Efeso Collins

A year ago, the country’s top cop show - Police Ten-7 - was under fire for racial stereotyping. The show's makers rejected that - and so did their partners in the Police.  But broadcaster TVNZ ran a… Audio

Auckland city mayoral candidate Efeso Collins, is blaming youth poverty and gang recruitment for the rise in crime carried out against retailers. 

The raid early on Tuesday morning involved three… Audio

New Zealand Herald senior writer, Simon Wilson, talks to Jesse about what the Labour Party endorsement means and why they had a change of heart. Audio

The Labour Party has endorsed Councillor Efeso Collins for the mayoralty of Auckland. The current mayor Phil Goff will not be seeking re-election this year saying he wants to see a new generation of… Audio

The holiday season is upon us, but Covid-19 is in the community and Omicron is at our doorstep.

So should be people be considering the vaccination rates of the areas they intend to visit?

Timothy… Audio

South Auckland's vaccination drive is now to get people to go back for their second vaccination, as the country prepares to enter the traffic light protection framework.

There are still thousands of… Audio

The country's first-ever 'Vaxathon' takes place this weekend on what's been dubbed Super Saturday.

It's a national day of action in which everyone who hasn't, will be urged to get their Covid-19… Audio

The Government has laid down the vaccination gauntlet, urging people to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible so that the country can have more than a Christmas picnic. The Ministry of Health… Audio

As Auckland prepares to drop to Alert Level three, the pressure remains high to vaccinate people against Covid-19. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 80 percent of Aucklanders have received their… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologised to Pacific communities hurt by the Dawn Raids in the 1970s.

The Dawn Raids resulted in the deportation and prosecution of many Pacific Islanders… Audio

"An absolute shambles with long wait times" is how some people are describing the first morning of the country's first mass vaccination event in Tamaki Makaurau - Auckland.

More than 16,000 people… Audio

A prominent South Auckland councillor says that the sluggish response to calls to get vaccinated in the country's first mass vaccination event starting this Friday, is down to people in "ivory towers"… Audio

The stand-off in Samoa is also causing division in the diaspora - including in Auckland.

Some are taking to social media to air their views, and in the churches, there are prayers for calm and unity.

A single tweet sparked bulletin-leading calls to scrap one of our most enduring and most-watched local TV shows this week. Many arguing whether the show was racist or not also admitted they don't… Audio

Being locked down also means for many people being locked out of meaningful face to face interactions - for them, Level 3 is a tense and frustrating time.  Audio