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Showing posts with label NZ's public health system. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Geoff Parker: Improving Māori Health Requires Facts, Not Narratives


"The health system is dangerous for Māori." — Dr Lance O'Sullivan

Dangerous in what sense?

That is a fair question, because "dangerous" is an extraordinarily serious accusation. It suggests that Māori are placed at risk by the health system itself—not by illness, not by lifestyle factors, not by socio-economic disadvantage, but by the doctors, nurses, hospitals and institutions entrusted with caring for them.

If that is the claim, then it demands equally serious evidence.