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During the pandemic Pasifika people have had rates of hospital admission for Covid-19 almost five times that of non-Pasifika and non-Māori. Data from the Minister of Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins has revealed that seven of the 18 people admitted .
Press Release – Auckland Action Against Poverty
Over the weekend Jacinda Ardern appeared on Newshub The Nation and made some problematic comments about lifting people out of poverty, saying the Labour government has prioritised targeting families with children.
“This is the problem – Jacinda Ardern and this Labour government are ok with having some levels of poverty exist in New Zealand. They’re about reducing poverty, not eliminating it which are two very different things” says Co-ordinator and media spokesperson for Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) Brooke Pao Stanley.
It also shows the government’s ideologies and values about people are rooted in racism, because in Te Ao Māori, in Pacific communities, in ethnic communities, we don’t believe in leaving anyone behind. We don’t believe that people should go without because they can’t afford it – we share what we have to ensure that everyone has enough. We believe in valuing the existence of each other bec
That is the kind of targeting the Papatoetoe community is having to confront, with Covid-19 cases centred around Papatoetoe High School and a seven-day lockdown triggered by a positive case who was in the community while infectious. The area was dealt another blow when a man was shot dead by police on Thursday night.
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Dr Primla Khar is cautious about racism being directed at community cases. The video also points to the kind of ugliness that could rear its head if the ethnicity of the infected families was revealed, Khar says. Khar works as a family doctor in Papakura and heads up the Indian Association Manukau, based in Papatoetoe.
Over the weekend Jacinda Ardern appeared on Newshub The Nation and made some problematic comments about lifting people out of poverty, saying the Labour government has prioritised targeting families with children.
“This is the problem – Jacinda Ardern and this Labour government are ok with having some levels of poverty exist in New Zealand. They’re about reducing poverty, not eliminating it which are two very different things” says Co-ordinator and media spokesperson for Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) Brooke Pao Stanley.
It also shows the government’s ideologies and values about people are rooted in racism, because in Te Ao Māori, in Pacific communities, in ethnic communities, we don’t believe in leaving anyone behind. We don’t believe that people should go without because they can’t afford it – we share what we have to ensure that everyone has enough. We believe in valuing the existence of each other because of whānau, whakapapa and community. Jacinda A