95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher

95bFM: The Thursday Wire with Hamish Fletcher

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Coming up on the show today:

1215 – Helen Kelly President of the Council of Trade Unions

For a long while, unions and workers-rights activist have been pushing to have the minimum wage increased from $12.50 to $15.00. Even though, according to a New Zealand Herald poll, that over half of New Zealanders support the increase, the government decided such a rise was far too high and have decided to only bump it up by a meagre 25 cents. Many are outraged by such a nominal gesture, and one such critic, Helen Kelly, joins me on the show to discuss why.

12:30 – Frances Nelson President of the NZEI

One of the biggest issues facing the Education sector for the past 6 months has been the conception, introduction and implementation of national standards for numeracy and literacy in primary schools. Following Education Minister Anne Tolley having her Tertiary Education portfolio taken off her, many are hoping more attention will be placed on these standards, as a good deal of work still needs to be done before they can be brought into the classroom. Frances Nelson, the President of the NZEI joins me on the phone to tell us what still needs to happen with the standards before thousands of primary school students return to school in February.

12:45 – Dear Science with Peter Griffin from the Science Media Centre in Wellington

Dear Science, your weekly science and technology update on the Thursday Wire. Today Peter will go over the recent news of the Ipad, Telecom’s crisis with their XT network, and news that aliens may already be among us.

13:00 – Youthline Chief Executive Stephen Bell

Youthline have announced that last year alone, 200,000 young people texted into their service asking for help. This number is alarmingly high; however, the head of Youthline, Stephen Bell, is remaining positive and believes organizations like Youthline are making a big difference in the lives of New Zealand youth. However, we must ask the question: do we need more support services in our country for young people?

13:30 – Oliver Page, director of Closer and co-founder of the Redmond Barry Theatre Company.

Joining me on the show is the director of an upcoming feature, Closer, playing at the Basement Theatre from the 16th of Feb. Oliver Page is also the founder of the Redmond Barry Theatre Company, a new group hoping to make their mark on the Auckland theatre scene.

13:40 – Papercuts with Pennie Blair, thanks for Mag Nation

This week Pennie reviews Idn Magazine, an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community.

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