Senior doctors have released a roadmap to achieve health equity within twenty years.
But such equity would take a century to achieve at current rates.
A new report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says not only is there a gap in life expectancy between Māori and pakeha, the life expectancy gap between wealthy and poor New Zealanders is widening.
The association's executive director Sarah Dalton speaks to Māni Dunlop.
