(From left) Janice Kuka and Jackie Davis of Ngā Mataapuna Oranga. Photo: Supplied / Janice Kuka
This week we've been tracking the urgent inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal into the dis-establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority.
The claimants say it's clear the crown has no plan to replace it - in order to rectify the health inequities Maori face.
Janice Kuka is one of the lead claimants, she's Managing Director of Ngā Mataapuna Oranga, a kaupapa Māori primary health organisation in the Western Bay of Plenty, she talks to Susie.
