Dissecting the health reforms - a podcast by RNZ

The chair of the country's largest District Health Board, the Auckland DHB, has thrown his support behind the sweeping reform of the health sector unveiled by the government yesterday. All district health boards will be scrapped and replaced one new authority, Health NZ, which will plan health services for the whole country. A new MÄori Health Authority, with the power to directly commission health services for tangata whenua will also be established. Pat Snedden has been chair of the AHDB twice - having served under the National government in the early 2000s. He's also chaired Counties Manukau DHB and in his time as been through 14 different health ministers. He discusses the changes along with Northland DHB Chair Harry Burkhardt and MÄori health specialist Dr Mataroria Lyndon.

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