Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): With passage of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill through its third reading this week, we now have our sights firmly set on the reforms going live on 1 July. A critical next step is to appoint permanent governance boards of the new Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority, who will be responsible to Ministers and New Zealanders on delivering on the promise of Pae Ora. To make these appointments, the transition unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet will advise me on the Health New Zealand board members. In relation to the Māori Health Authority, the interim Hauora Māori Advisory Committee will provide Minister Henare and me with advice on the appointment of that board. Alongside this, the Ministry of Health, interim Health New Zealand, the interim Māori Health Authority, and the interim Public Health Agency have been preparing for the operational transition on day one and I remain confident that they are on track to assume full responsibility for health services from that day. 