Aupito William Sio

The budget is delivering more money for Pasifika health and education but leaders of Pacific communities say it doesn't go far enough.

Despite $196 million of Pacific investment they're wanting to… Audio

The parents of a young boy with rheumatic fever are urging adults, particularly in pacific communities, to take sore throats and rashes in children seriously. Around 33 percent of last year's cases… Audio

The New Zealand government is being urged to prioritise sending more vaccines to Pacific nations to stem the spread of Omicron. There are now 65 cases in Tonga and more than 2000 positive infections… Audio

An overloaded coronial system, creaking under the pressure of cases requiring investigation, is being described as fundamentally flawed and aggravating families' grief. Ministry of Justice figures… Audio

Maori and Pasifika health providers have teamed up to try and vaccinate people who the government rollout has failed to reach. After a protracted court battle, the Ministry of Health has been… Audio

Pasifika in New Zealand have reached a major vaccination milestone, with 90-percent of Pacific communities have had at least the first covid-19 vaccination. Audio

There are mixed reactions to New Zealand's plan to encourage more Pasifika to take part in its language survey launched this week across the country. Audio

New Zealanders invited to help protect and nurture Pacific Languages in Aotearoa. Audio

The Minister for Pacific Peoples says some people sick with Covid-19 have never engaged with the health system before.

Aupito William Sio, who is also an Associate Minister of Health, told Morning… Audio

New Zealand is donating more Covid-19 vaccines to both the Pacific and the COVAX initiative - which supports global equitable access to the vaccine.

The move has just been announced by the… Audio

The government's Covid-19 spokesperson on Friday is Aupito William Sio.

He talks to Lisa Owen about the latest details regarding new cases, testing, vaccinations and MIQ.

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The government is today scrambling to find enough specialist care for Covid-19 patients in Auckland.

There are 32 Covid-19 patients in hospital, eight of whom are in intensive care, and city health… Audio

Pacific peoples have been carrying a particularly heavy load with the Covid-19 outbreak.

Part of the community has been targeted by abusive messages after it was revealed that a church service just… Audio

Ministers have appeared before other MPs to answer questions about Budget 2021 as part of Parliament's financial scrutiny cycle.  Audio

The Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio wiped away tears yesterday when announcing his government will officially apologise for the Dawn Raids of the mid-1970s.

The raids… Audio

Niue's first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived. The small number of innoculations is being used to vaccinate the vaccinators and other key people. Audio

New Zealand's Pacific language weeks are underway and begins with Rotuman - the language of a Fijian dependency about 650 kilometres northwest of the Fijian capital Suva.

While there are only 2,000… Audio