Lately for Wednesday 26 February 2020
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Coronavirus forces cancellation of Ak Arts Fest show
10:30 PM.The coronavirus has forced the cancellation of the much anticipated French aerial shown Place des Anges. The festival's chief executive, David Inns, explains the decision to Karyn. Read more Audio
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SADD calls student speed case a dangerous precedent
10:20 PM.Students against Dangerous Driving say a dangerous precedent has been set in by a court decision where a Napier student was found not guilty of dangerous driving after clocking nearly 70 kms over the… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Twitter fights and Tamakis
9:19 PM.In this edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about MediaWorks taking a tumble in its dance the Tamakis over Dancing with The Stars, NZME's ongoing interest in acquiring its… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
10:20 SADD calls student speed case a dangerous precedent
Students against Dangerous Driving are calling for better deterents for speeding after a Napier student has won a precedent-setting case. The student, Kingston Webb was clocked going nearly 70 kilometres over the speed limit.
His lawyer argued his driving wasn't dangerous and didn't warrant losing his licence. And the judge agreed.
Donna Govorko is the national manager of Students Against Dangerous Driving.
Donna Govorko of SADD Photo: Donna Govorko
10:30 Coronavirus forces cancellation of Ak Arts Fest show
The coronavirus is causing havoc with forestry and tourism, sharemarkets and students wanting to come here and study, but now it's led to the cancellation of a much anticipated show at the Auckland Arts Festival. The Festival has had to cancel the French aerial show Place des Anges because the impact of coronavirus on air freight has made it too expensive to bring the show here. The festival's chief executive, David Inns, explains the decision to Karyn.
Pace Des Anges Photo: Tom Arran
10:45 Midweek Mediawatch
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.