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

Teresa Wall

022 352 7903

For Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā media releases, click here.

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

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