District Health Boards will be overhauled and two new government health agencies created in a massive revamp of the health system.
The government has released its final Health and Disability System Review, which proposes a series of changes to reform what it describes as a complicated structure that often fails Māori, disabled people and rural communities.
Māni Dunlop spoke to RNZ's health correspondent, Rowan Quinn, about the report's findings and recommendations.