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April 23, 2020 Australia v New Zealand: who's doing it best?
Comparing NZ to Australia is our national sport, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson. He ain't wrong. So naturally, people have been comparing the two countries' coronavirus responses. Luke Malpass, stranded in Sydney, describes the view from the other side of the ditch. Steve Kilgallon talks about schools in Level 3. And Eugene is kinda over it all.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: Quarantina, by The Starlets
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24 min
April 22, 2020 I Am Patient Thirty-Seven: Extended interview with Jenene Crossan, NZ’s Instagram-famous Covid-19 patient
Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan raced home as Covid-19 swept the planet, but once in New Zealand, she found she’d already caught the virus. In an extended interview, she describes her hellish month. Meanwhile, hosts Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding discuss virtual hugs with Carmen Parahi, and launch the coronavirus swear jar.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: Chris Mann’s ‘Daycare Closed’
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33 min
April 22, 2020 I Am Patient Thirty-Seven: Extended interview with Jenene Crossan, NZ's Instagram-famous Covid-19 patient
Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan raced home as Covid-19 swept the planet, but once in New Zealand, she found she'd already caught the virus. In an extended interview, she describes her hellish month. Meanwhile, hosts Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding discuss virtual hugs with Carmen Parahi, and launch the coronavirus swear jar.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: Chris Mann's 'Daycare Closed'
Our email: [email protected].
33 min
April 21, 2020 Going viral: a history of conspiracy theories and bad ideas
The wild theory that Covid-19 has something to do with 5G phone masts isn’t the first time humans have freaked out about a new technology. Dr Robert Bartholomew joins the show to give us a lesson on the history of such conspiracies, and why they spread. Stuff political reporter Thomas Manch breaks down the hard-hitting new report into NZ’s contact-tracing shortfalls. And hosts Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding receive an interesting proposition from an online mask retailer.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: Justin Trudeau sings Speaking Moistly
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28 min
April 20, 2020 Still stuck inside: how to help your family cope
We now know more about what happens after Level 4, but we still need to get our heads around what this will mean for families. Clinical psychologist and parenting expert Natalie Flynn picks over some of the trickier issues – like if your teenager’s just fallen in love and wants to sneak outside of the bubble. Stuff journalist Katarina Williams has been on the line with those who work at the Covid-19 hotline. And Adam finally joins Eugene in song.

Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: My Corona, by Chris Mann
Our email: [email protected].

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28 min
April 17, 2020 Special Episode: Helen Clark extended interview
Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark was head of the United Nations Development Programme until 2017, so she knows international institutions from the inside. She believes there has been a failure of global leadership, and she’s not afraid to call it out, or to criticise those she holds responsible, including US President Donald Trump. Clark joins hosts Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham for an extended interview about how the world needs to act fast to prevent coronavirus sweeping back with a vengeance.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague playlist: The Kiffness
Our email: [email protected].

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31 min
April 16, 2020 Bubble trouble part II: understanding the new-look Level 3
Covid-19 clearly isn’t anything like ‘a bad case of flu’, But the fact remains that influenza kills many thousands every year. So are we being too blase about the flu just because it’s so familiar? Vaccinologist Dr Helen Petousis-Harris explains all. Health journalist Hannah Martin reports on the coronavirus clusters afflicting New Zealand rest homes. And Eugene and Adam try to understand the new bubble rules that will arrive when we move to Level 3.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Our email: [email protected].

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29 min
April 15, 2020 KiwiSaver catches a cold: your money in the Covid-19 era
More than three million people are in KiwiSaver, with more than $70 billion tied up in it. So, with financial markets around the world taking a coronavirus hit, what’s been the impact? And what should you do? Stuff business journalist Susan Edmunds guides us through what we need to know. Meanwhile, press gallery reporter Henry Cooke reports in from the online select committee inquiring into the Government’s response to the crisis. And Adam has a warning for the MPs – watch out for Zoombombers.

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24 min
April 14, 2020 Over-rated? Why councillors are meeting in secret
Everyone wants to have their say about Covid-19’s impact on the economy. And it’s true that the pain is being felt everywhere, including by councils. Will they pass that pain on to ratepayers? Stuff senior journalist Todd Niall joins the show to explain what’s happening to rates around the country. And what are the best books to read in lockdown – and how do you get your hands on them? A special interview from within Adam’s bubble.

Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter
Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist:Do Re Mi - a Covid 19 version
Coalition for Books “First Chapters”: www.coalitionforbooks.nz/first-chapters/
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31 min
April 09, 2020 Special episode: Jacinda Ardern extended interview
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins the show to speak with Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham about the global and local shockwaves brought on by the coronavirus emergency. She talks about her conversations with world leaders, her friends who’ve come down with the virus, and life inside a bubble with a toddler.

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26 min