Siousxie Wiles's guest appearances

Siousxie Wiles

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Richard Taylor

Taika Waititi

Stephen Tindall

Mike Chapman

Catherine Beard

Kate Wells

Rob Waddell

Jessica Wilson

Steve Cullen

Mark Stockdale

Vladimir Putin

Marisa Bidois

Steven Joyce

Greg Lowe

Andrew Stapleton

OwlTail

It was probably only a matter of time until New Zealand had a case of coronavirus, transmitted from person-to-person.An Auckland man in his 40s is in self isolation with his family, after being confirmed as the country's third case.He hadn't contracted the virus overseas -- but is believed to have caught it from two family members who had recently returned from Iran.Auckland University infectious diseases expert Siousxie Wiles told Mike Hosking it's reassuring that officials can still trace it back to another country.“What we’re looking for is cases where we know where they have got it.“What we are worried about are cases where we don’t know where they have got it from, which is what other countries are now starting to see.”LISTEN ABOVE

It was probably only a matter of time until New Zealand had a case of coronavirus, transmitted from person-to-person. An Auckland man in his 40s is in self isolation with his family, after being confirmed as the country's third case. He hadn't contracted the virus overseas -- but is believed to have caught it from two family members who had recently returned from Iran. Auckland University infectious diseases expert Siousxie Wiles told Mike Hosking it's reassuring that officials can still trace it back to another country. “What we’re looking for is cases where we know where they have got it. “What we are worried about are cases where we don’t know where they have got it from, which is what other countries are now starting to see.” LISTEN ABOVE

Siousxie Wiles: Person to person transmission of coronavirus was inevitable

Simon Bridges

A microbiologist has scolded Simon Bridges for sowing fear over the Covid-19 outbreak.Dr Siousxie Wiles today criticised the National Party leader's behaviour in an open letter.She claims we don't need elected representatives undermining important messages from Government, scientists and health officials.Dr Wiles told Heather Du Plessis-Allan we need a united front."You need everybody to be on the same page here, that panic is not the way to go. So I've been concerned that he's been poking things that he doesn't need to poke."She also called out National's MP for Hamilton East David Bennett for encouraging panic-buying.Dr Wiles says people can prepare to self-isolate without hoarding."This is not a year's worth of toilet roll, it's do you have a couple of weeks of nice, yummy food in your pantry, do you have cat food and dog food?"

A microbiologist has scolded Simon Bridges for sowing fear over the Covid-19 outbreak. Dr Siousxie Wiles today criticised the National Party leader's behaviour in an open letter. She claims we don't need elected representatives undermining important messages from Government, scientists and health officials. Dr Wiles told Heather Du Plessis-Allan we need a united front. "You need everybody to be on the same page here, that panic is not the way to go. So I've been concerned that he's been poking things that he doesn't need to poke." She also called out National's MP for Hamilton East David Bennett for encouraging panic-buying. Dr Wiles says people can prepare to self-isolate without hoarding. "This is not a year's worth of toilet roll, it's do you have a couple of weeks of nice, yummy food in your pantry, do you have cat food and dog food?"

Siousxie Wiles: Microbiologist scolds Simon Bridges over coronavirus response