Willie Jackson

This week a Parliamentary committee heard concerns from other media companies about the new public media entity, as opposition attacks on the cost of it intensified.  Meanwhile a significant funding… Audio

Māni Dunlop presents live from parliament's forecourt in a special edition of Midday Report commemorating 50 years since the Māori language petition was delivered to Parliament.

That petition -… Audio

The government has announced the next steps in it plan to help strengthen Māori media over the three years. 

Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson says Māori media have a particularly vital… Audio

Two government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation - and prompted loud calls for government action. But behind the scenes the… Video, Audio

Legislation to create a new public media entity entered Parliament this week. Mediawatch talks to the new broadcasting minister Willie Jackson about how that will work, the future of Māori media - and… Audio

Draft legislation for a new public media entity was finally made public this week - and the new broadcasting minister also made his first appearance in that role in Parliament. But while MPs were… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about new revelations on Gloriavale from John Campbell, a deeply personal take on booze culture from Patrick Gower… Audio

How do you get economic security in difficult times? According to Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson, it is by investing in wahine and rangatahi - women and young people.  Willie explains how… Audio

Māori  Development Minister Willie Jackson accused ACT leader David Seymour of dog-whistling for the right-wing vote.

In its alternative budget ACT is proposing axing several government Ministries --… Audio

It was a rough day in Parliament yesterday for ACT leader David Seymour.

It started off with being called a "useless Maori" and ended with being ruled out as Finance Minister in a potential… Audio

The Governement will consider a report saying a proposed law to intoduce Maori seats on the Rotorua council is discriminatory. Audio

The Māori Affairs Select Committee is 150 years old. The media always love profile pieces on ancient folk having a birthday, so here is one on a particularly elderly committee. Audio

The Minister for Māori Development is backing the 90 percent double vaccination DHB milestone, saying it could take until at least the middle of 2022 to get Māori up to that level. 

Willie Jackson… Audio

As a nation we're learning to think differently under Covid-19, as the government looks at what a future with covid-19 in our communities looks like. But there are concerns that some communities will… Audio

On the 14th of September 1972, a petition calling for active recognition of te reo Maori was presented to Parliament containing over 30-thousand signatures. The petition, which was organised by Maori… Audio

The government has this morning announced a 44.9 million dollar funding package to prevent sexual violence. The four-year investment comes from the ACC budget and includes 11.7 million dollars for… Audio

The vaccination rate for Māori is far behind that of the general population.

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says it is disappointing, but he believes things are improving.

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Before Peter's headlines you heard about Auckland's vaccine buses and the work that's being done to reach populations which aren't exactly beating a path to the vaccine clinics set up around the city… 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

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson has prepared a draft Cabinet paper outlining a possible government response to the He Puapua report.

This report, handed to then Māori Development Minister… Audio