The country's health system is getting a huge overhaul this week.
On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.
A key part of the new system will be so-called locality networks - a way for districts to spell out what services they need.
Wairoa, where Maori make up 70 per cent of the population is part of a pilot scheme figuring out how it will all work.
RNZ's Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin investigates.
