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June 04, 2020 Why is NZ’s Covid tracing app so lame?
Keeping track of where we’ve been is going to be one of the “Golden Rules” of Alert Level 1. So why is the government’s official contact-tracing app proving to be such a flop? Stuff’s Brittney Deguara finds out why the app isn’t making the impact it should. Senior reporter Tom Hunt looks into why film crews got special permission to cross our closed border – and why other people didn’t. And Adam finds a hidden musical treasure.
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Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist: Jack Buchanan, Welcome to the Kitchen
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29 min
June 04, 2020 Why is NZ's Covid tracing app so lame?
Keeping track of where we've been is going to be one of the "Golden Rules" of Alert Level 1. So why is the government's official contact-tracing app proving to be such a flop? Stuff's Brittney Deguara finds out why the app isn't making the impact it should. Senior reporter Tom Hunt looks into why film crews got special permission to cross our closed border - and why other people didn't. And Adam finds a hidden musical treasure.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist: Jack Buchanan, Welcome to the Kitchen
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29 min
June 02, 2020 Island time: making the case for a Pacific bubble
The race is on to establish a Trans-Tasman bubble, but meanwhile our Pacific neighbours are in strife. Cook Islands News editor Jonathan Milne joins the show to talk about pandemic life in Rarotonga, the impact on the country’s tourism-dependent economy, and NZ’s paternalistic attitudes. Stuff’s Alison Mau reports on what Kiwi-style bubbles could teach other countries fighting the virus. And Adam toys with the idea of reviving a famous investigation.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist: Band of the Pacific Tūtira mai ngā iwi
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33 min
May 28, 2020 What does the chief say? Extended interview with the PM’s chief science advisor
Professor Juliet Gerrard has the ear of the Prime Minister when it comes to science – that’s her job: chief science advisor. She’s been monitoring the virus since early January, and comparing notes with top government scientists from around the globe. In this extended interview, she talks about the view from inside the government’s Covid-19 machine and what it’s like when scientists become more high-profile than All Blacks – and reveals her lockdown baking habits.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist: Shirley Serban, Moist Breath Zone
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32 min
May 28, 2020 What does the chief say? Extended interview with the PM's chief science advisor
Professor Juliet Gerrard has the ear of the Prime Minister when it comes to science - that's her job: chief science advisor. She's been monitoring the virus since early January, and comparing notes with top government scientists from around the globe. In this extended interview, she talks about the view from inside the government's Covid-19 machine and what it's like when scientists become more high-profile than All Blacks - and reveals her lockdown baking habits.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
Plague Playlist: Shirley Serban, Moist Breath Zone
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32 min
May 26, 2020 Hot mess: So, what about the other global emergency we all forgot about?
Remember that simpler time when we were just worried about the catastrophic warming of the planet? Stuff’s climate change editor Eloise Gibson explains what impact global Covid-19 lockdowns have had on the Earth, and what opportunities they might present. Stuff business reporter Susan Edmunds raises an eyebrow at the Government’s new two-tier benefits system. And Eugene faces the toughest interview he’s ever encountered.
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Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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34 min
May 21, 2020 Pimp my bus-ride: how coronavirus will change the way we commute forever
Professor Simon Kingham, the chief science advisor to the Ministry of Transport, says coronavirus has already changed the way we move about, and there’s more change to come. He talks about the future of transport – and his role in advising the UK government on its border and quarantine plans. Steve Kilgallon has been looking into how lockdown meant very different things for white and blue collar workers. And Adam and Eugene download the tracing app and are shocked to discover it’s not half as fun as Dragonball Z.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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34 min
May 19, 2020 The endemic blues: What if the world’s stuck with the virus for good?
The World Health Organisation has warned the virus which causes Covid-19 may stick around forever, and become an “endemic” disease. Dr Heather Hendrickson joins the show to explain what that means – and how endemic viruses behave. Stuff national correspondent Katie Kenny previews the new government app that’s meant to simplify contact tracing. And Adam watches an old movie which – get this – is based on the crazy premise of a virus bringing the world to its knees. As if!
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Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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32 min
May 19, 2020 The endemic blues: What if the world's stuck with the virus for good?
The World Health Organisation has warned the virus which causes Covid-19 may stick around forever, and become an "endemic" disease. Dr Heather Hendrickson joins the show to explain what that means - and how endemic viruses behave. Stuff national correspondent Katie Kenny previews the new government app that's meant to simplify contact tracing. And Adam watches an old movie which - get this - is based on the crazy premise of a virus bringing the world to its knees. As if!
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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32 min
May 15, 2020 All the Zoom’s a stage: New Zealander of the Year Jennifer Ward-Lealand, on how to act in the face of the Covid-19 crisis
Theatre legend, Equity president and 2020 New Zealander of the Year Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand reveals how performing artists have coped with the shutdown of every venue in the country (which in her case includes staging a play on Zoom instead). Stuff’s Kylie Klein-Nixon bids a bittersweet farewell to lockdown karaoke, baking and dog-walks. And Eugene is very rude about Adam’s hair.
Links:
Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ.
Full Stuff coronavirus coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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33 min