Māori health leaders including Te Taura Ora o Waiariki Iwi-Māori Partnership Board, Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board and Lady Tūreiti Moxon are calling for urgent systemic reform following two independent reviews into the treatment of an 11-year-old autistic Māori child. Whakaata Māori reports the findings revealed multiple agency failures, including misidentification, unlawful restraint and inappropriate medication, prompting renewed demands for accountability, a formal Government apology, stronger Māori partnership in frontline services and disability system reform.