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Lately for Wednesday 16 June 2021

  • Midweek Mediawatch with Colin Peacock

    10:40 PM.In a weekly update of the latest from the news media, Colin Peacock speaks with Karyn Hay about a variety of stories from Danish footballer Christian Eriksen's near death on the pitch to the new UK… Read more Audio

  • Cars will be banned from Wellington's Golden Mile

    10:30 PM.Wellington is moving ahead with plans to ban cars from the central shopping district. The Golden Mile - Lambton Quay, Manners Street, Willis Street and Courtenay Place - will only be open to buses… Read more Audio

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  • Preparing New Zealand for Covid-19 long term

    10:20 PM.Health officials are preparing advice on whether people vaccinated for Covid-19 should be allowed to skip a stay in managed isolation when arriving in New Zealand. Karyn speaks with epidemiologist… Read more Audio

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10:20 Preparing New Zealand for Covid-19 long term

Internationally there are discussions about learning to live with Covid-19 and accepting that there can't be zero-risk.  What does this mean for New Zealand in the months and years ahead. At the moment health officials here are preparing advice on whether people vaccinated for Covid-19 should be allowed to skip a stay in managed isolation when arriving in New Zealand. Karyn speaks with epidemiologist, Professor Michael Baker.

University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.

University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize. Photo: University of Otago

10:30 Cars will be banned from Wellington's Golden Mile

Wellington is moving ahead with plans to ban cars from the central shopping district. The Golden Mile - Lambton Quay, Manners Street, Willis Street and Courtenay Place - will only be open to buses, cyclists and pedestrians. Construction is expected to take two years - starting in late 2022 - and cost up to $80 million. Siobhan Procter is the project director for Let's Get Wellington Moving.

Siobhan Procter from Let's Get Wellington Moving

Siobhan Procter from Let's Get Wellington Moving Photo: Copyright 2018 Wellington City Council

10:45 Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock

In a weekly update of the latest from the news media, Colin Peacock speaks with Karyn Hay about a variety of stories from Danish footballer Christian Eriksen's near death on the pitch to the new UK channel GB News, and NZME's 2021 Lifestyle Survey.