7 Oct 2021

Government not paying enough attention to equity issues on Covid-19

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 7 October 2021

A political commentator is pointing to a link between the low Māori vaccination rates, and the lack of Māori among the various experts advising the government on Covid-19.

Less than a third of Māori have had their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine; compared to the nationwide average of 50 percent.

University of Auckland politics and public policy lecturer, Lara Greaves, of Ngāti Kuri and Ngāpuhi joins Māni Dunlop on Midday Report.