“Just 120 of the 257 places for domestic students entering medicine at the University of Auckland next year will be available for “general” students, after allocating 77 to Māori and Pacific students, 52 to regional and rural students, five to students from decile 1-3 schools, two to students with disabilities and one to a student from a refugee background.
“At the University of Otago, only 82 of the 199 places for domestic students entering this year from first-year health sciences were available to general students after giving preference to 55 Māori, 31 rural students, about 20 Pacific students, about 10 students from decile 1-3 schools and one refugee.”
Full article: “How university medical schools decide Māori, Pacific student admissions” in the NZ Herald.
Just another disgrace on top of those we have become accustomed to.
Watch the white flight over to Ozzy as the boarders are relaxed.
Discrimination based on bloodlines, whether ‘positive’ or otherwise, is still racism. The PC Brigade can’t have it both ways.
The purpose of positive discrimination is to address a societal problem, in this case high rates of chronic disease and other health problems amongst Maori and Pacific people. Ignore all discussion of past rights/ wrongs and think of it in simply economic terms– we (tax payers) pay for health care, so when people are healthier less of our taxes need to go to Vote Health and/or we can use the money for cutting edge cancer treatments etc. Evidence strongly suggests that having health professionals of similar demographic/ethnic group is more effective– so, in this case positive discrimination is good for all of us! But — i think a student from Waikanae still gets in under ‘rural’, not sure about that one..
Perhaps you can provide links to the “Evidence” that “strongly suggests that having health professionals of similar demographic/ethnic group is more effective” you refer to?