The Iwi-Māori Partnership Board representing iwi from Taumarunui to Whanganui has appointed its first manu taiko/chief executive as it powers up for new responsibilities in the health sector.

Māori health leaders are calling on the government to scrap the Treaty Principles Bill, saying equitable healthcare is "a fundamental right".

The abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora has turned the dial backwards on whether the country can achieve cancer survival equity, as formally planned, within six years from now, a conference has been told.