Api Talemaitoga

Breast cancer mortality rates still high among Maori and Pasifika women. Audio

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

Cabinet Ministers are discussing the future of vaccine mandates and vaccine passports today.

The Prime Minister says Covid mandates and vaccine passes will not be as vital after the Omicron wave has… Audio

Pasifika health professionals are working hard to inform and educate their communities about the current Omicron outbreak and the importance of getting all three jabs to protect themselves and their… Audio

New Zealand-based biotech company Orbis is on the brink of releasing a device that can test people's immunity to Covid-19 in just 15 minutes. The company -- a founder of which helped in the… Audio

A prominent South Auckland doctor is warning against people with Covid-19 being able to recover at home, instead of in an MIQ facility.

Manukau GP Api Talemaitoga also chairs the Pasifika GP network… Audio

Nervous doctors and nurses are bracing for Covid-19 case numbers to rise under Auckland's eased restrictions. While the city is staying at level 3, from midnight two households can now meet up - as… Audio

With today's news from the Government about the plan to begin reopening our borders, there are many questions to be asked about the risk factors for New Zealanders, and to look to the possibility of… Audio

It's been another record day for Covid-19 cases in Fiji.

Fiji recorded three more deaths and a daily record 791 positive cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours ending at 8am Wednesday.

Fijians in… Audio

Fewer than half of South Auckland pensioners have had a shot despite being prioritised to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations early.

The government's roll-out scheme put around 70,000 South… Audio

Some South Auckland doctors didn't receive a Covid-19 vaccination over the weekend despite leftover doses from the border roll out being available.

The city's DHBs invited some health care workers to… Audio

Pasifika people that have helped do their bit for Covid-19, one year since the virus arrive in New Zealand. Audio

The Pasifika Medical Association says when rollout goes wider, consideration should be given to putting South Auckland near the top of the queue, particularly the most medically vulnerable. The latest… Audio

Work is already underway to ensure the Covid-19 vaccine roll out is welcomed by the Pasifika community.

A top Pasifika GP says New Zealand's health providers must seize this opportunity to rectify… Audio

The government says every New Zealander who wants one can get a Covid-19 vaccine, starting midway throught 2021.

It has pre-purchased a further two vaccines - 7.6 million doses will come from… Audio

Pacific health professionals in New Zealand are calling on the next government to better empower them to improve health outcomes for the community. Audio

A leading pacific health expert says the Covid-19 pandemic response shows the Ministry of Health is learning from errors made in the measles outbreak last year.

A review comissioned by the Ministry… Audio