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The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:04 pm | 95bfm
We begin with today's report from the hardworking team on the bFM news desks. Today Gabrielle O'Boyle takes a look at the tax-y surprises waiting for us in tomorrow's budget. More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire Hosted By Paul Deady
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 11:54 am | 95bfm
We start the show with today's bFM news report. Anthony Lyall looks at the worry creeping across the tertiary sector as government imposed financial restraints sees universities closing departments and restructuring their academic staff. Coupled ... More >>
Passion Pit Announce Splendour Sideshow!
Friday, 7 May 2010, 2:15 pm | 95bfm
Boston’s Passion Pit are back after a riotous start to the year as part of the Big Day Out line-up. What began as a Valentine’s Day gift for a girlfriend has now become a gift to the masses with this boiling pot of giddy, electronic, indie ... More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 12:12 pm | 95bfm
12:07 – News Report on divorce rates; 12:10 – Tunumafono Ava Faamoe, Otara Community Board chairman; 12:25 – Marie Shroff, Privacy Commissioner; 12:35 – Dear Science with Peter Griffin from the Science Media Centre More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 11:03 am | 95bfm
In just a few moments will have our daily report from the wonderful team of news volunteers up here at bFM. Today Imogen Barrer gets to grips with legislation that some say will lead to the privatisation of water services. More >>
The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 10:49 am | 95bfm
We’ve been reporting on the bFM news service this morning the sudden rise in tobacco excise tax which Parliament announced and agreed to last night, with little to no warning. The law change increases tax on cigarettes immediately by 10 per cent and ... More >>
95bFM: The Monday Wire with Paul Deady
Monday, 26 April 2010, 11:27 am | 95bfm
At the top of the show we hear from a concerned young person - Cameron Walker. This weekend just gone, Cameron was responsible for organising a protest which saw more than a hundred people march down queen street chanting catchy slogans in opposition ... More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 12:05 pm | 95bfm
At the top of the show, we cast our eyes to Auckland's waterfront where we now know what will sit on Queen's wharf. But only as far as the Rugby World Cup is concerned. Yes, the century-old warehouses are going to be demolished to make way for a temporary ... More >>
95bFM Audio: Bevan Hanlan on PPP Prisons
Friday, 16 April 2010, 1:41 pm | 95bfm
Hamish speaks to Bevan Hanlon, the National Secretary of the Corrections Association about his criticism of a public-private prison which the government plans to build in South Auckland by 2015. More >>
Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher 15/04/10
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 11:56 am | 95bfm
The Government has announced that New Zealand’s first privately built, managed and operated prison will be up and running in 5 years in South Auckland. According to Bill English this will mean a saving of 10 to 20 percent on the total running ... More >>
The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady - 14/04/10
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 11:56 am | 95bfm
At the top of the show we hear from the chairman of the Auckland Regional Council Mike Lee and ask what's this about a giant tent on queen's wharf? I don't know about you, but to me marquees just SCREAM class, not to mention party. More >>
The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady 31-03-10
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 12:06 pm | 95bfm
Tempers are flaring in Canterbury as the government will today push through legislation under urgency which will see the Canterbury Regional Council sacked and replaced with unelected commissioners. This follows a damning report by former National MP ... More >>
The Monday Wire with Paul Deady 22/03/10
Monday, 22 March 2010, 12:35 pm | 95bfm
Over the weekend, New Zealand's representative at the International Whaling Commission Sir Geoffrey Palmer reiterated our government's position - that is, whaling nations should be allowed to resume commercial operations but with a gradually reducing catch. ... More >>
95bFM Audio: Counterclockwise - NZ @ UN
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 3:46 pm | 95bfm
Justice minister Simon Power's at the UN in New York at the moment, talking up our human rights record. More >>
The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher 18/03
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 12:49 pm | 95bfm
Yesterday, the Waihopai Three, Adrian Leason, Peter Murnane and Sam Land, were found not-guilty following their break-in at the Waihopai spy base in April 2008. The three justified their puncturing of a plastic satellite cover at the facility, claiming ... More >>
The Wednesday with Paul Deady 17/03/10
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 11:57 am | 95bfm
At 1220 we'll hear from Red Cross NZ operations director Andrew McKie - who I spoke to very quickly this morning. He's knee-deep helping to coordinate the clean-up and relief effort in Fiji following the destruction wrought by Cyclone Tomas. It's passed ... More >>
Rhys Darby & David Farrier now on bFM!
Friday, 12 March 2010, 11:32 am | 95bfm
David and Rhys found they had a shared love for cryptozoology (the science of hidden creatures) during an interview. Farrier was interviewing Darby for yet another story about "Flight of the Conchords" for 3News, and they ended up talking about Mongolian ... More >>
The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher 11/03
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 11:48 am | 95bfm
Some of you may have heard the interview I did last week with Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide. We talk about the balance of power between the Auckland Super Council and local community boards. I found some of his comments suprising, especially his ... More >>
The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady 10/03/10
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:25 pm | 95bfm
As you've just heard in the news, Tertiary Education minister Stephen Joyce has come out guns blazing - outlining a raft of changes he wants to see universities and polytechnics make. He's got 3 goals - better completion rates, having qualifications that are ... More >>
The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher: 05/03/10
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 12:12 pm | 95bfm
Yesterday, the Law Commission released an issues paper discussing their concerns with the 1993 Privacy Act. This paper is part of a general review of the Act, and takes a wide and varied look at the current piece of legislation. The section of ... More >>
