Lately for Thursday 27 January 2022
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2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
10:40 PM.The 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist was announced today. New Zealand Book Awards Trust spokesperson Dr Paula Morris is here to tell us all about it. Read more Audio
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Yellow-eyed penguins receive lifeline
10:33 PM.Penguin Place is a private conservation reserve in Otago. Today Conservation Minister Kiri Allan announced the centre will be receiving $633,000 in funding through the Government's Jobs for Nature… Read more Audio
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Astronomers baffled at new discovery
10:25 PM.Astronomers have located a mysterious pulsing object which is emitting a radio wave. Joining Karyn to make sense of the incredible finding is University of Auckland astrophysicist Associate Professor… Read more Audio
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Minimum wage increase necessary as inflation peaks
10:18 PM.Statistics New Zealand data released today showed that Inflation was 5.9% annually, its highest rate since June 1990. Council of Trade Unions Chief Economist Craig Renney explains. Read more Audio
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10:18 Minimum wage increase necessary as inflation peaks
Statistics New Zealand data released today showed that Inflation was 5.9% annually, its highest rate since June 1990. Inflation is being driven by the price of building materials, rents, fuel, and the price of second-hand cars. The price of petrol rose 30% annually and the price of purchasing a new house rose 16% in the latest data. Council of Trade Unions Chief Economist Craig Renney says "Today's inflation data shows that increases in the minimum wage are both necessary and desirable"
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10:25 Astronomers baffled at new discovery
A new discovery in the night sky has stargazers buzzing with excitement. Astronomers have located a mysterious pulsing object which is emitting a radio wave. Experts are predicting it may be a new class of star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. Joining Karyn to make sense of the incredible finding is University of Auckland astrophysicist Associate Professor Jan Eldridge.
This image shows the Milky Way as viewed from Earth. The star icon shows the position of the mysterious object astronomers have discovered. Photo: Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker (ICRAR/Curtin)
10:33 Yellow-eyed penguins receive lifeline
Penguin Place is a private conservation reserve in Otago, set up 36 years ago to help save the yellow-eyed penguin from extinction. Today Conservation Minister Kiri Allan announced the centre will be receiving $633,000 in funding through the Government's Jobs for Nature scheme. Joining us is Rehabilitation manager Jason Van Zanten who says the assistance Penguin Place gives to Otago Peninsula's yellow-eyed penguins was vital to their survival.
An endangered yellow-eyed penguin at Katiki Point, Moeraki Photo: AFP
10:40 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist was announced today. New Zealand Book Awards Trust spokesperson Dr Paula Morris is here to tell us all about it.
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10:55 Lately Music
Artist: Ronnie Spector
Track: Try Some, Buy Some - remastered
