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Health Minister Andrew Little says he decided to create a Māori Health Authority without reading a report National leader Judith Collins claims was the secretive inspiration for it. Collins has said there is “obviously a plan” from the Government to enact the recommendations of the 2019 He Puapua report, which suggested sweeping constitutional changes for New Zealand by 2040, including new Māori co-governance institutions such as a Māori Parliament. She suggested in a speech to members on Saturday that this “divisive government document” was already being enacted, and on Tuesday pointed to changes with Māori wards and the introduction of the Māori Health Authority as evidence that the plan had already begun.
She said on Monday
He Puapua hasn t gone to Cabinet therefore it should not be treated as Government policy. But Collins says the Government must be acting on it, since some recommendations have been implemented.Â
That speculation has been thrown into doubt now that Little has admitted he hasn t read
He Puapua, and therefore wasn t acting on the recommendations of the report when he announced a MÄori Health Authority. No, I haven t read the
He Puapua report, Little told reporters on Tuesday.Â
In a speech to National Party supporters over the weekend, Collins called for a public conversation about the proposals in