Rob Campbell: parts of Pae Ora reform 'not adequate to the task'

Rob Campbell: parts of Pae Ora reform 'not adequate to the task'
Rob Campbell says removing structures like the DHBs, without signalling replacement structures, was something the reform's architects got wrong. (Image: Supplied)
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Former Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand chair Rob Campbell says there are important aspects of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 reform package “which are not adequate to the task”.In February, Campbell was sacked by health minister Ayesha Verrall after comments he made about the National party’s three waters policy.In a speech last night to the Fabian Society in Wellington, he said since being dismissed he’d taken time to reflect on the experience.There were significant ways in which the implementation of Pa...

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