John Tamihere
Covid-19: Tamihere not excited for vaccination 'Super Saturday'
The head of the Te Whānau O Waipareira in West Auckland says the just-announced Super Saturday event is likely to fail to mop up stragglers on the vaccination front.
The Government yesterday… Audio
Covid-19: Māori vaccinators going door to door
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
Covid-19: Vaccination solutions should be Māori led - Māori health leaders
Māori health leaders say they need input in the design of solutions to get more people vaccinated against Covid-19, as the rollout looks to reach people who have so far been unable to get a shot.
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Covid-19: Authorities urge Aucklanders to get tested
Auckland has been put on notice - get testing if you want to get out of level four.
There were just 2600 hundred Covid-19 tests in Auckland on Saturday - a tenth of the numbers early in the lockdown.
…Whānau Ora helping turn vaccine rates around
Māori are the least vaccinated group to date, and yesterday, an extra $23 million was announced to assist agencies. Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency CEO John Tamihere told Māni Dunlop middle class and… Audio
Covid-19: Waipareira Trust starts offering staff saliva testing
West Auckland's Waipareira Trust will today begin offering saliva testing to all its staff involved in Covid-19 vaccination and testing.
Saliva testing, which is seen as less invasive than regular… Audio
Vaccination roll out is in full swing - but ethnic divides remain
The vaccination roll out is in full swing but some Māori are still lagging behind. 156,000 Māori have received their first dose, with 92,000 fully vaccinated. That compares to 2.78 million doses… Audio
Covid-19: Tamihere determined to counter vaccine misinformation
John Tamihere says he's determined to counter vaccine misinformation as his staff prepare to open a vaccine 'super centre' in West Auckland.
The clinic is run by John Tamihere's Te Whānau o… Audio
Covid-19: Confusion over distribution of one million masks for vulnerable whānau
Some of the biggest Māori health providers in Auckland and Taranaki are wondering who got the one million surgical masks health officials promised for vulnerable whānau.
On Monday they got an email… Audio
Fresh calls for elected Māori seats on Auckland Council
There are fresh calls for elected Māori representatives on Auckland Council, 10 years after the supercity was formed.
The Royal Commission - which recommended the amalgamation a decade ago also… Audio
Election 2020: Tamihere, Davis, Swarbrick on latest results
Lisa Owen and Corin Dann cross to Maori Party co-leader John Tamihere, Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis, and Greens' Auckland Central candidate Chloe Swarbrick. Video, Audio
Election 2020: Maori Party co-leader on the campaign
We're in the home stretch to polling day. And this week we're catching up with the leaders as they wrap up their campaigns to see how things have gone. The Maori Party was swept out of parliament in… Audio
Māori Party promises new health funding authority if elected
The Māori Party is promising to establish an independent Māori Health Funding Authority - overseeing the distribution of $5 billion - if it makes up part of the new Government.
It will also create a… Audio
The Outliers: Small parties want radical changes
Covid-19 is front and centre in the run up to this year's election, with politicians battling over how best to lead the country through the crisis.
It's not just Labour and National presenting its… Audio
Mike's mistake boosts Māori party campaign
NZME broadcaster Mike Hosking apologised on air this week for "reckless" claims about John Tamihere and Whānau Ora funding. It was part of a confidential settlement which the Māori Party's co-leader… Audio
Maori Party officially launches campaign
The Māori Party will campaign on a platform of substantial funding for Māori participation in all sectors - from health to justice to construction.
More than 500 people were at Hoani Waititi Marae… Audio
Tamihere and Ngarewa-Packer new Māori Party leaders
Former Labour Cabinet Minister John Tamihere and iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer are the new co-leaders of the Māori Party.
The party has been rebuilding after losing its two MPs at the 2017… Audio
Coronavirus: Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust sets up drive-in testing centre
Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust has set up a drive-in covid testing centre in west Auckland.
Since Monday, they've been welcoming anyone with flu-like symptoms to come along for testing, even if they… Audio
Political commentators Matthew Hooton & Neale Jones
Matthew and Neale join Kathryn to talk about how the government is handling the Covid-19 outbreak and what options Cabinet has to ease the burden of the disease. They'll also look at delays to gun… Audio
John Tamihere to contest Tāmaki Makaurau seat
The former Labour minister and Auckland mayoral candidate, John Tamihere, will go head to head with the Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare this election in the Tamaki Makarau seat.
Tamihere… Audio