Covid 19
Evening business for Wednesday 7 October
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Palliative care can’t survive on ‘cakes and op-shops’
Palliative and aged care doctors say the expanding sector is vastly underfunded and can no longer survive on "cakes and op-shops". Specialists say the government must totally re-think end of life and… Audio
Accusations political fans are 'plants' on campaign trail
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says all parties but his are using 'plants' on the campaign trail, to make sure they get an enthusiastic reception, and positive media coverage. Audio
A fight for housing help while caring for dying mother-in-law
Friends and whanau of a terminally ill woman who was bounced between nine different motels in the final months of her life believe her case shows how deadly the housing crisis. is. Lisa Diamond died… Video, Audio
Cook Islands travel bubble inches closer
The push for a travel bubble with the Cook Islands continues, but the only barrier seems to be each country keeping community transmission-free for four weeks. Former Cook Islands News editor Jonathan… Audio
Diabetes drug-dementia link, and could Covid cause Parkinson's?
Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to look at how a common diabetes drug could be linked to slower cognitive decline and lower the dementia risk in Type-2 diabetics. She also… Audio
Australia's Budget delivers $50b tax-cut windfall
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the release of the country's much-delayed federal Budget last night by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. As debt is set to hit a record $1… Audio
Wage subsidy research looks at who took advantage
Wage subsidy research into the top NZX listed companies is revealing which businesses were in the spirit of the law, and which ones weren't. University of Auckland accounting professor Jilnaught Wong… Audio
The keeper of Quarantine Island
Last week on the show we discussed whether managed isolation facilities should be moved out of the CBD. We heard from Meghan Hughes who lives on - and manages - Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua, which… Audio
Should we keep using masks at Alert Level 1?
The whole country will be on Alert Level 1 from Thursday, and experts have warned people to remain vigilant around mask wearing and using the Covid tracing app. How do we avoid complacency? Clinical… Audio
Donald Trump released from hospital
Donald Trump has just left hospital in Washington DC, ending a three-day treatment period after contracting Covid-19.
The US President followed through with a tweet that he would be discharged… Audio
President Donald Trump to leave hospital
President Trump is expected to leave hospital in a few hours time. In a tweet a short time ago, he urged people not to be afraid of the virus, nor to let it dominate their lives. His physician, Dr… Audio
London's Calling: the BBC World Service
Rob Hughes-Jones from the BBC's World Service with an update on Covid-19 globally including responses to the US President Donald Trump's behaviour over the past few days since he tested positive for… Audio
Is Trump a Covid-19 super-spreader?
Professor Kurt Krause joins The Panel to discuss whether President Trump could be a Covid-19 super-spreader, and the potential effectiveness or side effects of the cocktail of medications he is… Audio
Events industry eagerly awaits Auckland's move to Level One
Auckland will move to alert level 1 at 11.59pm on Wednesday and this can't come soon enough for those in the entertainment industry, who've been hammered by enforced closures and capacity… Audio
The annual Interior Architecture Awards can go ahead
After being cancelled twice due to Covid-19 lockdown, the annual interior awards are finally set to go ahead. Audio
PM Update on Alert Levels
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed Auckland will move to alert level 1 this week. Audio
Could rapid antigen tests help open up our borders?
A look at innovations in Covid-19 testing, including rapid antigen (protein) tests. Could they play a part in opening up borders? What of the concerns they may miss some infectious people? Rapid… Audio
Hunting for Covid-19 in the nation's wastewater
Geneticist Neil Gemmell is calling for a wastewater monitoring system to find hidden Covid-19 clusters and people who could be asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Professor Gemmell is part of a… Audio
Is Covid-induced stress causing more cracked teeth?
A recent article in the New York Times pointed to Covid-induced stress as a potential factor for bruxism - clenching or grinding of the jaw - which can cause side effects such as pain, sensitivity… Audio