Physicist Shaun Hendy and his team at Te Pūnaha Matatini modelled Covid-19 scenarios for the Government during the height of infections. These models were instrumental in shaping decisions about lockdowns, border controls, and vaccination.

His new book A Covid Response offers an insider’s perspective on New Zealand’s strategy against the virus — what the country got right, the mistakes it made, and why the professor worries Kiwis aren’t doing enough to prepare for the next pandemic.

Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.