Collin Tukuitonga

Fiji has reported four new Covid-19 cases overnight and authorities say they are bracing for a rise in infections this week.

The Suva and Nausori areas are under lockdown restrictions and the… Audio

The government has turned down calls for people in South Auckland to be vaccinated before people in the rest of the country.

South Aucklanders over 65 and those with underlying health conditions will… Audio

Cabinet are meeting to discuss the latest lockdown measures in Tāmaki Makaurau - including whether tougher sanctions should be applied to those who break the rules.

Māni Dunlop spoke to Auckland… Audio

Health officials are attempting to lock down people, rather than the whole of Auckland, following the latest Covid-19 community cases announced last night.

Auckland University associate professor of… Audio

Surveys show Māori and Pasifika are more worried than others about the safety of the vaccine.

National MP and former Northland GP Shane Rēti says the answer is reassuring people, and that can be as… Audio

Anti-smoking, obesity and alcohol work in Auckland have been dealt a serious blow by Covid-19.

An Auckland Regional Public Health Service report covering July to September shows the huge pressure… Audio

Cabinet will announce whether any decision has been made about changing the Alert Level today.

New Zealand is currently at Level 2 across the entire country, although Auckland has some extra… Audio

Pacific health leaders are warning that bringing police in to help with Covid-19 contact tracing is a bad look and there are better ways to bolster expertise.

The police are providing advice to the… Audio

The Health minister, Chris Hipkins, has raised concerns that people associated with the Mt Roskill church cluster in Auckland have not all been fully dislosing their movements and close contacts to… Audio

A Pacific health leader is cautiously optimistic New Zealand may be witnessing the "triumph of community" wrestling Covid-19 back under control.

Yesterday there was just one case linked to the… Audio

A Pacific health leader is warning that Covid-19 could move rapidly through New Zealand's Māori and pacific community. 

The Pacific community has disproportionately been affected by this latest… Audio

Pacific health leaders are warning of a 'wildfire' outbreak of Covid-19 in the Pacific community if the Auckland cluster isn't fully contained.

Just under 70 percent of the current Auckland cluster… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said there will be a travel bubble between NZ and The Cook Islands by the end of this year. Dr Collin Tukuitonga speaks to Jesse about the plan and preventing an… Audio

In opting to protect their people from Covid-19 the Pacific islands are cut off from tourism income - and they're suffering badly as a result.  Audio

Dr Colin Tukuitonga wants more Pasifika students studying at Auckland University Medical School. Audio