Date of Announcement: | Key Changes: |
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February 28, 2024 | - Abolishment of the Māori Health Authority - Repeal of smokefree laws |
Date of Announcement: | Statement Released By: |
February 28, 2024 | Maori Party |
Date of Announcement: | Spokesperson: |
February 28, 2024 | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Co-leader and Health Spokesperson |
Date of Announcement: | Health Disparities Highlighted: |
February 28, 2024 | - Māori live, on average, seven years less than non-Māori. - Māori are two-to-three times more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. - Māori have a 60% higher mortality rate after a cancer diagnosis. |
Date of Announcement: | Smoking Rates Among Māori: |
February 28, 2024 | - Current Māori smoking rate: 17.1% - Compared to European and Other groups: 6.1% - Smokefree 2025 target for Māori now projected to be unattainable until 2040. |
Date of Announcement: | Historical Context: |
February 28, 2024 | - Aotearoa was colonized with tobacco and disease. - Māori communities have four times more tobacco retailers than other communities. |
Date of Announcement: | Government Accountability: |
February 28, 2024 | - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer intends to hold the government accountable for ensuring better health outcomes for Māori. |
Date of Announcement: | Policy Critique: |
February 28, 2024 | - The policy changes are seen as a step back in health equity efforts and a violation of tino rangatiratanga rights as asserted in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. |
Key Changes: | - Abolishment of the Māori Health Authority - Repeal of smokefree laws |
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Statement Released By: | Maori Party |
Spokesperson: | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Co-leader and Health Spokesperson |
Health Disparities Highlighted: | - Māori live, on average, seven years less than non-Māori. - Māori are two-to-three times more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. - Māori have a 60% higher mortality rate after a cancer diagnosis. |
Smoking Rates Among Māori: | - Current Māori smoking rate: 17.1% - Compared to European and Other groups: 6.1% - Smokefree 2025 target for Māori now projected to be unattainable until 2040. |
Historical Context: | - Aotearoa was colonized with tobacco and disease. - Māori communities have four times more tobacco retailers than other communities. |
Government Accountability: | - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer intends to hold the government accountable for ensuring better health outcomes for Māori. |
Policy Critique: | - The policy changes are seen as a step back in health equity efforts and a violation of tino rangatiratanga rights as asserted in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. |