Siouxsie Wiles is the pink haired science lady who’s been a regular feature of New Zealand’s journey through Covid-19. Besides being a distinctive visual feature of our news landscape over the past year, she also collaborated with the Spinoff cartoonist Toby Morris to create their ‘Flatten The Curve’ animation which became one the defining pieces of Covid science communication and took on a globally viral life of its own.

She was recently named New Zealander of the Year in recognition of her leadership thoughout the pandemic.

Siouxie used to drink but gave up when drinking alcohol began to make her feeling nauseous, and hasn’t looked back.