MEDIA
Members of Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā regularly speak to the media about COVID-19 to provide accurate information to whānau Māori, hapū and iwi, as well as raise issues and concerns we have, in an effort to ensure Māori needs are met during the pandemic.
For any information about our media coverage, or for media enquiries, please contact
Gabrielle Para
0279670094
For Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā media releases, click here.
Auckland's move to Alert Level 3 a risk, experts say
September 21, 2021 Otago Daily Times
COVID-19: Cabinet could make a 'cautious' alert level decision to extend Auckland lockdown, adding Waikato, expert says
September 20, 2021 Stuff
Dr Sue Crengle - Waikato/Hauraki alert level must be raised
September 20, 2021 Radio Waatea
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Waikato should join Auckland in Alert Level 4 - Māori Health Expert Group
September 20, 2021 Radio NZ
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Te Ohu Rata Aotearoa, Te ORA Māori Medical Practitioners Association supports Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā in prioritising Māori
August 20, 2021 Radio Waatea
Professor Paparangi Reid talks to Claudette Hauiti about priority vaccination of Māori
August 20, 2021 Radio Waatea
Health experts say the Government has failed to protect Māori and Pasifika from the latest outbreak. calling it "our worst nightmare"
August 20, 2021 stuff.co.nz
Māori health advocate: if vaccinating Pakeha over 65, we need to be vaccinating Māori Over 40
August 17, 2021, NewsTalk ZB
Dr. Rāwiri McKree Jansen gives his perspective on RSV and its impact on Māori
July 8, 2021 Māori Television
No Māori age priority in COVID-19 vaccine roll-out a 'complete failure'
April 21, 2021 NZ Herald
Moana talks to three Māori doctors about the COVID -19 vaccine
February 15,2021 Maori Television
Rationalising Māori Life and Well-Being - Who Decides and How?
August 31, 2020 webinar
Expert: Auckland would benefit from another week at Level 3
August 25th 2020, by RNZ
New approach needed for covid management - academic
August 24th 2020, by RNZ
Time for a new recipe for pandemic management - kōrero from Assoc. Professor Elana Curtis
August 23rd 2020, E-Tangata
Maōri Party Conversations - kōrero with Assoc. Professor Elana Curtis and Dr Rawiri Jansen
August 2020
Māori Party Conversations - kōrero with Professor Sue Crengle
August 2020
Episode 2: The Whānau Guide for COVID-19
August 23rd 2020, by Counties Manukau DHB
Coronavirus: Heather Simpson to spearhead border response, some Māori health leaders 'gutted'
August 19th, 2020, by stuff.co.nz
Coronavirus: Quarantine policy shift is 'racist', critics say
August 15, 2020, by stuff.co.nz
Episode 1: The Whānau Guide for COVID-19
August 13th 2020, by Counties Manukau DHB
Did the Government response get it right for Māori and Health Equity during COVID-19? - kōrero with Assoc. Professor Elana Curtis
August 12th, 2020, by the University of Auckland, Faculty of Law
COVID-19: Manurewa Marae mobilise as Auckland goes into high alert at level 3
August 12th 2020, by Te Karere
Leaked COVID-19 report warns border, isolation and quarantine staff carry the highest risk of causing an outbreak
August 7th 2020, by Dominion Post
Māori doctors urge self-swab cervical cancer tests
August 6th 2020, by RNZ
Series 4: After the Virus
June 2020, by RNZ
Ministry of Health reintroduces high risk criteria for COVID-19 testing
June 25th, 2020 by RNZ
Ministry of Health changes guidelines for testing and self-isolation
June 25th, 2020 by RNZ
Māori health authority a toothless tiger
June 23rd, 2020 by Radio Waatea
Post pandemic rebuild a chance to embed equity measures
June 2020, Pharmacy Today
Coronavirus: Behind the scenes in the battle against COVID-19
June 13th, 2020 by stuff.co.nz
Response group criticises COVID-19 law failures to recognise Māori
June 3rd, 2020 by RNZ
Māori waiting for elective surgery prioritised on waiting lists
May 28th 2020, by Newstalk ZB
Spike in Rheumatic Fever Cases in Wellington
May 25th, 2020, by RNZ
Papaarangi Reid: Pushing for real change
May 24th 2020, by E-Tangata
COVID-19 tracer app: What does it mean for Māori?
May 21st, 2020, by Te Ao News
COVID-19 and Māori health: 'The daily 1pm briefings have been an exercise in whiteness'
May 13th 2020, by the Spin Off
Five Māori leaders on what COVID-19 has changed
May 11th 2020, by stuff.co.nz
Coronavirus: the demand for equality in the battle against COVID-19
May 10th 2020, by stuff.co.nz
Covid-19 Coronavirus - Māori and Pacific patients could be prioritised for electives by greater Auckland and Northland DHBs
May 9th 2020, by NZ Herald
Tapatahi - Govt policies made to support Māori need to be implemented better.
May 5th 2020, by Tapatahi, Māori Television
Māori health professionals left out of Epidemic Response Committee meetings
May 4th 2020, by Radio NZ
The Hui - Interview with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Māori partnerships for COVID-19 response
May 3rd 2020, by the Hui, TV3
Marae - Professor Papaarangi Reid and Assoc. Professor Sue Crengle on equity in the health system
May. 3rd 2020, by Marae, TVNZ
Tapatahi - Assoc. Professor Elana Curtis on tangihanga during Alert Level 3
Apr. 30th 2020, by Tapatahi, Māori Television
Government's Māori Covid-19 response all words, no action - response group
Apr. 21st 2020, by RNZ
Tapatahi discussion about the government’s Covid-19 Māori response action plan - Dr Rawiri Jansen
Apr. 20th 2020, by Māori Television
Te Arawa Waka - Dr Elana Curtis on COVID-19
Apr. 14th 2020, by Te Arawa Waka
Covid 19 coronavirus: Concerns over Māori data collection, isolated communities
Apr. 9th 2020, by The New Zealand Herald
Coronavirus: Maori health specialists want to see data
Apr. 9th 2020, by RNZ
Māori health experts question government testing
Apr. 9th 2020, by Stuff.co.nz
Coronavirus: Government response has shortfalls and blindspots - Māori health professionals - Dr Elana Curtis
Apr. 7th 2020, by RNZ
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An open letter to the government from a Māori public health specialist
Apr. 5th 2020, by E-Tangata
Te Ao with MOANA – Dr Elana Curtis & Dr Curtis concerns for Māori in pandemic
Mar. 31th 2020, by The Daily Blog
Urutā: COVID-19 Advice for Māori by Māori health experts - Dr Matire Harwood
Mar. 28th 2020, by Te Ao Māori News
Covid-19 lockdown: What do Māori need to know? - Dr Elana Curtis
Mar. 27th 2020, by Te Karere
NZ coronavirus lockdown – Expert Reaction
Mar. 23rd 2020, by SMC
$56.5m to be spent on Māori coronavirus response package
Mar. 22nd 2020, by Stuff.co.nz
Government cash boost to Māori communities welcomed - Dr Rawiri Jansen
Mar. 22nd 2020, by TVNZ
The Hui - Dr Rhys Jones
Mar. 22nd 2020, by TV3
Concerns around Maori health - The Panel - Dr Rhys Jones
Mar. 20th 2020, by RNZ
Coronavirus: New pandemic group says Māori 'left out' of planning - Dr Rawiri Jansen
Mar. 20th 2020, by Stuff.co.nz
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Coronavirus: Fears Māori communities to be hit hard - 'Everybody is on red alert' - Dr Rhys Jones
Mar. 19th 2020, by NZ Herald
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History say Maori need greater role in Covid plan - Dr Rhys Jones
Mar. 19th 2020, by Radio Waatea
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Coronavirus: Traditional Māori funeral practices should stop, health experts say - Dr Sue Crengle
Mar. 18th 2020, by Stuff.co.nz
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Coronavirus could be deadlier for vulnerable communities - Dr David Tipene-Leach
Mar. 18th 2020, by Stuff.co.nz
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Why equity for Māori must be prioritised during the Covid-19 response
Mar. 18th 2020, by Thespinoff.co.nz
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Māori health providers set up communication hub to combat covid-19 - Dr Rhys Jones
Mar. 17th 2020, by RNZ.co.nz
Te Ao Moana speaks with Dr Papaarangi Reid about COVID-19 and a response strategy by Māori, for Māori, about Māori - Dr Papaarangi Reid
Mar. 16th 2020, by Māori Television
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Tākuta Rawiri Jansen's plan for Māori about Coronavirus - Dr Rawiri Jansen
Mar. 13th 2020, by Te Ao
