Lockdown
Mediawatch for 19 April 2020
Media make the case for emergency help; expat entrepreneurial journalist proposes an ad-free future; trouble with COVID 19 numbers Audio
Mediawatch for 19 April 2020
Media make the case for emergency help; expat entrepreneurial journalist proposes an ad-free future; trouble with COVID 19 numbers
AudioCovid-19: Foreigners being targetted as threats in China
Video emerged this week of a foreigner being held down with a pole by three officials in Beijing for not wearing a mask in public. Nathan van der Klippe is The Globe and Mail's Beijing correspondent… Audio
Covid 19: How much lockdown exercise are Kiwis getting?
How much physical activity are Kiwis actually doing during the Level 4 lock down period? It's a question Associate Professor Elaine Hargreaves and her team from the University of Otago are asking in… Audio
Calling Home: Michael Anderson in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Southland man Michael Anderson moved to Ecuador with his German girlfriend Tanja to take up a teaching position, but the couple currently find themselves on strict lockdown in the port city of… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He joins the show to look at the big… Audio
'No evidence that Covid-19 is causing huge loss of life'
Professor Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, says there is no clear evidence that Covid-19 is causing massive loss of life, despite evidence to the contrary in places like… Audio
Rural MPs in lockdown
We speak to former Speaker David Carter at home on his farm in Banks Peninsula and the Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor on his eight hectare lifestyle block in the Tasman district. Audio
Rural MPs in lockdown
We speak to former Speaker David Carter at home on his farm in Banks Peninsula and the Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor on his eight hectare lifestyle block in the Tasman district.
AudioKeeping the South Island film industry alive
We speak to Arrowtown-based Great Southern Television chief executive and executive producer Philip Smith about what the South Island Film Industry will need to continue once it emerges from the… Audio
SOS Business
We speak with David Downs about SOS Business - a not-for-profit initiative he has co-founded at the beginning of the lockdown period to help cafes, restaurants and small businesses around the country… Audio
'Museum beyond walls' becomes a reality
Arts correspondent Nina Tonga looks at how a sector goal to bring art to the people has unexpectedly been realised, thanks to Covid-19. She joins Kathryn to talk about how different galleries and… Audio
Getting the most out of your pantry under lockdown
Kate Marinkovich ran Tomboy Cafe, cakery and eatery in central Wellington until the order came to go into lockdown. She joins Karyn to answer all your culinary lockdown questions. Audio, Gallery
A black cab driver in London
There are about 21,000 black cabs in London and many of them are also being used to provide free transport for patients. Karyn talks to Black Cab driver and muso, Geoff Hayden, about the situation for… Audio
The silent demand for Women's Refuge
Going into lockdown with a violent partner is possibly the worst thing imaginable. Women's Refuge chief executive, Ang Jury is hoping to reach those who can't speak out. Audio
Al Brown's lockdown – slow cooking, reading and feijoa-foraging
Chef and restaurateur Al Brown is enjoying a bit of break with time to cook comfort food and do lots of reading. On his daily walk, he forages for feijoas which work well in a simple feijoa & almond… Audio
Struggling school prepares for distance learning in lockdown
Mayfair School Principal Ricardo Fox talks to Jim about how the school community has been dealing with lockdown, and how they are preparing for distance learning when school starts back on Wednesday.
…Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on the impact of Covid-19 in NZ
Assuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week. Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the… Audio
Professor Michael Baker answers your Covid-19 questions
Professor Michael Baker is with us again on Sunday Morning to discuss the latest in the battle against Covid-19 and answer your questions and ours as New Zealand enters the third week of the… Audio
3MM: Reverend Frank Ritchie on Easter in Covid-19 lockdown
Three Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Reverend Frank Ritchie reckons the centuries old story of Easter has some good parallels to the situation we find ourselves in right… Audio