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Kiwi woman says listing herself as Māori cut health wait from eight months to 10 Days

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Jan 18, 2026
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A subscriber who asked to be identified only as Rose* has contacted me with an account that raises uncomfortable questions about how ethnicity is being used in New Zealand’s public healthcare system.

Rose, who is New Zealand European, says that after waiting eight months for a diagnostic procedure with no progress, she changed the ethnicity listed on her…

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