95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

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12:00 bNews, Weather and Surf

12:15 Section 59 – the real issue?
The post-referendum debate continues…A few months ago, ACT MP John Boscawen drafted a Private Member’s Bill to clarify that pesky section 59 of the Crimes Act. He talks Kim through his proposed changes, which he says will set clear statutory limits on what constitutes reasonable force, and remove the reliance on police discretion to protect parents from prosecution.

1:00 Recession drives human trafficking
This is the issue that will be addressed by a major conference on human trafficking being held in Wellington next week. The Salvation Army says New Zealanders are helping increase demand in this global practice. Their Justice Advocate Chris Frazer tells Kim how.

1:20 Hot Wok: News from Asia
Asia is a hotbed of political, cultural and economic activity that is becoming increasingly important both on a world scale, and to us here in NZ. So it seemed appropriate that the Tuesday Wire’s brand-spanking new feature take the form of Asia Correspondent Marc Checkley. Marc is a Singapore-based news editor and freelance writer, and will bring us a roundup of a few of the region’s most interesting stories every few weeks.

1:40 The Green Desk
The Grey Lynn Farmers' Market (GLFM), a community owned and operated food-only market, is launching Sunday 6th September at the Grey Lynn Community Centre. Today Simon Miller talks the market’s development director Vincent Dickie about what makes this farmers' market more than just a destination for tasty organic and home grown treats.

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