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Kiwi facing intense lockdown conditions in French Guiana

April 04, 2020 22:33 - 5 minutes - 5.26 MB

Things have intensified in French Guiana since we last spoke to Nicholas Holmes, with the lockdown extended four weeks and a curfew put in place from 9pm-5am. Those who break the curfew risk a €3750 fine or six months' jail.

Empty Planet: the world's next big population threat

April 04, 2020 22:10 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

In his book Empty Planet, author Darrell Bricker bucks conventional wisdom by asserting a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species. Bricker believes human population will actually start to decline in three decades.

Mediawatch for 5 April 2020

April 04, 2020 21:06 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Mediawatch looks back at a week in which the Covid-19 crisis hit the media hard. Radio Sport went off air, a government ban on magazines angered publishers - and one of them pulled the plug on our most important local magazines.

Linda Clark & Michael Barnett on NZ's Covid-19 response

April 04, 2020 20:40 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.

Covid-19: Kiwis now more concerned about becoming seriously ill

April 04, 2020 20:31 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MB

Research NZ continues to take the pulse of the nation through the Covid-19 lockdown. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins the show to reveal the results of the latest survey, which shows Kiwis are more worried about becoming seriously ill.

3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on trading in mana, not money

April 04, 2020 20:28 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MB

Three Minutes Max, Kiwis with short opinions. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson from Tauranga's Te Tuinga Whanau Trust on the meeting of a bat and a cat in a Wuhan wet market, and how we must now trade in mana, not money.

Covid-19: 'Do-gooder impostor' cases on the rise

April 04, 2020 20:10 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MB

With so many people now working from home, or not at all, due to Covid-19, the 'impostor syndrome' that occurs in the workplace is on the backburner. It has been replaced by a rise in what Dr. Sandi Mann calls the 'do-gooder syndrome.'

Calling Home: Tom Simpson in Katrineholm, Sweden

April 04, 2020 19:50 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MB

Sweden is taking a very different approach to controlling the spread of Covid-19. Tom Simpson, who runs a NZ Pie business from Katrineholm, talks to Jim about how life has changed in Sweden despite not being in lockdown.

New Zealander stuck in Peru during Covid-19 lockdown gets back to UK

April 04, 2020 19:46 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MB

We've been speaking with Jo Tovee, a Kiwi stuck in Lima amid some fraught circumstances as a tourist during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since we last caught up with Jo, she managed to get on a UK repatriate flight and land in London.

A Korero Between a Poet and an Activist Accounting Scholar

April 04, 2020 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MB

An excerpt from the collab poem 'A Korero Between A Poet and An Activist Accounting Scholar About COVID-19' by Selina Tusitala-Marsh and Pala Molisa.

New York is now the world's coronavirus hotspot

March 28, 2020 22:51 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MB

New York is the world's coronavirus hotspot now, with hospitals overwhelmed as they were in Italy. US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss.

Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island

March 28, 2020 22:43 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MB

Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island ill-prepared for what life in isolation means.

Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything

March 28, 2020 22:05 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

Forget thinking big. Behaviour scientist Dr. BJ Fogg says we should instead be thinking small and introducing tiny behaviours.

How coronavirus is unfolding around Australia

March 28, 2020 21:49 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MB

Bizarre has seemingly become the new norm across the ditch since the Covid-19 outbreak. Australian correspondent Rebekah Holt joins the show with all the latest.

New Zealander in China: 'Life is back to normal here'

March 28, 2020 21:43 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MB

We spoke with New Zealander Lew Dagger a few weeks back ago when China was in lockdown, but now he says life is pretty much back to normal. In fact, he has even managed a sit-down meal in a restaurant.

Wendyl Nissen: Living Simply Through the Seasons

March 28, 2020 21:04 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the Covid-19 lockdown isn't all that different.

3MM: Vaughn Davis on things of beauty in times of crisis

March 28, 2020 20:37 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MB

Vaughn Davis is the owner and creative director at The Goat Farm. He offers his thoughts on a public toilet built in the darkest hours of WW2 - a story of beauty and hope that is entirely relevant in this time of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Remdesivir looms as most likely Covid-19 drug

March 28, 2020 19:47 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MB

Remdesivir is being billed as the most promising Covid-19 drug by researchers. Andrew Joseph is a reporter at STAT covering health and medicine who has been looking into Remdesivir.

The challenges of isolating in a holiday park during Covid-19

March 28, 2020 19:38 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MB

Steve and Jacqui Clark have lived in Brunei for the last four years, but returned to NZ for a holiday just before the country's Covid-19 restrictions kicked into gear. The couple are now holed up in a cabin at Himatangi Beach Holiday Park.

Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on NZ's Covid-19 response

March 28, 2020 19:16 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Today marks day four of New Zealand's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. We're joined by commentators Linda Clark and Michael Barnett to see how they feel New Zealand is handling the situation.

Markers of mood: Research NZ polls Kiwis on Covid-19 fallout

March 28, 2020 19:10 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MB

Research NZ are working to take the pulse of the nation as Covid-19 restrictions have the country on lockdown. The preliminary poll shows the majority of people think it will be more than six months before things are back to normal.

Calling Home: Sarah Shackleton in Zaragoza, Spain

March 28, 2020 18:49 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

Dunedin native Sarah Shackleton has lived in Spain since the early 90s, and now with Covid-19 restrictions in place she is in isolation in her fifth-floor apartment in Zaragoza with husband Miguel and their 18-year-old daughter Elisa.

Kiwi stuck in Peru: 'We're getting much more disheartened'

March 28, 2020 18:43 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MB

New Zealander Jo Tovee is stranded in Lima after Peru went into a state of emergency while she was on holiday there. She has now been forced to find new accommodation at short notice after her hostel was raided and closed down.

Professor Gary McLean: 'Don't discount a second Covid-19 wave'

March 28, 2020 18:11 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

New Zealander Gary McLean, a professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, says we shouldn't discount the idea of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting. Professor McLean joins the show for an update.

New Zealand actress in 'spirals of anxiety' over Covid-19

March 21, 2020 22:52 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MB

Kim Crossman was already into the sixth day of a self-quarantine period when it was announced on Friday that the city of Los Angeles was going into lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The streamer at the heart of the esports chess boom

March 21, 2020 22:30 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Following in the footsteps of esport stars playing games like Fortnite in front of thousands of adoring fans, full-time chess streamer Alexandra Botez is at the forefront of the revolution that is upending the once staid world of chess.

Michael Portillo's Great Australian Railway Journeys

March 21, 2020 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Accompanied by his distinctively colourful wardrobe, former UK cabinet minister turned TV presenter Michael Portillo travelled almost 15,000km around 'The Lucky Country' by train for his latest series, Great Australian Railway Journeys.

Musical Chair: Georgia Hale

March 21, 2020 21:35 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

The Musical Chair is designed for busy people, and this week's guest, league star Georgia Hale is certainly no exception, despite the fact her sporting season is currently in limbo due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Peter Doherty: 'People should act as though they have Covid-19'

March 21, 2020 21:04 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

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.

The quiet zone: the US town where Wi-Fi is banned

March 21, 2020 20:37 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

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 is both unavailable and banned.

Mediawatch for 22 March 2020

March 21, 2020 20:06 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

How our media are adapting to 'the new normal' of COVID-19; amateur epidemiologists crash coronavirus coverage; travel industry trauma hits media cmapaigns.

Dr. Michael Baker: Covid-19 update and listener Q&A

March 21, 2020 19:45 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Professor Michael Baker discusses the practicalities of what the PM has announced for New Zealand, primarily that anyone incoming must self-isolate unless they are from the Pacific Islands, and fields your Covid-19 questions.

3MM: Vanessa Baxter on essential items for your larder

March 21, 2020 19:40 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MB

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 self-isolation due to Covid-19.

Cramped, rotting and risky - the scale of the hospital fix-up revealed

March 21, 2020 19:10 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

Insight - The state of many of the country's public hospital buildings is compromising medical care. For the first time there's been a national stocktake. Phil Pennington looks at what's wrong, and asks if it can be fixed.

New Zealander in French Guiana riding out Covid-19 storm

March 21, 2020 18:54 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MB

Nicholas Holmes travelled in French Guiana to pick his daughter up and take her back for a holiday in his home country, but he now finds himself locked down in a Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni apartment. He's staying put for the meantime.

Kiwi traveller stranded in Lima: 'We're not welcome here'

March 21, 2020 18:45 - 8 minutes - 7.43 MB

Jo Tovee is currently stuck in a hostel in Lima after only five days into her solo-trip to Peru after the Peruvian government declared a 15-day state of emergency. She says foreigners are being made to feel unwelcome on the streets of Lima.

Professor Gary McLean: 'No age group is immune from Covid-19'

March 21, 2020 18:18 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

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 is not only the elderly who are at risk.

New Zealanders continue to favour euthanasia legislation

March 21, 2020 18:10 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MB

A new survey from Research New Zealand Limited shows that Kiwis continue to be in favour of euthanasia legislation, while opinion is more polarised but possibly changing in favour of the recreational cannabis legislation.

Former AB Kieran Crowley in Italian coronavirus lockdown

March 14, 2020 22:50 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MB

Former All Black Kieran Crowley is living in a state of lockdown in the Italian province of Treviso, where he coaches the area's pro rugby side, Benetton Rugby. He is with us to discuss how the coronavirus outbreak has changed life in Italy.

Comedian Stephanie Laing brings her Butterfingers to Fringe

March 14, 2020 22:48 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at the New Zealand Fringe Festival.

Kiwi forced to close the gates at Bethlehem University

March 14, 2020 22:30 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MB

New Zealander Brother Peter Bray is the Vice Chancellor and CEO of Bethlehem University, the only Catholic university in the Holy Land. He joined the show earlier in the year to share his fascinating story. On Thursday, he was forced to send out a notice to say the university will be closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with Bethlehem itself now also in lockdown.

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