Lately for Wednesday 3 July 2019
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Midweek Mediawatch: Attribution anger & anti-social media
10:45 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn about attribution anger; greenwashing in the Koru lounge, tenant journos and rental health and tech titans dissing our courts and… Read more Audio
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Sexual violence law reform
10:30 PM.Defence lawyer, Adam Couchman discusses the proposed law changes that would mean victims in sexual violence cases may not have to appear in a court room at all. Read more Audio
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Community resilience for disasters
10:20 PM.Karyn speaks with the Director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency, Sarah Stuart-Black, about how to prepare for the unexpected and respond to major disruption at a local level. Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
10:20 Community resilience for disasters
What does resilience mean outside of major disasters like earthquakes and tsunami?
Today commuters across Wellington faced major challenges after a derailment stopped trains, strained buses and clogged roads, while people in Taupō are continue to conserve water and delay flushing the toilet after burst pipes leaked hundreds of litres of sewage into Lake Taupo and the Waikato River.
Karyn speaks with the Director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency, Sarah Stuart-Black, about how to prepare for the unexpected and respond to major disruption at a local level.
Photo: Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board
10:30 Sexual violence law reform
Last night we talked to Kathryn McPhillips from Auckland's sexual abuse support service HELP about law changes to better protect the victims of sexual violence, as their cases go through the courts that have been unveiled by the Government. Defence lawyer, Adam Couchman, was listening and wanted to balance a number of points made last night from his experience of 30 years in the court room.
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National helplines
Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor; HELPline is 09 623 1700 FOR 24 hour confidential phone line; Womens Refuge - tel 0800 REFUGE which is 0800 733 843; Lifeline - 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP); Suicide Crisis Helpline - 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO); Healthline - 0800 611 116; Samaritans - 0800 726 666; Youthline - 0800 376 633 or free text 234
10:45 Mid Week Media Watch: social media law in flux
Media Watch's Colin Peacock gives us an update about what the media is up to so far this week including talking about reporters stealing other people's stories.
Photo: PHOTO / RNZ Mediawatch
