Lately for Thursday 3 December 2020

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10:20 American politics with Tim Kuhner

Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and adviser, has been questioned under oath as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of non profit funds for Donald Trump's inauguration four years ago.

There's talk now that President Trump might continue his pardoning spree and pardon his own children ahead of his departure from office.

As far as the president's exit from the White House goes it's still up in the air as to when or if he will concede…

Associate professor Tim Kuhner is an American living here and he teaches law of democracy at the University of Auckland.

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10:30 The reality of Climate Change

New Zealand responds to the Government's climate emergency declaration as the secretary general of the United Nations warns the planet is broken and humanity is waging a suicidal war on nature.

The Minister for Climate Change James Shaw speaks to a motion declaring a climate emergency at Parliament Photo: VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox

10:45 The Rest Is History: 1984 Queen Street Riot

It's time for the rest is history, where we look back at the week's news in the past. This coming Monday marks the 36th anniversary of the 1984 Queen Street Riot. On December 7, 1984 Auckland's Queen St was the scene of fighting between young people and police, which ended in 120 arrests and over a million dollars' worth of damage to cars and looted shops. Renee Jones from Audioculture looks back at a fraught day in New Zealand's musical history. 

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