Siouxsie Wiles
Polling, protesters credited for vaccine mandate end, PM denies politics a factor
Protesters, polling and political pressure - all three are being credited for the Government's withdrawal of vaccine mandates and passes.
The Prime Minister says that is not the case - she says it's… Audio
Science with Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the new study that's examined the brains of people who'd had a Covid infection and found a worrying reduction in the size of their grey… Audio
Science with Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about why a booster shot is important in this omicron outbreak, and the differences between the BA.1 and BA.2 strains of omicron. Associate… Audio
Siouxsie Wiles answers our Covid quarantine questions
Cases of Omicron are on the up and there's lots of confusion about isolating..are we doing it right? To answer all our burning quarantine questions, our producer Ellie Jay spoke to Microbiologist… Audio
New study into Covid's effects on the cardiovascular system
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new study that highlights the importance of getting boosted, and another that investigated the impact of Covid on the cardiovascular… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles takes Omicron questions
With the advent of Omicron in the community, Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles answers listeners questions about this highly transmissable Covid strain. Audio
Siouxsie Wiles on Omicron concerns
The highly transmissible Omicron variant has spread rapidly around the globe, but so far in New Zealand it's been contained at the border.
Microbiologist and Associate Professor at the University of… Audio
2021 - The Year in Review Part 2
Neale Jones, Brigitte Morten, Pattrick Smellie Siouxsie Wiles and Andrew Holden look back on a tumultuous year. Audio
2021 - The Year in Review Part 1
Neale Jones, Brigitte Morten, Pattrick Smellie Siouxsie Wiles and Andrew Holden look back on a tumultuous year. Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn on the programme to answer listeners' Covid questions. And it's the start of World Antibiotic Awareness week tomorrow - what do we need to know… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about a new study that shows the risk of neurological complications is higher after catching COVID-19 than getting vaccinated and answers… Audio
Covid-19: Calls to require negative tests to enter South Island
A Covid-19 modeller is asking the government to consider requiring people travelling into the South Island to first provide a negative Covid-19 test.
The top of the South Island's had a Labour… Audio
A pundit backlash against actual experts
Analysis: Our epidemiologists and Covid modellers have faced an increasingly bitter series of barbs from commentators and columnists over the last month, and it's making their often thankless task… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Nine to Noon to answer listeners' questions about Covid-19 and highlight two new studies - one from Sweden into how vaccines can protect others in households who might be… Audio
Siouxsie Wiles answers your Covid questions
Yesterday Nathan asked the audience what questions you might still have about Covid 19. And you did! ... about alternatives to the Pfizer vaccine, booster shots and mask wearing.. So Nathan put all of… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Siouxsie joins Kathryn to answer listeners' questions about Covid 19. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. Audio
Siouxsie Wiles on Covid-19, women in science and being called a Satanist
Science communicator Siouxsie Wiles spoke about Covid-19, conspiracy theories and how being a goth teenager led her into microbiology, at the 2021 NZ International Science Festival. Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Siouxsie joins Lynn to talk about a new study that's good news for 'highly allergic' people who are worried about getting vaccinated against Covid 19, and answers listeners questions about the… Audio
29 Middlemore Hospital staff isolating after Covid contact
Twenty-nine staff at Middlemore Hospital have been stood down and told to isolate for 14 days after a patient complaining of abdominal pain tested positive for Covid-19. Four wards at the hospital… Audio
Masks under Delta Level 2: Siouxsie Wiles on dos, don'ts
Life under "Delta Alert Level 2" won't be quite the same as the Level 2 we've known previously, with face coverings required at most public venues. Indoor hospitality venues will have a limit of 50… Audio