A group representing 45 health-related NGOs and 75 individual public health academics and professionals says scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, would pose a grave threat to Māori health and wellbeing.
Health Coalition Aotearoa, which works to reduce the harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food, is calling on all political parties to keep Te Aka Whai Ora as a Māori-led, independent Crown agency.
National, ACT and NZ First have all promised to disestablish the organisation.
Te Aka Whai Ora board member Grant Berghan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
