Lately for Tuesday 26 November 2019
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Game Theory Korfball
10:45 PM.You may not have heard the sport, Korfball. It's a ball sport and we quiz the chair of Korfball New Zealand about it. Read more Audio
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Plastic Cup Use in Councils
10:30 PM.Councils bought close to 120,000 plastic cups last financial year. The figures were uncovered by journalist Chloe Ranford from the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:30 New Zealand Councils use 120 thousand plastic cups a year
Around the country, many councils are grappling with how to deal with the effects of climate change ... while sipping their water from tens of thousands of single use plastic cups. Councils bought close to 120,000 plastic cups last financial year.
The figures were uncovered by journalist Chloe Ranford who is one of 8 reporters in regional newsrooms for the Local Democracy Reporting Service. She's based in Marlborough and tells Karyn what she found out.
Climate Karanga Marlborough member Budyong Hill says it's good that councils are cutting down on single-use plastic cups. Photo: CHLOE RANFORD/LDR
You can read Chloe's full story here
10:45 Game Theory: Korfball
In our occasional series on game time, we're looking at games people play that a lot of us have never heard of. Here's one - Korfball. It's a ball sport - a unisex one. There a few hints. Rob Smith is in Canterbury and he's the chairperson of KorfballNZ. We thought we'd get him on to tell us a bit about this sport and why he plays it
Photo: Korfball NZ