Mount Maunganui beach allows dogs to run free off-leash all year round, but after a violent collision locals are calling for an off-leash ban during day-time hours. John Adshead has been appealing to Tauranga City Council commissioners for 'leashed dog hours' and joins Karyn to explain why he believes the ban is necessary. 

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Tauranga locals call for off-leash dog ban on beaches

Statistics NZ has today provided the first real measure of COVID-19's impact on Tourism. Chief Executive of Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chris Roberts explains how they are coping. 

COVID-19's impact on NZ Tourism

Is it still frowned upon to eat with your mouth open? How about elbows on the table, or checking your texts during dinner? Food critic of more than 40 years David Burton is here to tell us which manners are still relevant and which are nonsense snobbery.

Table manners from a food critic

Last night, Julie Woods heard Karyn mention she wasn't familiar with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. This prompted her to get in contact and share how Alexa is changing the life of blind people internationally. 

How Amazon's Alexa transformed one blind woman's life

Wellington City Mission are joining forces with Vinnies charity shops and opening the city's first ever free toy shop for those without the resources to buy toys themselves for their children. Wellington City Missioner, Murray Eldridge explains how it works. 

Free toy shop puts dignity into Christmas charity

Playing an instrument can be a relaxing, creative and fun hobby, but what happens when making music breaks your body? Francis Joung who is the official physiotherapist for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. 

When playing music causes injury

Dame Tariana Turia's goal to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025 is creeping closer with the launch of today's Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan. The latest move prevents 14 year olds from legally buying cigarettes by the time they are 18. 

Dame Tariana's smokefree goal closer to realisation

Hayden looks at Christopher Luxon's first day in the house, a column about a sausage roll dilemma, and Sean Plunket's new online radio station.

Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell

Covid restrictions have hit the communal Christmas lunches throughout the country with all of the main events cancelled. Auckland City Mission have also cancelled their annual sit-down lunch but those who would normally attend are now invited to Nando's to pick up a takeaway. 

Nando's takeaways for Auckland City Mission Christmas lunch

Today Australia announced they'll be joining the US in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed Australian officials will not attend the games but athletes will. 

Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics

The Moral Drift is the name of an exhibition that investigates a partial history of our state care system, uncovering a legacy of abuse and the resiliency of the survivors. The Tauranga Art gallery director, Stephen Cleland explains the concept further.

Tauranga exhibition's new approach on Lake Alice abuse

The reliance on technology for Covid Vaccine passes is highlighting the digital deficit among our seniors. Community manager, Sarah Wright is seeing people who don't even have an email address and she warns its a problem that should concern all of us. 

Older Kiwis excluded from digital Covid updates

New research has revealed the kale craze is officially over. CEO of LeaderBrand Richard Burke explains why he thinks Kiwis have given up on the nutritious leaf.

Kiwis ditching kale

Hawke's Bay farmer and owner of Tunanui Station, Andrew Russell is dealing with hundreds of feral cats who appear to be dumped domestic pets. The cats kill many birds and native lizards in the forest but also spread diseases such as toxoplasmosis.

Feral cats rampant in Hawke's Bay

BBC World reporter Rich Preston joins Karyn to chat about who will become Germany's new chancellor this week, influencers are the top picks for 2021 Time's Person of the Year and Forbes list and how countries are reacting to the spread of the Omicron variant.

Calling London with Rich Preston

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

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