Efeso Collins

South Auckland councillor, Efeso Collins, tells The Panel the area needs more youth workers to guide the area's young men who are following paths to gangs and violence. Audio

Jesse speaks to Manukau Councillor Efeso Collins about the Covid-19 sub-cluster in Mt Roskill.  Audio

A Pacific leader says there's "no chance" people who have overstayed their visas will feel able to come forward for a Covid-19 test, despite assurances from the Health Minister.

Chris Hipkins says… Audio

Auckland councillor Efeso Collins discusses the impact of Auckland's lockdown on the community there, and the family at the centre of it Audio

The family tested positive for covid-19 are feeling embarassed and a sense of guilt despite doing everything right. That's from Manukau ward Councillor Efeso Collins - who's been in touch with others… Audio

Marist College students are accusing their school of racism after they say staff ripped down Black Lives Matter posters they had put up.

At least one student took her allegations to the board. It met… Video, Audio

The Police Commissioner says the now-scrapped Armed Response Teams have shown New Zealanders don't want an armed police force.

Andrew Coster announced armed officers won't be rolled out nationwide -… Audio

A prominent South Auckland councillor says his community is yet to be asked for their feedback on the police Armed Response Teams, which were trialled for six months in Counties Manukau, Waikato and… Audio

Dozens of residents from the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara say they've been taken advantage of by a Māori social housing trust building a development for those recovering from mental illness and… Audio

What's going on in south Auckland that once again has its suburbs on the wrong side of news headlines?  Audio

Extra nurse vaccinators in malls, schools and churches are being deployed across Auckland as the measles outbreak continues to spread. There have been 849 cases across the country and South Auckland -… Audio

Former youth workers who were put into South Auckland after increasing violence more than a decade ago say the same approach is needed now. There have been eight shootings - four of them fatal, three… Audio

A damning internal review of Middlemore Hospital shows a lack of resourcing is having a very real affect on the hospital and its patients. Auckland City Councillor and Otara Health chair Efeso Collins… Audio

Auckland's young people and ethnic minority groups fear they are being left out of the council's gentrification plans for their communities. The Council's Auckland Plan 2050 sets the direction for the… Audio

Auckland's regional fuel tax has been in place since the beginning of the month. The extra funds raised are intended to help fund transport projects around the region over the coming decade. But what… Audio

Four big Middlemore Hospital buildings that serve thousands of South Auckland people are full of rot and dangerous mould that could make staff and patients sick.

They include the children's hospital… Audio

High interest finance companies have taken to social media marketing to target families struggling to pay for back-to-school costs. RNZ is aware of a number of businesses offering to cover the costs… Audio