Lately for Friday 7 May 2021
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Kiwi Rules
10:45 PM.Lately's fortnight feature - here's Kiwi Rules when a New Zealand artist plays it forward for other Kiwi artists. Tonight Pati Umaga is playing Kiwi Rules. Pati Umaga is a musician, bass guitarist… Read more Audio
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Tokyo extends Covid-19 state of emergency
10:30 PM.A state of emergency has been extended around Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections, just months before the start of the Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics… Read more Audio
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Employers: Fair Pay Agreements not needed
10:20 PM.The Government has released details around employers and unions setting minimum standards to implement the Fair Pay Agreements. The agreements would set minimum employment conditions for an entire… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:20 Employers: Fair Pay Agreements not needed
The Government has released details around employers and unions setting minimum standards to implement the Fair Pay Agreements. The agreements would set minimum employment conditions for an entire industry or occupation - it will take just 10 percent of a workforce, or a thousand workers to provide a mandate. Unions say this is a big win for them. The Government says it will ensure workers get a fair go. Alan McDonald is the head of advocacy and strategy for the Employers and Manufacturers Association.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
10:30 Tokyo extends Covid-19 state of emergency
A state of emergency has been extended around Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections, just months before the start of the Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 23, but Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says the situation in Japan means people will die if they go ahead. Japan correspondent, Phoebe Amoroso explains the latest situation.
Commuters in Fukuoka City pass electronic billboards calling for the prevention of the spread of Covid-19. Photo: Yomiuri
10:45 KiwiRules: Pati Umaga
Lately's fortnight feature - here's Kiwi Rules when a New Zealand artist plays it forward for other Kiwi artists. Tonight Pati Umaga is playing Kiwi Rules.
Pati Umaga is a musician, bass guitarist, composer, advocate for people with disabilities, trustee of the Pacific Music Awards, and president of Disabled Persons Assembly New Zealand.
Pati Umaga Photo: Pati Umaga
