Efeso Collins

On the other side of the city.. businesses were making the now familiar snap back into lockdown operations.

Bars, restaurants and shops have been forced to reverting back to level 3 operations - or… Video, Audio

The government is being told to roll out clearer and smarter communications around the latest Covid-19 community outbreak, to make sure they are reaching into every corner, and culture of the country.

The Council of Trade Unions and Business New Zealand have launched a combined call for all workplaces to play their part in keeping Covid-19 out of the community.

The two bodies issued a joint… Audio

South Auckland remains the Covid-19 centre of attention after multiple new hotspots were announced in the wake of the latest community case. Auckland councillor Efeso Collins joins the show to discuss… Audio

Political pressure is mounting on the Government to prioritise vaccinating South Aucklanders against Covid-19.

The National Party is joining calls from community health providers to bump the area… Audio

More than one thousand Papatoetoe High School students have been re-tested for Covid-19 since Tuesday afternoon.

Testing is available at the school, and at community testing stations, again today.

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South Auckland has again found itself at the centre of this Covid-19 community scare.

Last August, the region was at the centre of the Auckland Covid cluster, when members of a South Auckland family… Audio

South Auckland councillor, Efeso Collins, tells The Panel the area needs more youth workers to guide the area's young men who are following paths to gangs and violence. Audio

Jesse speaks to Manukau Councillor Efeso Collins about the Covid-19 sub-cluster in Mt Roskill.  Audio

A Pacific leader says there's "no chance" people who have overstayed their visas will feel able to come forward for a Covid-19 test, despite assurances from the Health Minister.

Chris Hipkins says… Audio

Auckland councillor Efeso Collins discusses the impact of Auckland's lockdown on the community there, and the family at the centre of it Audio

The family tested positive for covid-19 are feeling embarassed and a sense of guilt despite doing everything right. That's from Manukau ward Councillor Efeso Collins - who's been in touch with others… Audio

Marist College students are accusing their school of racism after they say staff ripped down Black Lives Matter posters they had put up.

At least one student took her allegations to the board. It met… Video, Audio

The Police Commissioner says the now-scrapped Armed Response Teams have shown New Zealanders don't want an armed police force.

Andrew Coster announced armed officers won't be rolled out nationwide -… Audio

A prominent South Auckland councillor says his community is yet to be asked for their feedback on the police Armed Response Teams, which were trialled for six months in Counties Manukau, Waikato and… Audio

Dozens of residents from the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara say they've been taken advantage of by a Māori social housing trust building a development for those recovering from mental illness and… Audio

What's going on in south Auckland that once again has its suburbs on the wrong side of news headlines?  Audio

Extra nurse vaccinators in malls, schools and churches are being deployed across Auckland as the measles outbreak continues to spread. There have been 849 cases across the country and South Auckland -… Audio