Dr Rawiri Jansen: No Māori age priority in Covid-19 vaccine rollout a 'complete failure' 16 Apr, 2021 05:42 AM 3 minutes to read Dr Rawiri Jansen believes New Zealand's vaccine rollout has failed Māori by not implementing appropriate priority groups for whānau. Photo / File Dr Rawiri Jansen believes New Zealand's vaccine rollout has failed Māori by not implementing appropriate priority groups for whānau. Photo / File National Māori Pandemic Group member Dr Rawiri Jansen considers it an overwhelming failure on his part and the Government's that the vaccine rollout does not prioritise Māori below 65 years of age. Members of the pandemic group, also named Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, have previously criticised the Government for treating Māori as an afterthought in its Covid-19 response.