John Tamihere

It's almost a clean sweep for Te Pati Maori, snatching another two maori electorate seats from Labour on the special vote count. On election night it was buzzing to secure four of the seven. But now… Video, Audio

Te Pati Maori says an elderly pakeha man has been trespassed after he entered the home of Te Pati Maori candidate Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Māori Party president, John Tamihere, says Ms… Audio

There's nowhere to hide from law and order this election, with ram raids, gangs and violent offending grabbing headlines up and down the motu.

Ministry of Justice statistics - released on Wednesday -… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about coverage putting the Loafers Lodge disaster in context - even in the midst of chaos and confusion, some impressive… Audio

The opposition is demanding more information from the Speaker to explain why the former Minister Meka Whaitiri has not been expelled from Parliament over her shock defection to the Maori Party. Adrian… Audio

Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour has thrown wide open the contest for the normally safe Labour seat of lkaroa-Rawhiti. Ms Whaitiri remains in Parliament as an independent MP - but intends to… Audio

A New Zealand-developed Covid-19 testing device has just won regulatory approval for use in the United States.

The device was developed by Auckland biotech company Ubiquitome in partnership with Yale… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about journalists coming under fire from the subjects of their stories and an unsurprising scandal over a TVNZ reality… Audio

It's being described as a bittersweet day as Oranga Tamariki and Te Whānau O Waipareira sign a ground breaking agreement that is a crucial step in devolving power back to Māori to look after whānau.

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He's the top bureaucrat who's credited with saving many lives as he led the country through the Covid-19 pandemic.

An exhausted Ashley Bloomfield leaves his job as Director General of Health in late… Audio

Vaccine passes are to be scrapped, Covid QR codes torn up, outdoor gathering limits lifted and most mandates assigned to the history books because, the prime minister says, it's now safe to do so. But… Audio

Maori and Pasifika health providers have teamed up to try and vaccinate people who the government rollout has failed to reach. After a protracted court battle, the Ministry of Health has been… Audio

After two High Court judicial reviews and a judge advising the Ministry of Health to review its decision - the details of unvaccinated Māori have been released to the Whānau Ora commissioning agency.

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency has had another win in the High Court over its battle with the Ministry of Health for data on unvaccinated North Island Māori. 

The agency has already forced the… Audio

After weeks of court action, Whānau Ora has received some of the data it's been waiting for on the Māori vaccine rollout. 

The agency took legal action against the Ministry of Health for refusing to… Audio

So how are Aucklanders feeling about the latest government move?

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, the National Party's Tamaki MP Simon O'Connor and Māori Party spokesperson John Tamihere spoke… Audio

About 1000 people with Covid-19 have been assessed to find out if they will isolate at home or be moved to quarantine.

Those on the frontline say the health system is showing the strain, as the… Audio

The Ministry of Health has 72 hours to reconsider its refusal to share Māori vaccine information with the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.

It's chief executive John Tamihere took the ministry to… Audio

The Whānau Ora commissioning agency is in the High Court today, fighting the Ministry of Health for data they say could ramp up the vaccination campaign for Māori.

The chief executive for the agency… Audio