The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 Report: Implications for Decolonizing Health Systems

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aut.relation.endpage220
aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.journalHealth and Human Rightsen_NZ
aut.relation.startpage209
aut.relation.volume22en_NZ
aut.researcherCame-Friar, Heather
dc.contributor.authorCame, Hen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, Den_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKidd, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMcCreanor, Ten_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-22T02:48:18Z
dc.date.available2020-06-22T02:48:18Z
dc.date.copyright2020-06-19en_NZ
dc.date.issued2020-06-19en_NZ
dc.description.abstractTe Tiriti o Waitangi, a treaty negotiated between Māori (the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa) and the British Crown, affirmed Māori sovereignty and guaranteed the protection of hauora (health). The Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975 to investigate alleged breaches of the agreement, released a major report in 2019 (registered as WAI 2575) about breaches of te Tiriti within the health sector in relation to primary care, legislation, and health policy. This article explores the implications of this report for the New Zealand health sector and the decolonial transformation of health systems. The tribunal found that the Crown has systematically contravened obligations under te Tiriti across the health sector. We complement the tribunal’s findings, through critical analysis, to make five substantive recommendations: (1) the adoption of Tiriti-compliant legislation and policy; (2) recognition of extant Māori political authority (tino rangatiratanga); (3) strengthening of accountability mechanisms; (4) investment in Māori health; and (5) embedding equity and anti-racism within the health sector. These recommendations are critical for upholding te Tiriti obligations. We see these requirements as making significant contributions to decolonizing health systems and policy in Aotearoa and thereby contributing to aspirations for health equity as a transformative concept.
dc.identifier.citationHealth and Human Rights Journal, Retrieved from: https://www.hhrjournal.org/2020/06/the-waitangi-tribunals-wai-2575-report-implications-for-decolonizing-health-systems/
dc.identifier.issn1079-0969en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/13418
dc.publisherHarvard School of Public Healthen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.hhrjournal.org/2020/06/the-waitangi-tribunals-wai-2575-report-implications-for-decolonizing-health-systems/
dc.rightsCopyright © 2020 Came, O’Sullivan, Kidd, and McCreanor. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.titleThe Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 Report: Implications for Decolonizing Health Systemsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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