A pharmacy providing free and low cost medicine to Maori opens in Manurewa on Thursday morning.
It's a joint venture between Raukura Hauora o Tainui charitable trust and Tihi Pharmaceuticals, a new medicine services company.
Operations manager Wiremu Walmsley says there will be no prescription charge for people under 18. There will also be free blister packs and delivery for elderly Maori.
He told Waatea News that Raukura Hauora hopes to open more pharmacies.
Mr Walmsley said the service would benefit a community hit hard by the recession, as a lot of people cannot afford to collect their prescriptions.
