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Lately for Wednesday 29 January 2020

  • Midweek Media Watch with Hayden Donnell

    10:40 PM.This week on Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell is in to talk about a minidrama involving Sean Plunket, a revolt in the Washington Post newsroom, and a government proposal to merge Radio New Zealand… Read more Audio

  • Putting roads on a diet - Patrick Morgan

    10:30 PM.A trend is emerging in the UK and other parts of the world, they're calling it a Road Diet... reclaiming urban areas for pedestrians and cyclists. Patrick Morgan from Cycling Action NZ explains. Read more Audio

  • Local and global coronavirus update

    10:20 PM.The New Zealand and Australian governments have announced plans to evacuate foreign nationals trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began. Read more Audio

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10:20 Local and global coronavirus update

The New Zealand and Australian governments have announced plans to evacuate foreign nationals trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak began.

Health authorities in Auckland say they are taking a cautious approach by testing several sick people for coronavirus, even though they are not suspected cases.

Karyn speaks with the RNZ News reporter Jordan Bond.

People wearing a mask walks past about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2020. (Photo by Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto)

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10:30 Putting roads on a diet - Patrick Morgan

A trend is emerging in the UK and other parts of the world, they're calling it a Road Diet... reclaiming urban areas for pedestrians and cyclists.

Cities are experimenting with ways to exclude cars, and the latest to do it is Birmingham.

They're blocking off zones to traffic for certain hours of the day, designating certain days as car-free, banning diesel vehicles, and imposing charges.

Patrick Morgan from Cycling Action NZ is in our Wellington studio

March Madness is in full-swing in Auckland, with higher than normal congestion on main roads and motorways.

March Madness is in full-swing in Auckland, with higher than normal congestion on main roads and motorways. Photo: 123RF

 

 

10.40 Midweek Media Watch with Hayden Donnell

This week on Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell is in to talk about a minidrama involving Sean Plunket, a revolt in the Washington Post newsroom, and a government proposal to merge Radio New Zealand and TVNZ into one supersized public broadcaster.

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