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Lately for Tuesday 3 August 2021

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10:20 Grounded Kiwis - international group launches MIQ petition 


A group of New Zealanders living overseas who are keen to get back home, are calling for signatures for a petition to improve the MIQ booking system. The group have called themselves Grounded Kiwis.  Alexandra Birt is a New Zealand lawyer living in London, who is among those trying to get back home. Alexandra drafted the petition. 

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10:30 Carrington makes Olympic history with kayaking golds

It's been a historic day for our double gold kayak champion, Lisa Carrington. At 32, she is the first New Zealander to win gold at three straight Games. She raced four times in Tokyo today and has won the K1 200 and teamed up with Caitlin Regal to win the K2 500, making her one of our most successful Olympians of all time. In all, New Zealand athletes have won four medals today, the two golds in the kayak, a silver to our sailors and a bronze in the boxing. Clay Wilson reports from Tokyo.

Winners New Zealand's Lisa Carrington (R) and New Zealand's Caitlin Regal celebrates after in the women's kayak double 500m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.

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10:45 Hopes for Danish-inspired Climatorium in Nelson

There are hopes to build a Climatorium in Nelson, based on the same principles as one recently opened in Denmark. The proposed Climatorium is a collaboration between Nelson City Council and a Danish group, supported by Wakatū Incorporation.  Wakatū's director Miriana Stephens says while there's a focus on the building that will house the project, it's much more about the concept, and the partnership with Denmark. 

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Photo: Nelson City Council