95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady 04/02/09

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1220 – Waitangi Day – Paul Moon, Maori Historian AUT

The closest thing we have to a national day happens Friday, when we celebrate Waitangi Day. For some it's just another day off work, for others, an opportunity to burn one down in rememberence of Bob Marley. But, as my first guest argues, few see it as a time to reflect on the ongoing relationship between Maori and the Crown. Maori historian at AUT Paul Moon wrote about the dull predictability of Waitangi celebrations in this morning's Herald. He says Treaty perceptions, both popular and constitutional, are becoming less adversarial – the phase of antagonism is fast disappearing. And he credits our new PM But he warns if the Treaty's future is to be any less fractious than its past, there must be no resting on of laurels.

1240 – RMA Refrom - Gary Taylor, Environmental Defense Society

At 1240 I'll continue the coverage, so ably begun by Bjornar yesterday, of government changes to the Resource management Act. Outlined yesterday, the Resource Management Act (Simplify and Streamline) Amendment Bill will (among other things) reduce the requirement for public notification on resource consent applications; increase court costs at the Environment Court; fast-track priority consents (like large-scale infrastructure projects); remove the Environment Minister's veto powers; allow applicants to claim damages when their consent is delayed by competitors and reduce the number of resource consent categories to streamline the process. So, first I'll be speaking with (above). He says many of the changes are reasonable, but taken together, will weaken environmental planning and have a chilling effect on public participation. Why so cold?

1300 – RMA Reform - Phil O'Reilley, Chief Exec. Business NZ

And continuing to mine this rich vein at one when we'll hear from (above), who's very much ensconced in the opposing camp. Phil says the changes have been sought for ages by the business community, but are nonetheless timely given the current economic climate. He says they'll give investment a much needed shot in the arm, and stimulate the development industry, too long stymied by delays the current Act imposes.

1320 – Counterclockwise

One twenty means counterclockwise, and today Mr Manning, or Selwyn, will share with us his thoughts on the upcoming Waitangi Day celebrations – has Mr Key has ushered in a new era of dialogue and has his party well and truly left behind their fractious Iwi/Kiwi message?

1340 – Jeff Gilling, McCrindle Research, on Music Attitudes

And at the end of the show around one forty I'll be speaking to (above). Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper – the day that became known as "The Day The Music Died". Jeff's a social researcher and he and his team have taken this opportunity to conduct a survey into generational differences in our attitudes to music, and our music consumption habits. They found the generational gap between parents and their children to be more narrow than anticipated – driven in large part by the Baby Boomers and their quest to remain young, hip and contemporary, or at least be perceived that way. Should be really fascinating..

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