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Lately for Thursday 4 August 2022

  • Cakes for Camping

    food

    10:45 PM.When the kids leave home and you're knocking around the house the next thing on the life agenda might be "downsizing". Annette Howey and her partner Steve are doing just that Read more Audio

  • E-Bike Festival

    10:30 PM.E-Bike sales are on the rise with more than 75,000 being imported into the country each year. And now New Zealand has it's own e-bike festival. Film and television producer and former head of the New… Read more Audio

  • James Shaw Stands Alone

    politics

    10:20 PM.Nominations for the position of Green Party co-leader closed earlier tonight, with current co-leader James Shaw the only candidate. That doesn't mean he gets to keep his job though. Read more Audio

  • Commonwealth Games - Day 7

    sport

    10:17 PM.Heading into Day seven of the Commonwealth Games - New Zealand sits fourth on the medal table with 35 medals, including 16 golds. Joining us from the games village is our reporter Bridget Tunicliffe.

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Photo: RNZ

10:15 Commonwealth Games - Day 7

Heading into Day seven of the Commonwealth Games - New Zealand sits fourth on the medal table with 35 medals, including 16 golds

Gold medallist New Zealand's Hamish Kerr celebrates after the men's high jump final athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day six of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on 3 August, 2022.

Gold medallist New Zealand's Hamish Kerr celebrates after the men's high jump final athletics event at the Alexander Stadium. Photo: AFP

Yesterday was another golden day with three gold medals, in the mens squash, high jump and mountain biking.

And there's more action in Birmingahm today - joining us now from the games village is our reporter Bridget Tunicliffe

10:20 James Shaw Goes Alone

Nominations for the position of Green Party co-leader closed earlier tonight, with current co-leader James Shaw the only candidate.

That doesn't mean he gets to keep his job though.

Climate Change Minister James Shaw speaks to media at Owhio Bay, which has been slammed by repeated storms, after revealing the National Adaptation Plan

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

He will now have to convince more than 75 percent of the party's membership that he is right for the job, who could again vote to reopen nominations.

Joining Karyn to explain what's going on and what it will mean for the party is political analyst Dr Bryce Edwards

10:30 E-Bike Festival

E-Bike sales are on the rise with more than 75,000 being imported into the country each year.

And now New Zealand has it's own e-bike festival.

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Photo: 123RF

The inaugural festival, which was postponed due to Covid-19 regulations last year, will be held in Arrowtown at Labour Weekend and includes six non-competitive events, including wine and beer trails, all with a focus on e-bike fun.

Film and television producer and former head of the New Zealand Film Commission Dave Gibson is the brains behind the event

10:45 Cakes for Camping

When the kids leave home and you're knocking around the house the next thing on the life agenda might be "downsizing"

Annette Howey and her partner Steve are doing just that...

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Annette has been running a successful decorated cakes business in Timaru for a decade but she's packing up the piping bag and moving into a campervan

That's the definition of a very tiny home.