To Māori, I reiterate that you are being thrown under the bus with these health reforms. If inequities and Treaty responses—anything other than health need—are the foundation to these reforms, then tomorrow it will be the depth of your pocket, and the next day it will be your value to society, and Māori will do poorly. It is the principle of health need that arbitrates fairness, and anything else condemns to the politics of the day. We support a strong Māori health directorate, not a standalone third system Māori Health Authority. 