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Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.

Today marks day four of New Zealand's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. We're joined by commentators Linda Clark and Michael Barnett to see how they feel New Zealand is handling the situation. Audio

Kiwi Gary McLean is a Professor of Immunology at the London Metropolitan University. He says the news on the Covid-19 front continues to be hugely concerning. In fact, he says this outbreak is… Audio

Claire Harvey only intended to be in Palau for 12 months when she accepted the role of President of the National Development Bank of Palau. She's Calling Home this morning from her base on Palau's… Audio

A coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan has now killed more than 40 people and infected more than 1,100, with the virus also spreading to at least nine other countries. Nathan VanderKlippe… Audio

Dr. Hannes Gissurarson is a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, and he argues there is a systemic reason for the huge growth of smaller countries that are generally both… Audio

Christchurch native Nick Ashley joins us from Singapore for our 'Calling Home' segment this week. He explains why the Asian 'Garden City' ticks so many boxes.  Audio

The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With the ruling party having 80 per cent of the seats in parliament the law… Audio

Why do some historians think an NZ-born traitor was "instrumental" in the Japanese victory in Singapore during WWII?  Audio

What drove a boy from Reefton to turn against his comrades in World War Two? How was a former boxing and swimming champion recruited as an agent of Imperial Japan? Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a series of bilateral meetings today with the leaders of Myanmar, China, Thailand and Australia, culminating tonight with a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence… Video, Audio

Letters written by the soldier son of All Black legend George Nepia to his high school sweetheart while he served in Singapore have been discovered by his family. George Nepia Junior died while… Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has just returned from high-level meetings in Singapore where North Korea was top of the agenda. The talks were held almost two months after the US President… Audio

It's the last two days of power for Winston Peters with Jacinda Ardern formally resuming her duties as Prime Minister at midnight on Wednesday. Mr Peters is travelling to Singapore on Wednesday night… Audio

Several states now have laws targeting fake news and more are thinking about it. But should governments be responsible for the pushing back against deliberate disinformation online? Should the news… Video, Audio

Asian Trade Centre Executive Director Deborah Elms talks to John Campbell about the official trade war between China and the United States, including the unusual step in setting tariffs before… Video, Audio

Justice Michael Kirby is the Australian diplomat who chaired the UN commission of inquiry into human rights in North Korea, which wrapped up in 2014. He told John Campbell he's not sure whether Donald… Video, Audio