The boss of the agency set up to ensure Māori get the same chance of surviving cancer as Pākēhā doesn't know if that's achievable within the 10-year time frame the government's set.
Māori are 20 percent more likely to get cancer and nearly twice as likely to die from it than non-Māori and one of the main goals of the new agency is to achieve equity in cancer care.
It will be based within the Ministry of Health - despite various interest groups lobbying for a stand alone agency - but the agency head will report directly to the Health Minister.
Otago University public health physician and cancer epidemiologist, Professor Diana Sarfati is the interim Director of the agency.
Lisa Owen asks her whether Māori will be prioritised in order to achieve equity.
