Northland will get a slice of nearly $70 million in taxpayer funding towards improving the health and economic wellbeing of Māori.
In Whangārei on Friday, Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare announced $30m to help Māori health providers pay for initiatives such as mobile clinics in hard-to-reach places across Northland, buy stocks and fund and strengthen infrastructure such as administration blocks, and for the hiring and retention of trained workforce.
The amount of funding will depend on bids for initiatives submitted by Māori health providers in Northland.
"For some, it looks like building a whare, for others it's like a mobile clinic to get out into the far reaches of Pipiwai, Matawai or wherever it might be. For others, it might mean we need to build our administration strength to be able to be stronger in the way we deliver health services," Henare said.
"For far too long, you've all scrimped, saved, borrowed and begged for simple capital projects.