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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Does the Government have the rights plans to fix a health system in crisis?
Description: The Government has moved forward with plans to table a bill to disestablish the Maori Health Authority, tabling a bill this week that would see the authority shuttered after less than two years of operation. It follows through on a campaign promise by all three coalition partners, and is a part of their 100-day plan. So why is the authority being shut down after less than two years of operation – and, as the health system struggles with staffing shortages and high waiting times, where does this sit within the government’s other health priorities?  Today...