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The brochure urged people to give Covid-19 the boot.
Images of the virus had mataora or full face moko - some were shown being kicked by a man in gumboots, another was being stabbed by a tewhatewha or spear.
In a joint statement, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board and Te Rūnanga Hauora Māori o Te Moana a Toi apologised for the inappropriate design.
DHB board chair Sharon Shea said it was created by a Māori artist and had gone through an approval process - however it was clear that was not robust enough.
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