Peeni Henare

The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.

The Therapeutic… Audio

The Defence Minister says New Zealand could help pay for more equipment for Ukraine, which could include weapons.

Peeni Henare has concluded a top-secret mission to Ukraine, where he held talks with… Audio

MPs who are former members of the NZDF had plenty to say when the first reading of the Inspector-General Defence Bill got underway.  Audio

A Dunedin woman has described living in a freezing shed with a gravel floor after being evicted from emergency housing.

She is one the dozens who've come forward to the Human Rights Commission, after… Audio

Ukrainian troops have launched a counter-offensive to retake southern territory illegally and forcefully captured by Russia during its invasion.

This morning, the New Zealand Defence Force sent… Audio

The Defence Minister is home after a trip to Solomon Islands amid heightened tensions around the Pacific.

The government's trying to bolster relationships throughout the region after Solomon Islands… Audio

Health experts are worried that a long covid crisis looms for Maori, which could cause many to be unable to work or get the help they need. The experts worry that deep-seated inequities will only… Audio

Māori health and social workers say the funding announced in yesterday's budget will do little to help ease their burden, or close equity gaps. 

The government is calling its spend on Māori health a… Audio

A Hercules aircraft carrying New Zealand Defence Force personnel has departed Auckland for Europe to help distribute donated military aid to Ukraine.

The deployment - New Zealand's biggest to the… Audio

The Defence Minister says a Hercules loaded with aid supplies is ready to fly to Tonga today now the main island's runway has been cleared of ash.

Relief efforts have begun following the country's… Audio

It's now been five days since Tonga's major volcanic eruption and tsunami - and as more information comes to light, aid is beginning to reach the island nation.

The World Health Organisation says… Audio

Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.

And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio

A Defence Ministry report has clearly identified 'China's rise' and its power struggle with the United States as a major risk to security in the Indo-Pacific.

The 2021 Defence Assessment is blunt in… Audio

Health officials are being accused of holding out on cash to help a West Auckland Māori school boost vaccinations in their local community.

With some students already covid positive, Te Kura Kaupapa… Audio

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare has told many DHBs they need to do better in their vaccine rollout to Māori. 

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Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare admits there's still more to do to lift Māori vaccination rates.

Henare told Morning Report work was being done to analyse the Super Saturday vaccination drive… Audio

Iwi elders in Tairāwhiti want to put a border around the region to prevent Covid-19 overwhelming its health system.

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare visited the region covering the North… Audio

The government has been engaging with gang leadership to promote Covid-19 vaccines and testing.

The Covid-19 Response Minister said yesterday that the fact a large number of gang members have been… Audio