Covid 19

Nobel prize-winning Australian immunologist Professor Peter Doherty says need to think like we’ve already got Covid-19 if we want to protect our most vulnerable. Audio

The Green Bank Radio Telescope is the largest steerable telescope in the world. The telescope needs to be isolated from all the radio noise that humanity produces. Which means that WiFi in Green Bank… Audio

The media are playing an important role conveying essential information during the COVID -19 crisis, even as their people work at a distance from each other and the economic upheaval clouds their… Audio

Timely, accurate media reporting could be life-saving during the COVID-19 crisis. So why is so much coverage still being given to people with no scientific or medical expertise? Audio

3 Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Vanessa Baxter from The Fearless Kitchen shares some thoughts on essential items for your larder to help through social distancing or… Audio

Covid-19 is dominating the news and minds of people across the world but it's less of a feature in the debating chamber Audio

Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology and infectious diseases specialist. He says things are being done well here in relation to the spread of Covid-19, but offers a stark warning that it… Audio

Kiwi Jenene Crossan has lost track of the days at North Shore Hospital. She has coronavirus. For her that means a sore throat and what she describes as a heavy chest and hacking cough.

She is case… Video, Audio

New Zealand's response to the global Covid-19 pandemic has ramped up again today after the Prime Minister urged people over the age of 70 to stay indoors - more than half a million people. 
 

There… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an alert system to manage New Zealand's Coronavirus outbreak. Currently New Zealand is at level two. Video, Audio

Professor Steven Taylor is an Australian academic who's been living in Canada since 1988. On the 1st December 2019, just a few weeks before the full scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak became… Audio

Working from home isn't exactly a new experience for phylogeneticist Dr James Hadfield. Based in Wanaka but employed by Seattle's Bedford Lab, he works on the open source Nextstrain platform: this… Audio, Gallery

Consultant clinical virologist (and Naked Scientist) Dr Chris Smith returns with the latest on what we're discovering about COVID-19 and how it's spreading. This week, a team of Imperial College… Audio

The film version of Cats sweeps the Razzie Awards for worst films of the year. Audio

Dr David Wilson explains to The Panel ways he thinks the Government can help during the coronavirus pandemic. Audio

Dr Rhys Jones joins The Panel to talk about the concerns around Maori health during the pandemic. Audio

A new website allowing businesses to help other businesses out, has been launched in Wellington. Founder Paul Johnson joins The Panel to explain. Audio

The Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has just given media an update on the Covid-19 pandemic. RNZ's Charlotte Cook joins the program. Audio

Auckland's libraries, pools and recreational centres, as well as the Maritime Museum and Art Gallery. Audio

Welcome to The Coronavirus Podcast, a daily programme from RNZ giving you the latest news on the Covid-19 Coronavirus, it’s impact in New Zealand and around the world. Hosted by Indira Stewart, the… Audio