Lately for Friday 28 August 2020
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Kiwi Rules: Imugi 이무기
10:45 PM.Every fortnight we get a New Zealand act to pick their favourite local artist and this week Karyn is speaking to Yery and Carl from Auckland duo Imugi. Read more Audio
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Mutu: the new app for lending and borrowing
10:30 PM.If you've got some stuff sitting around you'd like to make money from, maybe a tent, a drill or a lawnmower, the new app Mutu might be your answer. Mutu – which takes its name from the latin word for… Read more Audio
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Modelling's role in improving Covid19 contact tracing
10:20 PM.We're hearing a lot about contact tracing at the moment. The Roche report into New Zealand's contact tracing scheme has just been released to the public and it contains good news and bad. New… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
10:20 Modelling's role in improving Covid19 contact tracing
We're hearing a lot about contact tracing at the moment. The Roche report into New Zealand's contact tracing scheme has just been released to the public and it contains good news and bad.
New Zealand's system for hunting the virus has improved hugely from its standing start in February. But we could be living in a Covid tracing world for years and there are definite improvements to be made. We also face a new challenge in tracing as Auckland moves into Level 2 next week.
Michael Plank is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Canterbury University and a Principal Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini.
Covid-19 modelling scenarios from Te Pūnaha Matatini. Photo: Twitter / Shaun Hendy
10:30 New app Mutu aims to reduce waste
This has been a huge year of change for businesses and social organisations alike, and that doesn't look like it's going to change for some time. One of the people looking for a solution to the problem of waste at the moment is Christchurch's Toby Skilton. He's developing an App called Mutu which is launching next week, aiming at allowing New Zealanders to borrow and lend household goods.
Photo: Toby Skilton
10:45 Kiwi Rules: Imugi 이무기
Every fortnight we get a New Zealand act to pick their favourite local artist, and this week Karyn speaks with Yery and Carl from Auckland duo Imugi 이무기. They're playing at the upcoming Auckland Elemental Lights Festival planned for October.
Photo: Imugi