Jamie Tahana

Here's a tale of two communities when it comes to getting Māori vaccination rollouts right.  Audio

Whānau Ora providers have told the High Court that the Health Ministry's refusal to hand over the vaccination information of all Māori is inconsistent and a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

But the… Video, Audio

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is arguing that the health ministry's refusal to share Māori vaccine information is inconsistent and a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The agency is trying to… Audio

Māori health experts are worried about the lack of a specific vaccination target for Māori in the reopening plan announced today.

Restrictions will ease once 90 percent of the population in each DHB… Audio

The Government's considering the next steps in its pandemic response, including replacing alert levels with a so-called traffic light system once vaccination rates a certain level.

But Māori leaders… Audio

Twenty-five years after the country's first MMP election, there are now more Māori in parliament than ever. 

Greater diversity and better representation for Māori was one of the promises of the… Audio

Māori health services in Auckland are planning to go door-to-door in their efforts to more people vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Covid-19 vaccination rates among Māori are only about two-thirds of… Audio

The government is standing by its Covid-19 response for Māori, despite large disparities in both the number of cases and the vaccine rollout.

It has been criticised for acting too late, and for… Audio

Rotorua leaders are up in arms about the possibility of more quarantine hotels in the city, one of which could be right next to a marae wharekai.

With more than 20,000 people trying get into the… Audio

Māori are significantly more likely to die after surgery than non-Māori.

A new study, published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal, shows that no matter the type of surgery, a significant… Audio

More than a million people came together today to share a moment in Te Reo Māori.

It's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Māori Langauge Week, and the moment is one of the week's pinnacle events.

Jamie Tahana… Audio

It's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week. And those behind the reo's revitalisation say the language is at a point it hasn't been in generations.

But with huge waitlists for classes and a… Audio

A Māori leader says a different approach is urgently needed to attract young Māori along for their Covid-19 vaccines. 

Data from the Ministry of Health  shows Māori are still behind in the vaccine… Audio

Those behind a month-long challenge to speak as much Te Reo Māori as possible say they're staggered by how popular it's become. 

Today is the first day of Mahuru Māori, a month long celebration of… Audio