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Covid-19: Capital is on high alert after infectious person in bars, cafes
The capital is on high alert after a person who visited from Sydney over the weekend tested positive for Covid-19. A number of locations of interests have been identified - including a bar and several… Audio
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Does the Wuhan lab leak theory stand up?
The Covid-19 Wuhan lab leak theory has re-emerged and appears to have sparked the curiosity of the US President. We look at why, and what the likelihood is of that being the case. Audio
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Covid vaccine and cancer, snails' trails
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Covid studies, including the 80 per cent rollout of the Pfizer vaccine to Israeli adults and the safety of the vaccine for… Audio
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'Every time we poison the river, we poison ourselves' - Teen waka ama paddler
In a stirring speech in Gisborne on Thursday night, Horouta Waka Hoe club paddler Mairangi Campbell described the impact of pollution on young people using the Waimatā River.
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at research out of Japan that found mammals can use their intestines to help them breathe, an analysis of the skull and teeth of the extinct… Audio
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'Nasty bacteria' in Gisborne awa thought to be making paddlers sick
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles expects a research project will find links between sick waka ama paddlers and untreated sewage discharged into Gisborne rivers.
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Perth travel could resume shortly with Covid lockdown now over
The Government will today announce whether travel can resume between New Zealand and Perth, following a 72-hour lockdown in the Australian city. Perth went into a short lockdown on Friday after a… Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the new variant surging in India, a new study that aims to put names to some techniques used by women to increase their pleasure during… Audio
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2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners
There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio
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Covid emerged early, eye genetics not simple, concussion test
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the modelling that shows Covid-19 may have emerged as early as October in China, how eye colour isn't just a simple genetic trait after all… Audio
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'Team of 5 million' deserve New Zealander of the Year award
Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles has won the award for New Zealander of the Year for helping people understand what was happening and the science behind it.
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Siouxsie Wiles named NZer of the Year
Dr Siouxsie Wiles has become a household name in the last year - thanks to Covid 19. The microbiologist and head of University of Auckland's Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab has always been a brilliant… Audio
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'Team of 5 million' deserve New Zealander of the Year award
Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles has won the award for New Zealander of the Year for helping people understand what was happening and the science behind it. Audio
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Siouxsie Wiles named New Zealander of the Year
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has won New Zealander of the year.
Dr Wiles become the public face of the Covid-19 pandemic - and was all over the airways helping people understand what was happening… Audio
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles on a year since lockdown 4
Microbiologist and Nine to Noon science commentator Dr Siouxsie Eiles looks at how Thursday marks a year since the country was plunged into Level 4 lockdown in an attempt to stem the rise in… Audio
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Siouxsie Wiles and Michael Baker reflect on a year of Covid-19
An 'intense' period, a vindication of science communication, a huge number of new "armchair virologists" - and some social media vitriol along the way: experts reflect on a year of Covid-19.
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Covid-19: 'The most intense period of my working life' - Michael Baker
An 'intense' period, a vindication of science communication, a huge number of new "armchair virologists" - and some social media vitriol along the way: experts reflect on a year of Covid-19. Audio
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Batty directions, heat-resistant coral and counting barnacles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how fruit bats navigate through their sense of smell and large eyes, rather than echolocation. Researchers have discovered a cheap way of… Audio
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Why the vaccine did not protect Air NZ crew member
Health experts are urging New Zealanders to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, but reminding that it takes a while for the vaccine to take effect.
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Covid-19: 'It's our behaviour that's going to keep us safe' - psychologist
Auckland is out of lockdown again, but on the same day it emerged there's a new case to grapple with.
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Covid-19: Siouxsie Wiles on airline worker testing positive
There is one new case of Covid-19 at the border - an airline crew member who had returned to New Zealand from Japan on 28 February.
More information about the new positive case at the border is… Audio
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Destiny Church leaders leave Auckland on eve of level 3 lockdown
As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was putting Auckland into a snap lockdown on Saturday night, Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki were packing their bags. Audio
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National wants Covid-19 rule-breakers to be punished, fined
The National Party wants Covid-19 rule-breakers to be slapped with tough sanctions after Auckland was plunged back into lockdown over the weekend. Audio
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Confusion continues over Covid-19 contact rules
An evening shopping trip has ground life to a halt for more than 1200 shoppers, yet the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion. Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles, head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, talks about coral reefs and climate change, and how researchers are trying to measure lives lost to Covid-19. Audio