Riana Manuel Photo: Brett Phibbs
In July this year, Te Pae Ora healthy futures bill comes into effect.
This replaces the 20 District Health Boards with Health New Zealand - a new Crown organisation - to provide a national health service with a strong focus on primary health care. It also establishes an independent Māori Health Authority to work in partnership with Health New Zealand.
At the end of last year, Riana Manuel was appointed to the role of CEO of the Māori Health Authority.
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