBs in favour of one new national entity, Health NZ, and the establishment of a new Māori Health Authority to ensure our health system delivers improved outcomes for Māori.
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