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Lately for Thursday 22 April 2021

  • The Rest Is History: Remembering Blair Peach

    10:45 PM.This week 42 years ago, New Zealand teacher, and member of the Anti-Nazi League, Blair Peach died after a clash between police and protesters at an anti-fascism rally in Southall, London, 1979. He was… Read more Audio

  • Maye Musk Makes a Plan

    10:30 PM.Maye Musk turned 73 this week. She's an international supermodel who's a registered dietician and nutritionist and the mother of three children including Elon Musk. Karyn speaks with Maye Musk in Los… Read more Audio

  • How aligned is New Zealand with the Five Eyes alliance?

    10:20 PM.New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the only suggestion New Zealand could be expelled from the Five Eyes intelligence grouping is from the media. Minister Mahuta says New Zealand values… Read more Audio

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10:20 How aligned is New Zealand with the Five Eyes alliance?
 
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the only suggestion New Zealand could be expelled from the Five Eyes intelligence grouping is from the media. Minister Mahuta says New Zealand values its Five Eyes membership, but can decide to take its own course when making declarations about other countries. Karyn asks Professor Alexander Gillespie from Waikato University for his analysis of New Zealand and the Five Eyes alliance.

New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers Nanaia Mahuta and Marise Payne

New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers Nanaia Mahuta and Marise Payne Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas

10:30 Maye Musk Makes a Plan 

Maye Musk turned 73 this week. She's an international supermodel who's a registered dietician and nutritionist and the mother of three children including Elon Musk. Karyn speaks with Maye Musk in Los Angeles - about her book A Woman Makes a Plan  which has just been released in New Zealand as a paperback. Tonight is a preview of the full length interview which will feature next week when Karyn is hosting Afternoons.

10:45 The Rest Is History: Remembering Blair Peach

This week 42 years ago, New Zealand teacher, and member of the Anti-Nazi League, Blair Peach died after a clash between police and protesters at an anti-fascism rally in Southall, London, 1979.  He was 33, and suffered fatal head injuries.   London's Metropolitan Police Service finally released its report on Blair's death in 2010, and found that it couldn't determine who delivered the blow that killed him. Writer and barrister, David Renton writes for the left wing publication, Red Pepper.

Blair Peach

Blair Peach Photo: Turbulent London