Controversy over New Zealand giving priority to elective surgery patients based on race | The World

A new tool used to prioritise patients for surgery in New Zealand has caused controversy because it ranks people based on their race. Māori and Pacific Islander patients are weighted more heavily, in what the health authority says is an attempt to improve equality in the system. ABC Pacific reporter Marian Faa tells The World’s Beverley O’Connor that the tool is being used for non-urgent cases in Auckland. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia