Lately for Wednesday 11 August 2021
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Midweek Mediawatch
10:45 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about what the media made of an Olympics that turned out better than many expected in Tokyo - while rugby looked a little… Read more Audio
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Professor Michael Baker answers your Covid questions
10:20 PM.Public health officials have advised the Government that New Zealand is likely to have a Covid-19 outbreak similar to New South Wales in the coming months. If that happens, the Covid-19 Response… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
10:20 Professor Michael Baker answers your Covid questions
Public health officials have advised the Government that New Zealand is likely to have a Covid-19 outbreak similar to New South Wales in the coming months. If that happens, the Covid-19 Response Minister, Chris Hipkins says we're in for a swift and severe level four lockdown. He says the Government is watching Australia's experience with the highly infectious Delta variant closely and learning.The Government is expected to announce tomorrow an extension of time between Covid-19 vaccinations to eight weeks. Professor Michael Baker answers listeners questions on the current situation
University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize. Photo: University of Otago
10:45 Midweek Mediawatch
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about what the media made of an Olympics that turned out better than many expected in Tokyo - while rugby looked a little unloved back home. Also - National Party members overlooked in coverage of the conference; reports of an MP's social media slip-up that prompted criticism - and a student lifts the lid on the far-right.
Tom Walsh's near disqualification in the shot final caused TVNZ's stressed Scotty Stevenson to slump on screen. Photo: screenshot / TVNZ