Māori self-determination for Health

Next Wed Feb 2nd, 12 - 12h30pm: Are you free to join our oral submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill? Look out for an email with more information about how you can contribute to a submission to inform how the Pae Ora Bill is formed.

Thank you for all the input for the written submission, delivered on Dec 9th 2021, with the following recommendations:
• Pae Ora as a concept requires defining by mana whenua, in order that our health system is fair for everyone and recognises the inseparability of health, education, environment, income and civic responsibilities;
• 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' reference only;
• Membership on all health boards and advisory committees require Māori representation;
• Māori Health Authority's share of Vote Health is mandated to be equitable;
• Hauora Māori committee is in partnership with the Minister of Health;
• Hauora Māori committee has veto rights of a Minister's decision; and,
• Health implications of international treaties and agreements, signed by Aotearoa New Zealand, are mandated to be converted into law.

Look out for an email with a question to consider and respond to (via Poll):

Should we submit to select committee of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill by Dec 9th, that the Hauora Māori committee must be a partnership, rather than advisory, to give authentic effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi?

The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill provides commissioning authority for the Māori Health Authority, though the Bill retains the Minister of Health as the single authority for the health system. This is an opportunity to implement a Te Tiriti based sector for our society, which requires partnership at every level: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/pae-ora-legislation/

Keep an eye out for media reports on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill that was introduced to Parliament today. You can check-in with the timeline for this Bill here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_116317/tab/digest Once the Bill is available to be reviewed, we can consider our role in the select committee phase. Please consider reviewing other actions you can do here: https://actionstation.org.nz/tautoko/to-speak-up

Tune into the webinar next week- Health and wellbeing: tuning into the Māori Health Authority, to consider how we can collectively advocate for these health reforms to achieve the aspirations of fair healthcare for us all. https://actionstation.org.nz/tautoko/hauora-detail?utm_source=actionstation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2392&source=actionstation&bucket=blast2392

You can also email: [email protected] at the Transition Unit to find out about the "many opportunities to contribute to the detailed design of our future health system."

Since the government's bold and promising announcements about the formation of a Māori Health Authority that has commissioning power, the 'Transition Unit' (https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/transition-unit/response-health-and-disability-system-review) is shaping up the reforms. Their recommendations will then go to the Ministers and will likely need legislation, which requires a process through Parliament that includes a select committee. We received the final report to our petition: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/reports/document/SCR_111703/petition-of-anameka-paenga-m%C4%81ori-commissioning-for-the which concludes that we could next advocate for robust legislation for the Māori Health Authority by a submission, with recommendations, to the select committee when that stage is reached.

Today's announcements by our Government are bold and promising! Our collective voice was heard, and the path is now laid out for how our transformed health system will be fair for us all. We now must support our Government to protect these aspirations with separate legislation that ensures the Māori Health Authority has a well-resourced commissioning function beyond the next election cycle. Our petition's submission awaits consideration by the Māori Affairs Committee. Ngā mihi nui, team!
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/440956/maori-health-authority-details-of-funding-commissioning-rights-sought

Ngā mihi nui team! With your words to guide, a written submission on our petition was sent to the Petitions Committee to provide more information about what we want our petition to achieve and why, along with supporting expert material. Check out the documents that were submitted: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bszfpd5bvz86106/AADSw4g-NhvsHgV7YBNBl0p5a?dl=0

We have been invited to provide a written submission to expand on what this petition aims to achieve and why. The submission is due to be submitted April 9th 2021 to the Petitions Committee. Please let us know why you've signed this petition, and spread the word! We will include your responses as part of this submission. Ngā mihinui!

The time has finally come to present this petition! We are delighted that Hon. Rawiri Waititi has agreed to receive this petition, THIS WEEK on Wed, Feb 24th at 10h00 on the steps of parliament. If you are in Wellington, please come along to support this presentation! https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/maori-commissioning-for-the-maori-health-authority-the-alternate-view/events Next, we will continue to follow the course of this petition through Parliament, so please keep spreading the word about this important issue.

Grass-roots support is growing despite no media coverage. To most effectively request our Government consider this petition, public awareness needs to be raised. Therefore, this petition will now be delivered in Feburary 2021 so that we can focus our attentions over summer, on raising public awareness and gaining media attention. Please share and spread the word!

The petition will be delivered soon!
https://our.actionstation.org.nz/events/petition-delivery-maori-self-determination-for-health