Will Labour bring back the Māori Health Authority? | Q+A 2024

Labour’s associate health spokesperson Peeni Henare talks about the government scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, whether Labour can win back the Māori electorates, and whether people ask him about Labour’s leadership
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[@TheMarathonomahos]

I'm Maori, and I don't expect different conditions or rights to my Pakeha brothers and sisters. But lets face the elephant in the room. Our people smoke like trains, we eat unhealthy foods, we set ourselves up for all sorts of illnesses. I get sick of blaming my Pakeha brothers and sisters for the way our people live. The truth is, we as a people need to grow up.

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

you can call them your Pakeha brothers and sisters but the truth is that they will never be your brothers and sistersnd it ,tells me that you're one of those plastic Maori..

[@peterlattimore6013]

Love your honesty or viewpoint from a position of knowledge/understanding. Much respect.

[@jtonline99]

Change doesn’t come by sitting on your butt complaining people need to grow up

[@angelahacche739]

Just another gravy train that never achieves anything for the people who need it.🙄

[@mylesgreen9900]

It achieved it's cynical purpose for sure.

[@peterbishop1933]

Jack Tame Is a left wing woke journalist These days are over this type of journalist

[@brushandshovel6512]

Thanks Tame for giving a balanced interview. Its hard to find journalists like this today. NZ does not have enough tax payers to fund a separate health authority. I work in the health sector and believe Maori health will do alot better under national! Labour become radicalized with some crazy ideology stemming from Jacintas unrealistic view of the world.

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Yea Nah he's bitter sweet

[@haukinomaguire6334]

Softball lefties jac off

[@Marzipan_Rocks]

Do you not remember the literal poo in the walls of Middlemore Hospital because National wouldn’t authorise sufficient funding to do the job properly. Labour are certainly not perfect but a lot better than National for providing public services.

[@jtonline99]

You place a lot of trust in a government that talks up the things they want for Maori, but when the rubber hits the road, what do we have to show for it

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

@@jtonline99 rubber doesn't make the road, asphalt does ............boy

[@Aiden-z2k]

You have lazy entitled Maori vs hardworking warrior Maori who work just as hard as any kiwi and have all the same rights. We are one people not two

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Yes, dont tell the Labour Party, Green Party and especially Maori Party.

[@stephenlennon7369]

Rubbish we are not one people does pakeha or non Maori get used as a political football? or suffer systematic racism? 😮

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

WRONG. All damn maris are friggin lazy buggers and ALL MARIS are bad, the whole lot of em. GET YOUR DAMN FACTS RIGHT OR DONT YOU DARE COMMENT AT ALL OR IM GONNA REPORT YOU.

[@kiwi792]

agree. It’s just people. Regardless of whatever “group” we assign ourselves to, some are good, work hard, contribute within family/society. Others aren’t as good and contribute less or not at all. It’s the way it is unfortunately. In an ideal world everyone would be in the first group but we don’t live in an ideal world. Having separate governing bodies changes nothing. If people want better outcomes for their group then the individuals of that group need to do their bit and be better. Sort yourself out rather than blame others for your groups woes. If everyone in the group is honestly doing their bit as an individual and things are still bad. Then you can blame others.

[@kenmckay5578]

​@@stephenlennon7369garbage ! ALL "ordinary" people are facing the same battles !

[@tommym6515]

Peeni seems to have a poor understanding of what he’s objecting against. No wonder he would spend his time in the gym instead of the boardroom.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Penni is out of his depth.

[@feesullivan3439]

Dividing by race is never a good idea. We have learnt that by history. Shame on the labour govt

[@chrisseaton222]

one big waste of money , your health is is largely a self discipline

[@tommcg7564]

Close hospitals, close schools, close tv stations because your health, education and discerning media is your responsibility. Actually let’s just stop taxes coz this govt is shit

[@adsdft585]

For people who need encouragement. What is solution?

[@JohanThiart]

@@adsdft585ban stupidity.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Alot of Maori and Pacifica dont understand that simple fact.

[@stephenlennon7369]

​@@ShirleyZhang-bt4djgot proof of thus bigotry?

[@petertrott5107]

We don't need to reinvent the wheel. We already have a structure for health, for everyone. Your wasting your time trying to create your own empire within an empire that already exists. The survival, the revival, the flourishing of the Maori culture of today is the result of all NZers working together. NZ already has a flag, a name, a universal language and a health system. All is continually evolving and developing. The Maori health authority centralised health when we need to localise, it created another bureaucracy/ administration when we need to pull back on spending. It was bias, divided and separate from the NZ system.

[@tommcg7564]

There’s words for what your saying and it’s called cultural genocide, assimilation and ethnic cleansing thru stealth

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Arghhhhh stop telling BULLSHIT there little BOY

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

I smell bullshit

[@businessantony2404]

I hear what your saying but it's a tough sell . To sign an agreement with Maori in the treaty agreeing too ...We will lease you land of you and youl have full control of it to take all the land and then Stop Maori speaking there language and then give Maori 1 % percentage of there land back. Basically the renter's kicking out the homeowner. I don't know the answer but there's a reason this is a big deal

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

@@businessantony2404 oh no I smell bullshit again

[@perryanderson9103]

They spent the money on themselves shame

[@tonygee3284]

Labour will never get back into Parliament Great job National

[@imrananis6826]

Pene was one of the useless minister in the history, like nania mahuta

[@questor55]

Every problem is actually a challenge. Political linguistic alchemy.

[@chriskiwi2601]

Why are we treating Maori any different to any other human being? Maori need to stop blaming everyone else and start looking at themselves. All the immigrants that arrive in NZ just get on with it, oh no, Maori want special treatment. BS.

[@tommcg7564]

Basically we were first, we signed a treaty, you lot illegally stole our land and resources and left us bereft though we signed our Declaration of Independence in 1834 and the tiriti that legitimises me having to tolerate your presence

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Nothing new.Its been like that for decades.A question you should put to Willie Jackson and Green Party and Maori Party.

[@murrayclarke2171]

Maori were not immigrants. So it’s somewhat different. We need to explore the factors behind the causes of illness and death in Maori and Pasifika communities. Fix the causes (plural) for everyone.

[@stephenlennon7369]

What thrash talk typical pakeha bigotry

[@pauldansby8285]

100% ARGREED!!!

[@mcgruff3309]

So what do Maori don't get that Pakeha get in healthcare?

[@SoBlissedOut]

Longer life expectancy.

[@jimnz8402]

@SoBlissedOut Personal life expectancy is determined by your own lifestyle choices. Not the healthcare system.

[@JohanThiart]

@@SoBlissedOutone is not entitled to a longer life. One is entitled to public health care as agreed by the society that one lives in. A longer life and health are things that you can effect through lifestyle choices. Just like thinking, you should always be allowed to make your own choices in life.

[@pinkybar7328]

@@jimnz8402 true you are

[@P01234y]

A lot of doctors are still resentful of education quotas so they don’t provide proper healthcare to Māori as a result.

[@DW_Kiwi]

Hopefully Labour will "never" be in Government ever again!!. NZF needs to increase its presence in New Zealand

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

keep hoping,cause this Goverment is only a one term wonder the way the country is going with their policies.... sit back and watch the truth unfold it self..

[@morri03]

Wow he does a great job of undermining his own argument. That’s what happens when you consider ideology only. What were the kpis set up to measure the impact of the Māori Health Authority? That’s right there weren’t any

[@DouglasFir90]

I cant wait for jack lame to get sacked

[@ducker09]

I am also maori . All should and must have equal rights . When Europeans arrived w E had life expectancy of 30yr. Thats if the family next door hadn't eaten you. Thank you Europeans. 😮

[@peterbishop1933]

Never should a labour government ever be allowed to be on the treasury benches again they have no idea how to run a country

[@Marzipan_Rocks]

Labour government got very good financial ratings internationally, and didn’t have to borrow as much as they thought they may have to for Covid, and were making plans to continue to repay it back early. Grant Roberson did a good job as Finance Minister.

[@MR_RuckGaming]

Fuck up muppet get out of our country

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

but have you got any idea of running the country?..suppose not all you can run is your mouth and thats about it..+

[@perryanderson9103]

Labour got its arse kicked

[@JimmyDoggy-b1c]

What’s a percentage of educated people in Māori ? I know in Australia not even 1% Because indigenous peoples were treated so poorly .

[@Chronicz120]

The Māori gravy train needs to stop!!!! Take responsibility for your own health and get your ass to Mahi like the rest of us!

[@Turtle77735]

We just need to make sure labour and green off the government as long as we can, and that’s solve everything. Seems like labour still havn’t learn the lesson.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

They never will.Its all political.

[@tpaine1815]

What has Mr. Penare actually said that the Maori Health Authority - nothing, but set up more bureaucracy - an education outcome that should have been the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, upgrading a few doctor's surgeries, and an institution to hold the Ministry of Health "accountable for Maori health" - THINK PEOPLE - Half a billion dollars - if they were really doing ANYTHING for Maori health it would be the practical actions - funding more nursing place fees at Universities; more funding scholarships for doctors who could be bonded to serve in areas that are predominantly Maori. The bathwater that Mr. Penare is speaking about was HALF A BILLION dollars of WASTED tax-payer funding. All the setting up of a separatist organisation is to DIVIDE New Zealanders, and make race the dicriminator. Just listen to The Marathonomahos.

[@squashum778]

It’s all jargon and buzz words with this guys , absolutely corrupt.

[@greggiles7309]

And just like that, we reap what we SOW, so stop complaining, stop complaining about the crime rate and prison population. Migrate to Australia has never been easier, with a Four year wait for residency.

[@adsdft585]

Local boards created by labour are being retained by the new government.

[@adsdft585]

I guess the organization which has just been abolished had an independent role. Similar idea of the mental health minister. Gives people a voice.

[@adsdft585]

How will things transfer into the main body?

[@mylesgreen9900]

By the increase of 0s in the main body bank account.

[@neilstuarr2278]

Best thing for maori.patients. just not the best for a maori bureaucracy

[@JohanThiart]

Build it and they will come? If you want people to get to the airport in less time then you build the infrastructure that will help you achieve that objective. You do not change your objective when the project does not stack up.

[@questor55]

Q "... strategies for winning back Maori seats next election?" A "We're strategizing." - then makes an appeal to group solidarity.

[@perryanderson9103]

What a failure

[@MohamudAbdullahi-o5f]

They're my people bishop cool down

[@Kiwiflange]

Mr Henare's responses to the questions posed him were sadly obfuscated by the injection of Maori words and phrases. Too bad, as he seemed to have some valid points to make.

[@perryanderson9103]

Scam

[@perryanderson9103]

Scam

[@danielphillips4399]

Peeni is a weak performer and was completely out of his depth as a Minister and now and an opposition MP. He couldn't even give one compelling reason as to how Te Aka Whai Ora provides better outcomes for Maori. Peeni is far too weak to lead Labour to an election.

[@squashum778]

Just imagine this guy being in charge of Labour, the interviews would be thoroughly entertaining ‘ foot in the mouth ‘ occasions.

[@P01234y]

Politicians = the people that take money for a cause.

[@MohamudAbdullahi-o5f]

Yeah holding to it trust your self you were laughing me not knowing it pretty Boy

[@MohamudAbdullahi-o5f]

That's main Peter he's doing this for too long is he rich what did his god did for him besides cutting

[@MohamudAbdullahi-o5f]

Me and him same God tell him to revert that's my duty

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

More excuses,whats new ?