Peeni Henare
Covid-19: Kura denied vaccination funding from health officials
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
Covid-19: 'It just got real' in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Tai Tokerau still has to get 16,000 people vaccinated with their first Pfizer shot to hit the 90 percent goal - that's more than any other region in the country. One in five people are still… Audio
'Covid-19 is on the doorstep' - Henare's stark warning to Māori
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare has told many DHBs they need to do better in their vaccine rollout to Māori.
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Covid-19: Still lots of mahi to do on Māori vaccination rates - Henare
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
Covid-19: Minister told iwi want entry to Gisborne blocked off
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
Covid-19: Government engaging with gang leadership over outbreak - Henare
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
Peeni Henare details vaccine rollout for Māori
The government is warning people breaking covid rules will cost them as it increases the penalties people may be forced to pay.
The courts will now be able to sting people up to $12,000 for breaching… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Truck driver infection picked up in surveillance testing - Henare
Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare says a truck driver’s positive Covid-19 test came through as part of surveillance testing.
The driver delivers supermarket supplies and travelled to… Audio
Covid-19: Efforts to boost Māori vaccination rates ramping up
Māori health providers are accelerating their efforts to close a gap that's left far fewer Māori vaccinated against Covid-19 than any other group.
The government and Ministry of Health are under fire… Audio
'Hundreds' left behind in Kabul evacuaiton - Defence Minister
"We are not giving up on bringing those who need to come home, home" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, as NZ was forced to abandoned its mercy mission in Afghanistan.
Speaking to Checkpoi… Video, Audio
Deadly Kabul attacks, NZDF evacuation flight safe in UAE
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack outside Kabul airport, which has killed 60 people, including 12 US service members. More than 140 people have been injured. The Defence Minister… Audio
Covid-19: Associate Health Minister responds to Highbrook vaccine investigation
Associate Minister of Health, Peeni Henare, has responded to our story this morning that five Aucklanders could have received a injection of saline solution instead of the Pfizer vaccine.
The… Audio
Afghanistan: Planning continues for evacuation operation
About 40 military personnel are still waiting to depart on the mission to evacuate New Zealand citizens and some Afghan nationals from Afghanistan.
Defence chiefs on both sides of the Tasman have… Audio
Peeni Henare on NZDF mission to evacuate NZers from Afghanistan
New Zealand's military deployment to get its remaining citizens out of Afghanistan is expected to be a difficult and delicate mission.
A Hercules aircraft will depart as early as tomorrow morning… Audio
Afghanistan deployment by Wednesday earliest - Defence Minister
The government has agreed to help New Zealanders and their families evacuate from Afghanistan, as well as at-risk Afghan nationals who had worked with NZ personnel.
The government has agreed to help… Video, Audio
Labour trimming planned $20b defence spend up
The $20 billion spend-up on defence is the latest Covid-19 casualty, with a range of options to scale it down now before the Finance Minister.
The major investment in a range of new military hardware… Audio
Covid-19 forced government to cut back defence spending - Henare
Planned new defence spending could be cut back.
The Defence Minister says Covid-19 means the government's having to run the ruler over the $20 billion defence capability plan, and there will be… Audio
Second drug testing bill passes first reading
The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system Audio
What will the new Māori Health Authority do?
The government unveiled a major shake-up of the health sector this morning. It will set up a brand new Māori Health Authority, which will set policies for Māori health and fund services. Such an… Audio
Māori non-clinical staff to be trained as vaccinators
Funding to rapidly train non-clinical workers to help administer the Covid-19 vaccine to Māori communities is being described as a drop in the bucket.
Māori health providers have been consistently… Audio