The Panel

RNZ's Caitlin Cherry shares some of the positive things locked down families are doing to connect with their communities and reminds people that things like playgrounds are off-limits. Audio

Professor David Murdoch talks about how new modelling from the University of Auckland's Te PÅ«naha Matatini shows New Zealand's speed at going into lockdown could save many lives Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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