The Panel for Thursday 26 March 2020

3:46 PM.Associate professor Adam Kamradt-Scott, an infectious diseases expert at Sydney University's Centre for International Security Studies - in the past he was part of a small team tasked with revising… Read more Audio

3:56 PM.The US Surgeon-General Jerome Adams has warned. "I want America to understand this week, it's going to get bad." We speak to US correspondent Simon Hampton who is hunkered down in New York. Audio

4:09 PM.The Police Association President, Chris Cahill, talks about keeping officers safe and healthy while they are keeping the streets safe during the lock down. Audio

4:16 PM.Louise Delaney, Senior Lecturer at Otago University's Department of Public Health explains what new powers the government has to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Audio

4:20 PM.Employment lawyer Susan Hornsby Geluk, managing partner at Dundas Street Employment lawyers answers listener questions abotu the wage subsidy scheme. Audio

4:36 PM.David Wilson is the founder of research consultancy Cities and Regions New Zealand. He is the immediate past chair of Economic Development NZ and a member of the independent Advisory Panel for the… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Dr Colin Tukuitonga is the Ass Dean Pacific at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Auck University. He explains what the particular challenges facing the Pasifika community are during this… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Zoologist, writer and broadcaster, Alison Ballance, talks about the science of COVID-19 and answers questions about the global pandemic. Audio