3 May 2025

What have we learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic?

From Saturday Morning, 9:32 am on 3 May 2025
Shaun Hendy's book The Covid Response: A Scientist's Account of New Zealand's Pandemic and What Comes Next is out now.

Shaun Hendy's book The Covid Response: A Scientist's Account of New Zealand's Pandemic and What Comes Next is out now. Photo: Shaun Hendy

Shaun Hendy is a well-respected New Zealand physicist and the chief scientist at climate innovation company Toha.

He was the founder and first director of Te Pūnaha Matatini from 2015-2021 where he and his team modelled Covid-19 scenarios for the Government during the height of infections in New Zealand. 

His new book The Covid Response: A Scientist's Account of New Zealand's Pandemic and What Comes Next details New Zealand's strategy against the virus – what we got right, the mistakes that were made, and the lessons we can learn from to prepare for future pandemics. 

Shaun shares his findings with Susie.

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