Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to spend up to $3M a year on private health cover for members

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to spend up to $3M a year on private health cover for members
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 5 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland-based Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has joined with ASX-listed Nib Holdings' New Zealand unit to provide free private health insurance for all its members in a deal that will cost the trust about $3 million a year if everyone joins.  "Maori are over-represented in negative health statistics and on top of that the health system in Auckland is really at breaking point so this is our commitment to our whanau not only to improve their health and well being but also to look to the future around health...