Siouxsie Wiles
Covid vaccine and cancer, snails' trails
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Covid studies, including the 80 per cent rollout of the Pfizer vaccine to Israeli adults and the safety of the vaccine for… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at research out of Japan that found mammals can use their intestines to help them breathe, an analysis of the skull and teeth of the extinct… Audio
Perth travel could resume shortly with Covid lockdown now over
The Government will today announce whether travel can resume between New Zealand and Perth, following a 72-hour lockdown in the Australian city. Perth went into a short lockdown on Friday after a… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the new variant surging in India, a new study that aims to put names to some techniques used by women to increase their pleasure during… Audio
Covid emerged early, eye genetics not simple, concussion test
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the modelling that shows Covid-19 may have emerged as early as October in China, how eye colour isn't just a simple genetic trait after all… Audio
Siouxsie Wiles named NZer of the Year
Dr Siouxsie Wiles has become a household name in the last year - thanks to Covid 19. The microbiologist and head of University of Auckland's Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab has always been a brilliant… Audio
Siouxsie Wiles named New Zealander of the Year
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has won New Zealander of the year.
Dr Wiles become the public face of the Covid-19 pandemic - and was all over the airways helping people understand what was happening… Audio
Dr Siouxsie Wiles on a year since lockdown 4
Microbiologist and Nine to Noon science commentator Dr Siouxsie Eiles looks at how Thursday marks a year since the country was plunged into Level 4 lockdown in an attempt to stem the rise in… Audio
Batty directions, heat-resistant coral and counting barnacles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how fruit bats navigate through their sense of smell and large eyes, rather than echolocation. Researchers have discovered a cheap way of… Audio
Covid-19: Siouxsie Wiles on airline worker testing positive
There is one new case of Covid-19 at the border - an airline crew member who had returned to New Zealand from Japan on 28 February.
More information about the new positive case at the border is… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles, head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, talks about coral reefs and climate change, and how researchers are trying to measure lives lost to Covid-19. Audio
What new community COVID cases mean for alert levels
Two more community cases of COVID-19 have been found at Papatoetoe High School. Jesse speaks to Dr Siouxsie Wiles about what this means for the alert levels in place around the country. Audio
Microbiologist on NZ reaction to community Covid cases
We stay with the Covid outbreak now, which has Auckland under an Alert Level 3 lockdown and the rest of the country at level 2. Who better to talk us through developments than microbiologist Dr… Audio
Uncertainty over how latest Covid case reached the community
Anxiety levels are high in Tamaki Makaurau after news three members of the same South Auckland family have tested positive for Covid-19, causing the city to be moved to Alert Level 3.
The Prime… Audio
Climate change and covid, and wearable stress detectors
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at two new Covid-related study, including one that provides evidence of a mechanism by which climate change could've played a role in the… Audio
Covid-19: Siouxsie Wiles on new cases in community
Another two people have tested positive for Covid-19 after leaving managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel, with preliminary genomic sequencing suggesting it is linked to another positive case in… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about a new documentary about New Zealand’s COVID-19 genome-sequencing efforts and explains what a new study has learned about baby dinosaurs… Audio
Cash, covid and the climate - what a Biden-led US means for NZ
Three New Zealand-based experts talk about how changes from the Biden administration could flow out to New Zealand.
Nita Blake-Persen spoke to Tim Groser, a former ambassador to the United States and… Audio
2020 - The Year in Review (Part 2)
Andrew Holden, Trish Sherson, Neale Jones, Siouxsie Wiles and Rod Oram continue their look back on a tumultuous year. Audio
2020 - The Year in Review (Part 1)
Andrew Holden, Trish Sherson, Neale Jones, Siouxsie Wiles and Rod Oram look back on a tumultuous year. Audio