Quarantine Nation

Te Pūrongo Productions

Topics: History · Documentary

A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.  Quarantine Nation is an eight-part narrative series that revisits the Covid-19 pandemic with the benefit of hindsight and powerful interviews. From the corridors of power to hospital wards, managed isolation hotels and kitchen tables, it traces how New Zealand responded when the Sars-CoV-2 virus started spreading. Through in-depth conversations with decision-makers, scientists, frontline health workers and ordinary New Zealanders, the series examines what worked, what failed, and the unintended consequences that followed.  Memories of sourdough starters, Netflix binges and daily press conferences may fade, but the scars of...