Vaccine
The Panel with Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey
On the Weekend Panel this morning are Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey. They look at Waitangi Day celebrations, ethnic representations on councils, the report of the Climate Change Commission and New… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
New Zealander Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University and also a researcher with Imperial College. Dr McLean joins the show from London to look at the… Audio
'Dasgupta Report has caught the world's attention'
The Dasgupta Report was released earlier this week, with study author Partha Dasgupta urging the world's governments to rethink economic growth as a measure of success. Guardian economics editor Larry… Audio
Chris Bishop says it's not good enough that NZ isn't vaccinating yet
The National Party says the Pfizer vaccine should have been waiting and ready to roll out as soon as Medsafe gave the green light.
The opposition is putting pressure on the government over why the… Audio
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine gets safety tick for NZ
A Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use in New Zealand, but it's still unclear when it will get here.
Medsafe has deemed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine safe for use, giving it provisional approval… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
Dr Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University and an international authority on coronaviruses. Prof. McLean is back on Sunday Morning today to discuss… Audio
Calling Home: Tom Elliot in Luxembourg City
Luxembourg wasn't the end point environmental scientist Tom Elliott had in mind when he launched a plan to sail and cycle from NZ to Europe in 2015, but he has enjoyed an immensely productive time… Audio
Financial commentator: 'China is the engine room of growth'
Just as Asia has led the way in coping with Covid-19, financial commentator Jeffrey Haley is also picking the continent -- particularly China, which has never exported more than it did last year -- to… Audio
Dr Chris Smith: Covid-19 vaccines and variants
This week; the UK reached the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, new, more contagious UK, South Africa and Brazil virus variants are being linked to rising case numbers, and a row has… Audio
Covid vaccine could soon be approved
Associate Professor Jo Kirman of the University of Otago, Dunedin, joins The Panel to discuss how the vaccine works. Audio
'Dumb good luck' no outbreak after Covid-19 community case - health expert
It is "dumb good luck" rather than good management that no one else has so far tested positive for Covid-19 following the latest community case, a health expert says.
Auckland University Professor of… Video, Audio
NZ isn't ready for a COVID vaccine roll out - vaccinologist
Leading vaccinologist Dr Helen Petousis-Harris believes a lot more work needs to be done to collect data on baseline death rates before there is a vaccine roll out in New Zealand. Audio
Covid vaccine: will we get it in time?
What needs to be taken into account so New Zealanders can receive the vaccine in time, and who should be prioritised for it? Recruitment and training for Covid 19 vaccinators is due to start next… Audio
How wine and cheese can boost your brain
It's the festive season and people are looking forward to indulging, so that means lots of wine and cheese. And It turns out that this might not be all bad, with research showing that consumption of… Audio
Battles continue for NZ Long Covid sufferers
As the Covid year got longer, we heard about Long Covid, and the people who get through the illness phase okay, but for whom health issues still linger. Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan was one of those… Audio
From the Covid-19 frying pan into the fire
Dr. Anna Dare was at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital when we caught up with her earlier this year. Now, she is at New York, working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, having travelled from the… Audio
'We've never seen year like this in modern American history'
What a year it has been in America. Joining us to assess it is our US correspondent Karen Kasler, who looks back on 2020 and warns that many of the problems the US has faced this year aren't going to… Audio
Relief for Kiwi in Italy as Covid spike dissipates
We first caught up with New Zealand expat Jackie Miller in Liguria, Italy, for our Calling Home segment in February 2020. Jackie returns for an update on life in a Covid-19 danger zone. Audio
A Christmas like no other in Bethlehem
Brother Peter Bray is the Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University, the first university established in Palestine and the only Catholic University in the Holy Land. They're preparing for the biggest… Audio
Covid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the Pacific
Covid-19 vaccine roll out begins in CNMI this weekend but other Pacific countries still lack the ultra-cold storage facilities. Audio