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Collin Tukuitonga

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Dr Collin Tukuitonga is Associate Dean Pacific, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.

People in Pukekohe are vaccinated on September 16 (Photo: Phil Walter/Getty Images)

New Zealand cannot abandon its Covid elimination strategy while Māori and Pasifika vaccination rates are too low

'Living with the virus' effectively means some people dying with it. We know who many of them would be.

By Collin Tukuitonga | 21st September, 2021

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The trouble with bubbles: When will we get quarantine-free travel in the Pacific?

Bubble talk has been firmly focused on Australia of late. But what about our island neighbours?

By Collin Tukuitonga | 22nd March, 2021

Dr Joe Williams (Photo: Pasifika Medical Association)

Farewell, Papa Joe – beacon of calm and wise leadership

Dr Collin Tukuitonga pays tribute to his mentor, Dr Joe Williams, who passed away last night after a battle with Covid-19.

By Collin Tukuitonga | 5th September, 2020

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The trans-Tasman bubble can wait. NZ and the Pacific can make a Covid-free zone

The health arguments are sound, and the economic and cultural imperatives are clear.

By Collin Tukuitonga | 13th June, 2020