The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 is the legislation to establish the Authority and sets out its functions, including specific reference to engaging with and reporting to Māori: 20 Engaging with and reporting to Māori (1) The Māori Health Authority must— (a) have systems in place for the purpose of— (i) engaging with Māori in relation to their aspirations and needs for hauora Māori; and (ii) enabling the responses from that engagement to inform the performance of its functions; and (b) engage with relevant Māori organisations when— (i) jointly developing the New Zealand Health Plan with Health New Zealand; and (ii) advising on the GPs and any health strategy; and (iii) preparing its statement of intent and statement of performance expectations; and (c) report back to Māori from time to time on how engagement under this section has informed the performance of its functions. (2) In this section, — Māori organisation includes (without limitation) iwi-Māori partnership boards, iwi and hapū authorities, rūnanga, trust boards, Māori health professionals’ organisations, and representatives of whānau and hapū It is also noteworthy to recognise section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, which consists of significant elements (including tikanga) that will also strengthen the accountability of the Kāwana to Māori. This sets a precedent in the health sector that can also be directly applied to the housing sector and should be explored further regarding the WAI 2750 Housing Policy and Services Inquiry currently under way. 37