Peeni Henare

A Hercules aircraft carrying New Zealand Defence Force personnel has departed Auckland for Europe to help distribute donated military aid to Ukraine.

The deployment - New Zealand's biggest to the… Audio

The Defence Minister says a Hercules loaded with aid supplies is ready to fly to Tonga today now the main island's runway has been cleared of ash.

Relief efforts have begun following the country's… Audio

It's now been five days since Tonga's major volcanic eruption and tsunami - and as more information comes to light, aid is beginning to reach the island nation.

The World Health Organisation says… Audio

Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.

And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio

A Defence Ministry report has clearly identified 'China's rise' and its power struggle with the United States as a major risk to security in the Indo-Pacific.

The 2021 Defence Assessment is blunt in… Audio

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

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare has told many DHBs they need to do better in their vaccine rollout to Māori. 

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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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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