Opinion

October 31, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui | Multiple records for Delta and Māori

· On Saturday, the Ministry of Health announced a record of 160 new Delta cases today. · In another record, […]

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 31, 2021

October 29, 2021 | Opinion: Martyn Bradbury

OPINION: Māori are paying a second price of Citizenship over COVID – make this one count!

Martyn ‘Bomber’ Bradbury: Sir Apirana Ngata published the original ‘The Price of Citizenship’ in 1943 and argued that Māori support […]

Martyn Bradbury Posted On October 29, 2021

October 28, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui | Unvaccinated Māori 33 times more to become infected

Māori were 37 (41.6%) of 89 new cases announced today. Māori are the highest number of daily cases for the […]

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 28, 2021

October 27, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui | A race against time and racism

In 1982 Race Relations Conciliator, Hiwi Tauroa’s report A Race Against Time said New Zealand was in a race to […]

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 27, 2021

October 26, 2021 | Featured News

John Tamihere | Covid Aotearoa Update

I am not an expert or a scientist. I am however, like most average Kiwis, educated, connected and not as stupid as some would have.

Waatea Team Posted On October 26, 2021

October 25, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui Delta Māori | Māori cases double – will pass Pacific cases next week

Delta OutBreak There were 109 new cases in the Delta OutBreak today. The five highest daily totals in the outbreak […]

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 25, 2021

October 22, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui | Auckland now in a runaway Delta event

With a record 102 new cases announced on Thursday, the City of Sails has passed the threshold of a runaway Delta event.

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 22, 2021

October 20, 2021 | Opinion: Martyn Bradbury

If there were ever a time to acknowledge the need for a Māori Health Authority – COVID is it

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury: One of the lessons out of the 2019 measles epidemic was the importance of mobile vaccination clinics to go out to the community via trusted leaders within those communities.

Martyn Bradbury Posted On October 20, 2021

October 20, 2021 | Opinion: Dr Rawiri Taonui

Dr Rawiri Taonui | Delta to go Exponential in Auckland

The 94 cases on Tuesday set a record in the current Delta OutBreak and for Covid-19 since the virus first reached Aotearoa in February last year. At 2,099 cases, Delta has by far and faster outstripped last year’s First Wave.

Dr Rawiri Taonui Posted On October 20, 2021