NZ PM Ardern abandons Maori vaccine target

By Ben McKay
Updated October 22 2021 - 1:12pm, first published 1:06pm
Sixty-eight per cent of Maori are vaccinated compared with 83 per cent of the overall population.
Sixty-eight per cent of Maori are vaccinated compared with 83 per cent of the overall population.

Amid considerable disagreement, Jacinda Ardern's government has walked away from a Maori-specific vaccination target as part of New Zealand's COVID-19 reopening plans.

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