95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

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The 95bFM Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

22nd September 2009

12:00 bNews, Weather, Surf

12:15 Freedom camping doesn’t come cheap
New bylaws came into effect in the Thames Coromandel District yesterday, which could put a damper on your summer holidays for the more free-spirited amongst you. If you’re caught sleeping under the stars somewhere that’s not part of a campground or holiday park, you’ll be fined $40 for the privilege. Kim speaks to Geoff Ensor from the Tourism Industry Association, which runs the Freedom Camping Forum.

12:40 Prison numbers through the roof
We’ve heard this week that the country has more inmates in our prisons than ever before. Corrections Minister Judith Collins says the stats were released because the public has a right to know, but Labour spokesman Clayton Cosgrove says it’s highly coincidental that the announcement was made on the same day as the Corrections Association took the Corrections Department to court over the double bunking issue.

1:00 Cuba: Paz Sin Fronteras?
We’ve heard it many times before: music transcends borders, and makes the world go around. But what does that mean? Around one million people attended a peace concert in Havana this weekend, organised by Columbian singer Juanes in an effort to bridge political divides both within and outside Cuba. It’s divided opinions, especially amongst the expat community in Miami. Kim talks to Dr Jaime Suchlicki, director of Miami University’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies.

1:20 Oxfam whistles a sad tune
Yesterday Oxfam issued a global ‘Wake Up Call’ to try and rouse governments from what they describe as “sleepwalking us further into climate crisis”. bFM’s News and Editorial Director Paul Deady was with them in Queen Street.

1:40 The Green Desk
Do environmentalists do glitzy awards ceremonies? Simon Miller finds out at the Sustainable Business Network’s northern region awards, where he talks to some of this year’s innovative and interesting winners.

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