95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady

95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady

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1220 – Tax Cuts –Peter Conway

If the salivating media headlines are to believed, today – the first day of he the new financial year – marks the day when NZers get “more in the pocket” (TVNZ), “fatter wage packets” (NZ Herald) and a “shot in the arm” (ODT). But for a large portion of NZers, those on $45, 000 or less who have kids or receive Working For Families, there won’t be any tax cut. Indeed, coupled with the rise in ACC levies, well, it’s not too rosy for a lot of people. As Labour’s finance spokesperson David Cunliffe points out "Less than a quarter of all the money goes to people earning $50,000 or less, while three-quarters goes to people earning more than $50,000. What's fair about that?" Peter Conway, secretary for the CTU will be on the line at 1220 to discuss how the government has left out the most vulnerable from this so-called shot in the arm.

1240 – Broadband –DPF, Kiwiblog

At 1240, I’ll be speaking with long-time blogger at Kiwiblog, and all-round internet know-it-all David Farrar. We’ll be discussing the nuts and bolts of the government’s recently announced $1.5b ultra high speed broadband to the home plan. How is it likely to work, will it tighten Telecom’s grip, and what will it mean for the future of the workplace?

1300 – Charles Chauvel, Labour spokesperson Climate Change

The Labour party yesterday wished New Zealand’s negotiators well as they embark on their trip to the International Climate Change negotiations. However the matters of the Government’s changes with the Emissions Trading Scheme and the counter-productive measures made since National’s election win five months ago were made all the more apparent within the press release. At 1300 we talk to Labour’s climate change spokesman Charles Chauvel and ask him why the current scheme is weak and if we can all just get along – and if the major parties can finally agree to an ETS.

1320 –Counterclockwise

Selwyn Manning from the team at Scoop is on the line for counterclockwise at 1320 today. We’ll be talking about the G20 leaders summit currently laying waste to the streets of London. At a time when drastic measures are badly needed to help pull the world back from the brink, are we instead just witnessing another talk-fest?

1340 – Book She Read

And Sally’s back in the heezay, or house, for Book She Read at 1340. Today she’ll be taking a look at the literati set to grace Auckland’s writer’s and reader’s festival as nominees for the commonwealth writers prize. Past winners include Peter Carey, Rohinton Mistry, and our own Janet Frame and Lloyd Jones. She’ll also ponder over the new trailer for Spike Joneze’s film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s seminal “Where The Wild Things Are”. A feature film based on a book with only about 20 pages: sure, why not?

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