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"Government announces how initial $22m funding for Māori Health Authority will be spent - NZ Herald"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-announces-how-initial-22m-funding-for-maori-health-authority-will-be-spent/ZX7IQEYXB3B5655UBI6LQXRZCM/

Excerpt: New Zealand's 20 DHBs being scrapped and replaced by one new centralised Crown entity, Health New Zealand.

The Māori Health Authority is to be the lead commissioner of health services targeted at Māori and "act as co-commission for other health services accessed by Māori, working jointly with Health NZ to approve commissioning plans and priorities".

$22m is not new funding and comes from a $98m package announced at last year's Budget. It also follows the appointments of a board and chief executives in December.

The funding has been described as "just a start", and will cover current services through Māori health providers through to investment in expanding mātauranga Māori and rongoā services.

"New Zealand has been dominated by monocultural thinking and approach," he said.

"The system has not worked for Māori for many decades and we have to change it.

"The best work for Māori must come from Māori", chair of Health New Zealand says.

His comments come as $22 million was allocated this morning for the interim Māori Health Authority, enabling it to begin funding services.

"This is about putting whānau first and supporting new and different approaches that work for Māori communities," Henare said.

"I am pleased the interim Māori Health Authority is getting to work quickly to commission providers to deliver services that will make a huge difference for whānau."

Little said the vaccination rollout highlighted the benefits of Māori-led solutions.



Specific areas that have been identified by the iMHA to be funded include:
$3m for mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge) initiatives and services.

$6m to support Māori providers with innovation and sustainability.

$5m to support kaupapa Māori approaches to population health.

$2m to expand existing rongoā services.

$2m to support further development of the Māori workforce.

$1.1m to support strengthening national collaboration and sharing exemplar projects.

$3.2m has been allocated by the Māori Health Authority and the Māori Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health to support the establishment of iwi-Māori partnership boards this year.

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