Auckland surgeons are now being required to consider a patient’s ethnicity alongside other factors when deciding who should get an operation first.
Several surgeons say they are upset by the policy, which was introduced in Auckland in February and gave priority to Māori and Pacific Island patients - on the grounds that they have historically had unequal access to healthcare.
AngryWhiteKeyboardWarrior 1 points 1.9 years ago
Everyone who thinks Australia is bad, well New Zealand is about 10 times worse.