Pacific health leaders are standing firm in their challenge to Aotearoa's new health authority to ensure it is not a 'one size fits all system'.
They say the pandemic has proven it doesn't work, and a 'bespoke' approach, cutting out 'bureaucracy' is needed to ensure equity.
RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis has spoken with three of Aotearoa's Pacific health leaders, including the Ministry of Health's Pacific health director about the new health reforms next steps and what they mean for Pasifika.