Pharmac

Jordan said Seymour was wrong, and was incorrect in assuming a focus on the Māori-Crown relationship came at the expense of anything else.

In the letter, Seymour believed that embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the health sector was not an appropriate expectation to place on Pharmac.

This comes after the government announced a $1.77 billion boost, making it Pharmac’s biggest budget at $6.29 billion.

A top cancer specialist says Pharmac chief executive Sarah Fitt should step down over "offensive" emails. Patient advocate Dr Malcolm Mulholland is backing the call.