Search Results

The Samoan community in South Auckland feels dented and diminished by its experiences with the health system. When it comes to Pasifika people, getting the messaging right is vital. 

Analysis: Two deadly viruses exist currently - one is Covid-19, the other is misinformation. Unfortunately, there's only a vaccine for one of them, Nik Dirga writes.

When the going gets tough, the Ōtara community gets going.

Two weeks ago, the relationship between New Zealand Rugby and Australia seemed to hit an all-time low.

New Zealand's second big Covid lockdown may be helping to shrink the country's hidden economy - the under-the-table work that no one pays tax on. 

Northland has been given to go-ahead to enter level 3 from midnight, meanwhile a man with Covid-19 escaped MIQ and an epidemiologist fears Australia will soon experience "absolute chaos".

The government is increasing support for whānau through Whānau Ora to help with the current Covid-19 response.

A US judge has approved a bankruptcy plan for the maker of OxyContin painkillers, shielding its wealthy owners the Sacklers from further legal action over their roles in America's opioid epidemic.

Several organisations in New Zealand supporting Pasifika families with basic necessities during alert level 4 lockdown are seeing greater numbers requesting help. Audio

The government is to give a $26 million boost to support Pacific communities during the current outbreak of Covid-19. Audio

South of Auckland enjoys an easing of lockdown restrictions, community Covid-19 cases go up, MIQ bookings pause with a new booking system on the way, and border policing runs smoothly.

Several organisations in New Zealand supporting Pasifika families with basic necessities during alert level four lockdown are seeing greater numbers requesting help. Audio

The Director-General of Health says we may never find out the source of the current outbreak, while the PM says she lies awake at night pondering the ways in which it may have happened.

The number of new community Covid-19 cases dropped to 53 today, while 37 people are in hospital with the virus including two who are in a stable condition in intensive care.

A Pacific community worker says the Bay of Plenty DHB's apology for requesting passports before vaccination is 'passive-aggressive' and racist. The Minister for Pacific Peoples said it never should…

Wellington's centralised mental health triage system is 30 percent understaffed, pushing out wait times and clinicians say it is making patients harder to treat.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at today's 1pm press conference about mental health and support services in the community.

Pasifika affected by the Covid-19 outbreak face hurdles to self-isolate effectively; New Covid-19 cases recorded in Guam, and more.

A birthing centre run by a charitable trust in Lower Hutt will be mothballed next month due to a lack of funding.