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The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 12:07 pm | 95bfm
There can be no doubt that Auckland is where people both overseas and domestically are flocking to. Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand predict that by 2031, 38% of the population will be based in Auckland. That will be just under two million ... More >>
The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher: 18/02/10
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 11:51 am | 95bfm
On Tuesday the Government announced the details of next year's non binding referendum on MMP which will ask New Zealand if they want to retain the Mixed Member Proportional system. But why is this referendum necessary in the first place? What are the problems ... More >>
95bFM Audio: Paul Quinn on Prisoners’ Rights
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 5:06 pm | 95bfm
It’s part of democratic process that all members of a given age in society are able to vote and elect their government. However, what happens if that person transgresses the laws and rules of that society? More >>
The 95bfm Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher 11/02
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 11:54 am | 95bfm
A film I was sad to miss at last year’s International Film Festival was Balibo, which told the story of five young journalists (4 Australians and 1 New Zealander) who were murdered in Timor in 1975 during an invasion by Indonesian Troops. Luckily, ... More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 11:43 am | 95bfm
1215 - Civil Disobedience from Greenpeace - Geoff Keey, Political Advisor. For the first hour of today's show we'll be dissecting and inspecting the speech given yesterday by the Prime Minister in Parliament. O the things he said! More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 12:07 pm | 95bfm
Coming up on the show: 12:30 - Mayor of Auckland John Banks ‘None tree hill’ might once be restored to its former glory if government discussions to give back Auckland landmarks to local iwi amount to anything. Back in 2002, Auckland Mayor ... More >>
bFM Audio: Paul Moon On Volcanoes Returned To Iwi
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 11:51 am | 95bfm
Paul Moon, Prof of Treaty and Economics from AUT's faculty of Maori Development, talks Paul through the latest wrangling over Auckland's cones. Paul says bringing in multiple iwi is an innovative approach that could bear fruit. More >>
bFM Audio: Spike + Paul Muse Over The Year To Come
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 10:54 am | 95bfm
Scoop correspondent Spike Mountjoy joins us for one last counterclockwise - today giving us his thoughts on where the political battle lines will be drawn this year. More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 12:13 pm | 95bfm
1220 - Maori deal for Auckland - Paul Moon, Prof of Treaty and Economics at AUT's Te Arai Poutama or faculty of Maori Development. Kicking off the show at 1220, we'll hear from above about negotiations currently taking place between the Crown and various ... More >>
The 95bfm Summer Series: A Day Of Free Music
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 4:13 pm | 95bfm
The 95bFM Summer Series is back! 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the iconic free summer music event in the CBD and the 40th anniversary of Albert Park. On March 7th, a quintessentially ‘bFM’ lineup will take over the park from 12pm-7pm: More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 12:02 pm | 95bfm
1215 – Helen Kelly President of the Council of Trade Unions For a long while, unions and workers-rights activist have been pushing to have the minimum wage increased from $12.50 to $15.00. Even though, according to a New Zealand Herald poll, that ... More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 12:12 pm | 95bfm
1230 - Federated Farmers Waikato - Stewart Wadey (president) At 12.30 we'll be asking who's got the power? As you're probably aware, thousands of Aucklanders endured several hours without electricity on Monday evening, all because of a grumpy Waikato farmer. ... More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 11:56 am | 95bfm
Coming up on the show: 12:15 Professor Robert Buckle, chairman of the Tax Working Group It is no secret that New Zealand’s tax system needs a shake-up and that’s exactly what’s being suggested by a report released by the Tax Working Group. They’ve ... More >>
95bFM Nominees POPSTRANGERS to play Big Day Out
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 11:47 am | 95bfm
The Popstrangers were 95bFM's finalist in the nationwide Big Day Out Band Demo Competition. A well-established bFM band, the Popstrangers have made regular appearances on the 95bFM Top Ten and played in our 2009 New Zealand Music Month Fancy New Band Showcase ... More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 12:39 pm | 95bfm
Bernard Hickey from Interest.co.nz; Bronwyn Holloway-Smith from the Creative Freedom Foundation; Chelsea Robinson (part of the New Zealand Youth delegation to Copenhagen Climate Talks); Dear Science with Peter Griffin from the Science Media Centre More >>
95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 12:32 pm | 95bfm
1220 - Education Minister Anne Tolley At 1220 we'll hear from the elusive Minister of Education Anne Tolley. I spoke to her this morning about a report, release today, undertaken by the Education Review Office (or ERO) - the government's education watchdog. ... More >>
95bFM: The Monday Wire with Joe Nunweek
Monday, 14 December 2009, 12:48 pm | 95bfm
On The Wire today... 12.15 - Shane Bradbrook, Te Reo Marama A tobacco-free New Zealand by 2020? Stranger things have happened, but it's the kind of lofty goal that seems almost unimaginable for where we stand now. Nevertheless, that's what a coalition ... More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:59 am | 95bfm
1215: I'll play an interview I did this morning with Pem Bird spokesperson from a group of 16 kura kaupapa schools who have accused NZQA of being biased against kura kaupapa Maori, kura-a-iwi and other Maori medium type schools who choose the reo ... More >>
95bFM Audio: Spike And Paul Talk Minor Scandal
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 10:28 am | 95bfm
Spike and Paul delve into a minor political controversy surrounding self-driven cars (not what you think), and find out who our best-performing ministers are, according to the Political Newsletter. More >>
95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Joe Nunweek
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 11:37 am | 95bfm
12.20: Dr Ganesh Nana on Taskforce 2025 True to their word, the 2025 Taskforce demanded as a coalition promise by the Act Party have set out a range of measures this week they say will be painful but necessary if New Zealand is able to catch up with Australia ... More >>