Moving into our fourth week of the rāhui, the government yesterday outlined what Alert Level 3 would look like.
The principles for level 3 are to restrict contact with others as much as possible. The Prime Minister indicated this shift would not be a rush to normality, it is a progression, and carries many of the restrictions in place at level 4.
Lillian Hanly fills us in on what kind of restrictions we will be looking at for alert level three...
On Dear Science with Marcus Jones we talk about low oxygen levels in Covid19 affected patients, and how hype around a certain drug is derailing other trials for a cure.
With that context on drug research, I speak to Russell Brown about reporting on a possible effective treatment for Covid19 that’s been found in Iran and the process in which this should be reported on.
We hear briefly from the Deputy Prime Minister Winson Peters on the announcement that the Ministry of Health had advised the government early on to close the borders even to NZ citizens.
We have our regular Epidemic Response Committee notes and today the committee is hearing from medical professionals and the severe underfunding of the health sector.
We take a look back at the refugee camps in Greece speaking to another NGO on how mothers and babies fair in the camps, along with the increased risk of Covid19.
The four day work week rhetoric has popped up with Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern saying a shift to this structure of work may help the economy… Professor of Human Resource Management, Jarrod Haar and 'achitect of the four day work week' Andrew Barnes join Laura Kvigstad to discuss how four day work weeks function.
After that, Sam Denne speaks with Advocate for Hospitality Worker's Rights, Chloe Anne King on how hospitality as an industry has had to shift with the pandemic and some of the issues in terms of worker exploitation that are more apparent at this time.
Finally, the National Party was amongst their caucus meeting to decide whether there would be a change of leadership. Former Politician, Peter Dunne, and Associate Professor in Politics, Grant Duncan joined Laura to discuss the leadership challenges for the National Party and what this could mean for our political landscape with an election on the horizon.
The four day work week rhetoric has popped up with Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern saying a shift to this structure of work may help the economy… Professor of Human Resource Management, Jarrod Haar and 'achitect of the four day work week' Andrew Barnes join Laura Kvigstad to discuss how four day work weeks function.
Welcome back to Southern Cross.Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi will be talking about the latest happenings in the Asia Pacific region, particularly with ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
This week we spoke on the arrest of former PNG Prime minister on suspicion of misappropriation, abuse of office and official corruption, regarding the purchase of two generators from Israel, Pro- independence FLNKS in New Caledonia also wans a vote on the referendum delayed by two month to be independent from France, and Sri also talks on the High Court decision regarding the sale of Stuff.
Justin sums up the reaction towards British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to delay the House of Commons vote on the Brext agreement, as well as the contents of the deal and potential outcomes from the vote.
Justin talks about the current political crisis in Italy, after Giuseppe Conte resigned as Prime Minister, and how Matteo Salvini, the leader of the League party played a part in this.
Justin recaps a turbulent week in British politics, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament last Friday, rouge government MPs forcing through a bill blocking no-deal Brexit and Johnson failing to push for a general election in October.
Justin talks to Vincent Martigny, a political science professor at the University of Nice and l'École Polytechnique in Paris, about the life and legacy of former French President Jacques Chirac, who passed away at the end of September. Chirac was the President of France between 1995 and 2007. He also served as the Mayor of Paris and the French Prime Minister.
Justin talks to University of Sydney's Graeme Gill and University of Melbounre's William Partlett about the constitutional changes proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the fallout from the resignation of Prime Minister Dimitry Merdvedev and his cabinet.
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