These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti.
The Cabinet paper seeks to update the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee with a vision and plan for Māori health following the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority. It proposes reporting back to Cabinet by the end of this year with a refreshed Māori Health Strategy. The vision and plans in this paper support the coalition Government’s commitment to driving improvements in health outcomes, and achieving the health targets. The proposals in this paper follow on from the completion of the Government’s 100-day plan commitment to disestablish the Māori Health Authority and reassign its functions (100-24-MIN-0001 refers).
Title of Cabinet paper:
- Vision and priorities to address Māori health need
Titles of minutes:
- Disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority – Next Steps on Māori health (SOU-24-MIN-0073)
- Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ended 28 June 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0234)
Titles of briefing documents:
- Aide-mémoire: Invitation to meet with the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee on Monday 12 February 2024 at 5:00pm (H2024035780)
- Aide-mémoire: Invitation to speak at the Iwi Māori Partnership Board National Hui on Wednesday 6 March 2024 (H2024036736)
- Briefing: Opportunities to improve Māori health outcomes across your priorities (H2024037412)
- Briefing: Delivering your vision for Māori health – progress update (H2024039643)
- Briefing: Next steps for Iwi-Māori Partnership Boards (H2024039006)
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Key to redaction codes:
- Out of scope of this proactive release.
- S 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
- S 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers and officers and employees of any public service agency.
