MEDIA RELEASE: Pou Tangata condemns the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora

What is the alternative?

Pou Tangata Co-Chair, Rahui Papa has hit out at the coalition government’s plan to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora, “there has been no communication of what the alternative will be, there has been no engagement with our whānau, hapū and iwi hauora providers on the alternative,” says Mr Papa.

“This coalition government has no future plan that ensures our communities are receiving nothing but the absolute best health services. When you have GP’s and other health professionals concerned about these changes and there is no plan moving forward, we all need to be concerned.”

The memorandum filed by the Crown with the Waitangi Tribunal yesterday announcing the Crown’s intention to pass legislation in Parliament to disestablish Te Aka Whaiora on the 27th February is dishonourable and a contemporary breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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