The rongoā Māori health sector provides a unique, Indigenous health service to New Zealanders, based on mātauranga Māori and Māori approaches to health. This review explores the current state of rongoā services and identifies some challenges it faces.

Smoking is the single leading preventable cause of early death in New Zealand and Māori smoking is significantly higher than smoking in the general population. To address the problem the Ministry is taking a closer look at how to address the problem of smoking among...