Efeso Collins
Councillor wants more youth workers in South Auckland
South Auckland councillor, Efeso Collins, tells The Panel the area needs more youth workers to guide the area's young men who are following paths to gangs and violence. Audio
Manukau Councillor Efeso Collins on Mt Roskill Covid-19 cases
Jesse speaks to Manukau Councillor Efeso Collins about the Covid-19 sub-cluster in Mt Roskill. Audio
Covid-19: Concerns overstayers will fear getting tested
A Pacific leader says there's "no chance" people who have overstayed their visas will feel able to come forward for a Covid-19 test, despite assurances from the Health Minister.
Chris Hipkins says… Audio
NZ family with Covid 'whakamā' about circumstances - councillor
Auckland councillor Efeso Collins discusses the impact of Auckland's lockdown on the community there, and the family at the centre of it Audio
Family tested for Covid feel embarassed, guilty
The family tested positive for covid-19 are feeling embarassed and a sense of guilt despite doing everything right. That's from Manukau ward Councillor Efeso Collins - who's been in touch with others… Audio
Marist College's Black Lives Matter conflict 'an abuse of teacher power' - Collins
Marist College students are accusing their school of racism after they say staff ripped down Black Lives Matter posters they had put up.
At least one student took her allegations to the board. It met… Video, Audio
Critics on Armed Response Teams scrapping
The Police Commissioner says the now-scrapped Armed Response Teams have shown New Zealanders don't want an armed police force.
Andrew Coster announced armed officers won't be rolled out nationwide -… Audio
Police yet to canvas South Auckland response to armed units
A prominent South Auckland councillor says his community is yet to be asked for their feedback on the police Armed Response Teams, which were trialled for six months in Counties Manukau, Waikato and… Audio
Ōtara residents taken advantage of by outside groups
Dozens of residents from the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara say they've been taken advantage of by a Māori social housing trust building a development for those recovering from mental illness and… Audio
New gangs, more recruits, and community in the crossfire
What's going on in south Auckland that once again has its suburbs on the wrong side of news headlines? Audio
Measles outbreak: Vaccines offered in malls, schools, churches
Extra nurse vaccinators in malls, schools and churches are being deployed across Auckland as the measles outbreak continues to spread. There have been 849 cases across the country and South Auckland -… Audio
South Auckland community ‘desperate’ for solution to violence
Former youth workers who were put into South Auckland after increasing violence more than a decade ago say the same approach is needed now. There have been eight shootings - four of them fatal, three… Audio
Middlemore Hospital in stark need of more funding
A damning internal review of Middlemore Hospital shows a lack of resourcing is having a very real affect on the hospital and its patients. Auckland City Councillor and Otara Health chair Efeso Collins… Audio
Young voices ignored in plans for Auckland's gentrification
Auckland's young people and ethnic minority groups fear they are being left out of the council's gentrification plans for their communities. The Council's Auckland Plan 2050 sets the direction for the… Audio
Auckland fuel tax: what will improve?
Auckland's regional fuel tax has been in place since the beginning of the month. The extra funds raised are intended to help fund transport projects around the region over the coming decade. But what… Audio
South Auckland community losing faith with DHB - Efeso Collins
The Auckland councillor representing the Manukau ward, Efeso Collins, says the community's families have lost faith in the way Middlemore hospital is being run. The building that houses the maternity… Audio
Hospital rot: Health Minister demands answers
The Health Minister is demanding answers from South Auckland health bosses after they failed to tell him the full extent of the leaky building crisis at Middlemore Hospital. Audio
Middlemore rot: Manukau's Efeso Collins reacts
Four big Middlemore Hospital buildings that serve thousands of South Auckland people are full of rot and dangerous mould that could make staff and patients sick.
They include the children's hospital… Audio
Efeso Collins warns parents to avoid loan sharks
High interest finance companies have taken to social media marketing to target families struggling to pay for back-to-school costs. RNZ is aware of a number of businesses offering to cover the costs… Audio
Business class trips for staff irks Auckland councillor
An Auckland councillor says the blocking of a motion to discuss business class travel at the council is undemocratic and has stifled debate. Audio