Aupito William Sio

Pasifika in New Zealand have reached a major vaccination milestone, with 90-percent of Pacific communities have had at least the first covid-19 vaccination. Audio

There are mixed reactions to New Zealand's plan to encourage more Pasifika to take part in its language survey launched this week across the country. Audio

New Zealanders invited to help protect and nurture Pacific Languages in Aotearoa. Audio

The Minister for Pacific Peoples says some people sick with Covid-19 have never engaged with the health system before.

Aupito William Sio, who is also an Associate Minister of Health, told Morning… Audio

New Zealand is donating more Covid-19 vaccines to both the Pacific and the COVAX initiative - which supports global equitable access to the vaccine.

The move has just been announced by the… Audio

The government's Covid-19 spokesperson on Friday is Aupito William Sio.

He talks to Lisa Owen about the latest details regarding new cases, testing, vaccinations and MIQ.

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The government is today scrambling to find enough specialist care for Covid-19 patients in Auckland.

There are 32 Covid-19 patients in hospital, eight of whom are in intensive care, and city health… Audio

Pacific peoples have been carrying a particularly heavy load with the Covid-19 outbreak.

Part of the community has been targeted by abusive messages after it was revealed that a church service just… Audio

Ministers have appeared before other MPs to answer questions about Budget 2021 as part of Parliament's financial scrutiny cycle.  Audio

The Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio wiped away tears yesterday when announcing his government will officially apologise for the Dawn Raids of the mid-1970s.

The raids… Audio

Niue's first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived. The small number of innoculations is being used to vaccinate the vaccinators and other key people. Audio

New Zealand's Pacific language weeks are underway and begins with Rotuman - the language of a Fijian dependency about 650 kilometres northwest of the Fijian capital Suva.

While there are only 2,000… Audio

The world's largest Pacific dance festival underway in Auckland. Audio

Already facing the threat of a new Covid-19 outbreak, Timor-Leste has been hit by devastating flooding and landslides. Audio

The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident district court judge. Audio

The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first location outside Auckland to employ a Pasifika resident district court judge.

The selection of a Samoan New Zealander is being hailed as a… Audio

Fijian-Indians living here are opposing their official classification as Asians and not Pacific Islanders.

The 2018 Census shows just over 15,000 people identify with the Fijian-Indian ethnic group -… Audio