Patient advocates say racism and prejudice is leading to "woefully" low rates of kidney transplants among Māori.
Research by renal physicians and nurses has found many Māori patients distrust health services because of the way they're treated.
Māori are 14 times less likely to get a pre-emptive kidney transplant than non-Maori, and go on to make up one-third of all patients starting treatment for kidney failure.
Kidney Health New Zealand's Acting General Manager Traci Stanbury spoke to Guyon Espiner.
