Michael Plank

More Covid-19 cases have popped up in Melbourne, prompting the government to suspend the travel bubble with NZ.

A modelling expert says there could be a large number of cases in Victoria that are yet… Audio

Regular travel between New South Wales and New Zealand resumes this morning - a move that gets the thumbs up from a New Zealand.

Covid-19 modeller despite the restrictions still in place in Sydney.

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University of Canterbury Professor Michael Plank is adamant that vaccinating the young is vital to ensure New Zealand reaches herd immunity.

He says the country is still vulnerable at the border and… Audio

With the two-week halt on flights from India about to expire, the government is considering whether to create a traffic-light system to pause flights from countries particularly affected by Covid-19.

New modelling from Te Pūnaha Matatini shows there is a short-term risk of a Covid-19 community outbreak from a border worker, as vaccinated workers might still spread the virus, even if they are not… Video, Audio

Today there are no new cases of Covid-19 either in the community or in managed isolation and quarantine, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. He said some of the swabs taken yesterday… Audio

Relaxing quarantine requirements for visitors from low-risk countries could allow up to five times more people into New Zealand, but it would increase the risk of the virus returning to the community.

The two new cases of Covid-19 identified in the Auckland community last night are the South African variant. Audio

The Ministry of Health held  Covid-19 briefing at 1pm following the Covid community case in Northland. Professor Michael Plank, of Te Pūnaha Matatini and the University of Canterbury, joins Jesse to… Audio

Hundreds of close contacts have been linked to the two NZDF community cases of Covid-19.  Audio

Michael Plank Professor shares his thoughts with The Panel about how Covid-19 is tracking in New Zealand. Audio

The Director-General of Health says a ship now bound for Brisbane is believed to be the most likely source of transmission in the latest Covid-19 case in New Zealand. Professor Michael Plank of Te… Audio

Alert levels around the country are set to move down, despite a new case being detected five days after a person left quarantine. Professor Michael Plank, the Principal Investigator at Te Te Pūnaha… Audio

Professor Michael Plank, the principal investigator at Te Punaha Matatini talks to Jesse about the 1pm announcement on alert levels not changing around NZ. Audio

We're hearing a lot about contact tracing at the moment. The Roche report into New Zealand's contact tracing scheme has just been released to the public and it contains good news and bad. New… Audio

Jesse speaks to mathematician and Covid modeller, Michael Plank, to discuss the latest data from the Ministry of Health. Audio

New figures show that just a week ago the country was still falling short of contact tracing targets - ten days into the current Covid-19 outbreak.

The government's released new data as well as a… Audio

How did an isolation hotel maintenance worker get Covid-19 from an infected guest he had never met?

A modeller says the man could have sparked a large cluster if he wasn't picked up by routine… Audio

The Panel is joined by Canterbury University Professor Michael Plank, who is involved in Covid-19 data modelling work. Audio

Melbourne has just started a hard six week lockdown after community transmission of COVID-19 spiralled out of control. Professor Michael Plank talks to the Panel about what's gone wrong and if we… Audio