Siouxsie Wiles

Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins host James Nokise to talk about science, social media and sleep. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

The situation in Victoria is a reminder of how the pandemic continues to rage abroad and how quickly the virus can spread if a gamble is made on the wrong strategy.

So, what does a serious outbreak… Audio

Experts and government officials are warning that New Zealanders need to stop being so complacent and accept there could be another outbreak of Covid-19.

They say the risk of community transmission… Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about making silk from microbes, how humans twitch their ears when they hear interesting sounds and the importance of herd immunity. Audio

Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles joins Lynn to look at how researchers have built a lab-based system to mimic deep-sea volcanic eruptions and compared their findings with data from the eruption of… Audio

A specialist in infectious diseases says there's no reason to panic about the eleven cases of Covid-19 we've recorded in the last two weeks.

All of them are New Zealanders returning from overseas.

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It's official - today is Elimination Day.

It's been 28 days since the last case of community transmission of Covid-19.

That means the chain of transmission has been broken and we've eliminated the… Audio

Just a single case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the past week, and 97 percent of all those infected have now recovered. Cabinet is meeting today, and will discuss whether the rules around gatherings… Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles looks at two studies focused on why people can test positive for Covid-19 weeks after an infection, and whether they're still infectious. She'll also talk about the… Audio

While some saw this week's announcement of guidelines for COVID-19 Alert Level 3 as a good sign, many with a mouthpiece in the media saw it as proof the government had over-reacted here with Level 4 … Audio

This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about some of the latest research related to Covid-19. The studies include how far a sneeze travels, research into how the virus sheds itself… Audio

Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn again to talk about Covid-19 and answer listeners questions. Audio

New Zealand is going into lockdown tonight to flatten the curve of Covid-19 transmission.

At the moment New Zealand has 155 cases and probable of the new coronavirus, and 12 people have recovered.

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As New Zealand prepares for Level Four, we break down the latest news and give a Q+A on how the new rules will work Audio

If you have any questions for Dr Wiles, please email us at ninetonoon@rnz.co.nz or text us at 2101. Audio

Comments on the latest covid-19 measures from Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, microbiologist. Audio