Michael Plank
Covid-19: Modelling suggests border breach risk low
New modelling shows the risk of an infectious person slipping through the border undetected remains very low - but only if stringent border controls remain in place.
The new numbers from Te Punaha… Audio
Hopes for an air bridge to Cook Islands soon
Talks are going to get underway within a week to firm up the logistics of creating an air bridge between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Professor Michael Plank talks about the logistics of that… Audio
Future border opening will inevitably mean more COVID cases here
Professor Michael Plank says that the border openings need to be carefully managed by opening to the lowest risk countries first. But people warned to expect more cases here as a result. Audio
Can we really seal ourselves off from Covid-19?
The Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has apologised for the quarantine control fiasco of recent days and says he is committed to ensuring the border is watertight.
With a global pandemic… Audio
Science of Complex Systems
The Punaha Matatini is a new Centre of Research Excellence focusing on complex systems and networks. Audio
Science of Complex Systems
The Punaha Matatini is a new Centre of Research Excellence focusing on complex systems and networks.
AudioFishing and Mathematics
Michael Plank explains how mathematical modelling suggests that big fish, rather than small fish, should be thrown back Audio
