Challenges in New Zealand (NZ) healthcare system and the health disparities in Māori population
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 18 No. 4 (2025),
6 December 2025
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v18i4.3277
Abstract
This piece is dedicated to New Zealand (NZ) people, who are very kind and deserve a better public healthcare system. We have come to know Kiwi’s as flexible, hardy people who get along with others. They also worry about complaining as are often not heard, and it can make matters worse for them. This is our story of emigration to NZ which highlights the challenges we faced in NZ healthcare system.
- healthcare system
- health disparities
- New Zealand
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