Michael Baker Photo: supplied / Otago University Wellington
In the last year epidemiologist Michael Baker has become a household name and face.
As a member of the Ministry of Health's Covid-19 technical advisory group he strongly advocated for an elimination strategy and his advice helped inform the government's decision for a national lockdown.
He has been professor of public health at the University of Otago in Wellington since 2013.
He joins Kim to play some of his favourite music and talk about the times that shaped him.
One of the tracks is by his daughter's band Mermaidens, who are currently on tour and another is a song which is performed by the choir Note Bene. Michael's wife Katie Chalmers is a member of Note Bene.
A character based on Michael will feature in Transmission, a play which opens at Bats Theatre on 20 April. It focusses on the decision-making around New Zealand's decision to Lockdown a year ago.
