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

Farewell, Papa Joe – beacon of calm and wise leadership

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Dr Collin Tukuitonga pays tribute to his mentor, Dr Joe Williams, who passed away yesterday after a battle with Covid-19.  I have a lot for which to be thankful to Dr Joe Williams, or Papa Joe as we call him in the Pasifika Medical Association family. I was a refugee from the military coup in … Read more

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

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The health arguments are sound, and the economic and cultural imperatives are clear. The Pacific islands need to be prioritised post-Covid over the trans-Tasman bubble, writes public health expert Collin Tukuitonga.  Much has been made about the need to open a trans-Tasman travel bubble as a priority. This is despite the fact that Australia continues … Read more