Lately for Monday 7 March 2022
Photo: RNZ
10:18 New Zealand cracks down on Russia sanctions
Bespoke legislation to expand sanctions against Russia and target companies and individuals who support its invasion of Ukraine is the first of its kind. Announced today by the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta 'The Russia Sanctions Bill' will pass under urgency this week with cross-party support. Tim Groser is a former National Government Trade Minister and former Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and is one of few who have been in the same room as Vladimir Putin.
Tim Groser Photo: AFP
10:25 Kiwi photojournalist reports from Ukraine
Tom Mutch is a New Zealand photojournalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He speaks with Karyn Hay about what he has witnessed over the past few days of war.
Kiwi photojournalist Tom Mutch (second from left) with fellow journalists and Ukraine soldier Photo: @Ozkaterji Twitter
10:30 Native tara iti boasts best breeding season in ten years
The tara iti or fairy tern is native to New Zealand and is the country's rarest breeding bird with fewer than 40 adult birds across Aotearoa. The problem is they they lay their eggs on a little 'scrape' directly on the sand and pull a few shells up around them which offers no protection. Shelley Ogle is a biodiversity ranger from DOC and has some good news for us... some new baby fairy terns have hatched.
Tara-iti (new Zealand Fairy Tern) Photo: Glenda Rees
10:45 Calling London with Rob Hugh-Jones
BBC World reporter joins Karyn Hay to report the latest news from around the world.
People, holding banners and flags, gather to hold a solidarity protest against Russia's attacks on Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia on 6 March 2022. Photo: 2022 Anadolu Agency
10:55 Lately Track
Artist: Totems remix of
Song: It's Otepotit's Fault