Afternoons for Wednesday 1 April 2020
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Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
1:01 PM.The civil service leaders of the response to Covid 19 address media and take questions about day six of the level four restrictions being in place. Speakers today are Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of… Read more Audio
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Cactus Outdoor shifts to face mask production
1:28 PM.Workwear brand Cactus Outdoor is busy making masks. We speak to director Ben Keapes. Read more Audio
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Ngā Taonga Sound Archives - The changing face of conservation
1:35 PM.We listen to Ngā Taonga recordings which shine a light on the changing nature of conservation over the past 100 years. Read more Audio
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NZSO previews second stay-at-home concert
1:50 PM.NZSO Principal trombone David Bremner discusses tonight's concert. Read more Audio
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Denise Garland's podcast picks
2:09 PM.Denise reviews Planet Money and Everything is Alive. Audio
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Bookmarks: Meng Foon
2:21 PM.Race Relations Commissioner and former Gisborne mayor Meng Foon shares his favourite books, music and films. Read more Audio
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PM's Covid 19 response media conference
3:03 PM.New Zealanders in their 20s are the age group with the biggest numbers of Covid-19 and are "the ones that pass it on", says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The Prime Minister has thanked NZ for its… Read more Audio
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What we can learn about Covid 19 from past pandemics
3:24 PM.Professor John Barry from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine shares some lessons from the past. Read more Audio
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Virus 101 - the science of viruses
9:06 PM.Virus expert Kurt Krause, from the University of Otago, gives us the lowdown on viruses, and on coronaviruses in particular. Read more Audio
Brick a critter competition!
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1:00 Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
The civil service leaders of the response to Covid 19 address media and take questions about day six of the level four restrictions being in place. Speakers today are Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management and Dr Caroline McElnay, Director of Public Health.
Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management Sarah Stuart-Black giving an update on NZ's response to Covid-19. Photo: RNZ
1:30 Cactus Outdoor shifts to face mask production
The New Zealand workwear brand Cactus Outdoor has switched the focus of its production to face masks, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
We speak to Cactus Outdoor director Ben Keapes.
A face mask produced by Cactus Photo: Supplied
1:34 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: The changing face of conservation work in Aotearoa.
April the first marks the anniversary of a watershed moment for conservation in New Zealand. On 1 April 1987, the Department of Conservation (DOC) was born from the merger of parts of the Forest Service, the Department of Lands and Survey and the Wildlife Service.
In our visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision today, Sarah Johnston is going to play recordings which shine a light on the changing nature of conservation work in New Zealand over the past 100 years.
Brush tail opossum Photo: Public Domain
1:50 NZSO previews second stay-at-home concert
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will air its second stay-at-home concert this evening at 7:30, and there are a couple of surprises this time around.
We speak to Principal trombone David Bremner.
NZSO trombone players David Bremner, Matthew Allison and Shannon Pittaway perfoming at home. Photo: Supplied/ NZSO
2.10 Denise Garland's podcast picks
Denise reviews Planet Money and Everything is Alive.
2:20 Bookmarks: Meng Foon
Fluent in five languages, including Te Reo - Race Relations Commissioner and former Gisborne mayor Meng Foon is our Bookmarks guest today and shares with us his favourite books, music and films.
Meng Foon Race Relations Commissioner and former Gisborne mayor Photo: Supplied
3:10 What we can learn about Covid 19 from past pandemics
The world has known pandemics before, and an expert on the 1918 flu pandemic says the most important lesson of the past is simple: tell the truth. Professor John Barry from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine shares the lessons of the past
An influenza medicine depot in Christchurch for "poor" people. December 1918. Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library
3:35 Stories from Our Changing World. Virus 101
Virus expert Kurt Krause introduces us to viruses - what they are, how they invade our cells, what a coronavirus is and how re-purposed drugs are being tested to see if they can be any use against the COVID-19 virus.
Photo: AFP
3:45 The Panel with Ruth Money and Bill Ralston
Music played in this show
SONG:
Title: Gotta Get Up
Artist: Ty Segall
Played: 13:58
MUSIC FEATURE:
Title: Tien Wang Zhi Wang
Artist: Lisa Wong
Played: 14:25
Title: My Way
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Played: 14:38
Title: Tu Mai
Artist: Meng Foon
Played: 14:58