Jenny Salesa

Academics and the vaping industry say the Government urgently needs to bring in e-cigarette regulations.

The Government says the process is taking longer than it would like but it has to get it… Audio

Jenny Salesa is the Minister for Ethnic Communities and is of Tongan heritage.

Hon Jenny Salesa is New Zealand's first Tongan born, Tongan speaking Member of Parliament and the first Tongan born… Audio

The Advertising Standards Authority has had 58 complaints about advertisements for vaping products in the past year. A proposed amendment to the Smokefree Environment Act is due to go before… Audio

New Zealand's Otago University has implemented the latest stage of its Pacific strategy with the opening of a new office focussed on its Pasifika students and faculty. Audio

A bill that would prohibit smoking in cars with children inside has unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament. But Opposition MPs argue it needs a major tune up. RNZ political reporter… Audio

The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again. Video, Audio

The government has launched a new website urging smokers to stub out their cigarettes for good and pick up vaping instead.

Developed by the Ministry of Health, the new website, says that electronic… Audio

A charity helping to build homes here and in the Islands says Pacific people are facing a housing crisis which is affecting their health and their wallets. Governments, donors and community groups are… Audio

The inaugural Pacific People's Housing Forum was launched in Auckland last week. Discussions centred on the housing challenges and needs of the island communities in NZ and around the region. Audio

Two days after announcing an accord with the construction industry - the government has proposed the biggest overhaul to the Building Act in ten years. It includes everything from penalties, reducing… Audio

The government and the industry have signed an accord to tackle some of the issues facing the sector. It comes as some of the major players in the industry have got into trouble - Ebert and Arrow… Audio

A bill introducing a maximum $100 fee for wheel clamp removal has passed its first reading debate in the House. Audio

Workers in the aged care sector say a shortage of staff and a lack of mandatory standards are leading to care being 'rationed' for resthome residents. Eighty-three percent of respondents to a survey… Audio

A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House. Video, Audio

Our Pakeha-dominated Tomorrow's Schools system would be yesterday's news if New Zealand's ethnic communities had any say. Earlier this year Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced the review of… Audio