I think the problem they're trying to address is that "levelling the playing field" to achieve equitable health outcomes for Maori and Pacific Islanders is a "w

I think the problem they're trying to address is that "levelling the playing field" to achieve equitable health outcomes for Maori and Pacific Islanders is a "wicked problem" in the sense that there are many fundamental socioeconomic issues to untangle that can and probably will take generations to address. By tipping a thumb on the scales at later stages of the "health outcome pipeline" they hope to pull the levers they actually have access to, to improve outcomes for those groups now instead of in 20 years. I'm not advocating for what they're doing but I can see the logic.