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Lately for Friday 16 September 2022

  • Out Lately with Finn Johansson

    10:35 PM.It's that time again! Wily guy Finn Johansson lets his music taste do the talking, then does a lot of talking besides that. No surprises there. Come for the tunes, stay for the rapport. Read more Audio

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  • London gears up for Queen's funeral

    10:27 PM.The streets around Westminister continue to fill with mourners but the focus in London is starting to turn towards Monday's funeral for her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. Apparently there will be… Read more Audio

  • Why aren't seatbelts on school buses mandatory?

    10:18 PM.A group of school students from St Mary's College in Auckland had a lucky escape today after the bus they were on crashed through the rails of a motorway overbridge. The bus was left dangling… Read more Audio

10.18 Why aren't seatbelts on school buses mandatory?

A group of school students from St Mary's College in Auckland had a lucky escape today after the bus they were on crashed through the rails of a motorway overbridge.

The bus was left dangling precariously but everyone got off the bus safely and there were no serious injuries.

Last year Philippa Cameron from Otematata Station in the Waitaki Valley, presented a petition to parliament calling on the Government to make it mandatory for school buses to have seat belts - but nothing came of it.

She joined Karyn to talk about it. 

Bus crashes into barrier on Newton Road, Ponsonby, Auckland on 16 September 2022.

Bus crashes into barrier on Newton Road, Ponsonby, Auckland on 16 September 2022. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat

10.27 London gears for Queen's funeral

The streets around Westminister continue to fill with mourners but the focus in London is starting to turn towards Monday's funeral for her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second.

Apparently there will be some personal touches from the Queen herself - one of the things she requested is the playing of a lament by her piper.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to meet Prince William, the new Prince of Wales tomorrow. 

Karyn spoke to RNZ's Corin Dann for an update from London.

Police Officers work on The Mall in central London on September 14, 2022, ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. - As preparations build for next week's state funeral, the royal family on Wednesday will walk behind the queen's coffin in a procession through central London, after which thousands of members of the public are expected to come to pay their final respects at her lying in state. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP)

Photo: VICTORIA JONES

10.35 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

It's that time again!

Wily guy Finn Johansson lets his music taste do the talking, then does a lot of talking besides that. No surprises there. Come for the tunes, stay for the rapport. 

Finn Johansson

Finn Johansson Photo: Finn Johansson