Willie Jackson

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

A new papakainga development on Rekohu or Wharekauri will break ground today.

The project is part of a $9-million investment to support whānau Māori into home ownership.

Five new houses are expected… Audio

The Māori Party says it's reluctant to tell Māori to get the Covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.  

The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and… Audio

The National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the Government's move to protect Māori wards, saying it's insulting to him as a Māori man.

Labour has begun rushing through legislation under urgency… Audio

The Government is committing to increase its support for the Māori economy, by setting a five percent procurement target for Māori businesses.

That target has been set so public service agencies use… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister's job is up for grabs and there are plenty of contenders. Jacinda Ardern says Kelvin Davis's role as deputy leader of the party is safe, but won't say whether that translates… Audio

Are the Māori Party back from the brink? 

After losing all seven Māori seats to Labour in 2017, Rawiri Waititi is set to win the Waiariki electorate by a hair.

Susie Ferguson speaks to Labour List… Audio

The Greens, The Opportunities and Maori Parties all want to break the political deadlock - and decades of inaction - over who owns freshwater.

It's the political hot potato which neither Labour or… Audio