95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady

95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady

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1220 - Maori Party ETS: Dr Pita Sharples

Around 1220 we hope to speak with the co-leader of the Maori party, Dr Pita Sharples. His party did a bit of a u-turn on Monday, when they announced they'd support the National party's Emissions Trading Scheme. This, despite their long-standing resistance to any scheme AT ALL. So why the switcheroo? If the news today is to be believed, its about getting more for Maori - in particular a benefit increase. But uh-oh, Paula Bennett says she doesn't want to see benefits increase at all. Tricky indeed...

1240 - Polytech strike: Irena Brorens, Tertiary Education Union National Industrial Officer

At 1240 we'll hear from (above) about a pretty massive bit of industrial action that's happening today at Polytechs across the country. Close to 1000 staff at six North Island polytechs have walked off the job today, concerned about meagre pay rises and proposed changes which would see their teaching days increase by 20 days a year. More than 25, 000 students will be affected by the strike at NorthTec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Waikato Institute of Technology, Western Institute of Technology, Whitireia Polytechnic and Unitec, but will the strike be effective?

1300 - Larry Baldock on his NEW referendum

At one we'll hear from Larry Baldock: leader of the Kiwi Party, or as most probably know him, the guy behind the ill-fated smacking referendum. Like a tenacious bulldog, or perhaps a red wine stain that just won't go away, he's back and promising... ANOTHER REFERENDUM! He's hoping to have another one, run in conjunction with the next general election in 2011, that asks whether the results of a referendum seeking a repeal or amendment of any law should be binding. A referendum on referendum if you will. He and his allies will target the same people that got the smacking referendum going and try to get enough votes to secure this new one. But really, one must ask why?

1320 - Counterclockwise

Lyndon Hood's back this week for another edition of counterclockwise thanks to scoop.co.nz. He'll follow up a chat we had a couple of weeks ago regarding the mysterious delay the Maori party had in getting its submission on the ETS in on time. Now that they've pretty much flip-flopped on their position on the scheme, and are backing it, one wonders if they wish they hadn't filed that report at all! That, plus a few other bits and pieces at one twenty.

1340 - Book HE Read: Mark Broatch "In A Word"

Then at one forty, I was hoping Sally would be in for a special installment of Book She Read, but unfortunately she can't make it. Instead, I'll be speaking to (above) about his new book "In A Word". Described as a multi-tool for anyone who uses languages, "In A Word" can help reinvigorate your lexicon congruent for wordsmiths ubiquitously. We've been putting it to use already as you can tell. But could it replace the trusty thesaurus and is it going to breed a culture where big words are better, though perhaps not salient in context?

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