How the fight against Covid-19 conspiracies is changing
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When Peeni Henare headed into the Far North to reassure people over the Covid-19 vaccine, he brought with him something no other minister could.
Before Parliament, Henare lived in Moerewa with his family. It's a
poor town, a freezing works town, a hearty town, sometimes a troubled town, and largely a Māori town.
It's a place where - like many places in the North - there is a disconnect from central government and faith in the state, which Henare acknowledges. It's a part of the world poorer for centralised services, where often the only time government is seen is when it is taking away something, or someone.