95bFM: The Monday Wire with Paul Deady

95bFM: The Monday Wire with Paul Deady

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1215 - Cameron Walker, March against Surveillance Bill Organiser

At the top of the show we hear from a concerned young person - Cameron Walker. This weekend just gone, Cameron was responsible for organising a protest which saw more than a hundred people march down queen street chanting catchy slogans in opposition to a new law which will expand the powers of search and surveillance. Cameron wants to raise awareness of a piece of legislation which has the potential to give police powers to 70 government agencies, and greatly expand powers to search and detain individuals. You may have seen the posters for the protest: 1984 was not an instruction manual. Indeed...

1245 - Hospitality Assoc. Chief Exec. Bruce Robertson

At 12.45 (above) will be on the line to voice his concerns at a Law Commission review, leaked last week, which aims to tackle the problems the demon drink is causing this country of ours. What did that leak say? Well, the commission wants to put the drinking age back up to 20, increase the tax on alcohol by 50%, restrict off-licenses to a 10pm close time, and have bars and clubs shut their doors at 2am. Unsurprisingly, Bruce and his association aren't too into it. And with news over the weekend of waivers during the Rugby World Cup, well the plot thickens.

1315 - Hazel Armstrong, ACC Futures Coalition

(above) joins us at 1315.Their aim is to promote the current model of ACC in view of recent criticism of the scheme and signals from the government to privatise various ACC accounts and open these to competition. Those "signals" got lots stronger last week too, when Radio NZ reported a government task-force will indeed recommend the introduction of competition in the workers account. The minister Nick Smith is keeping mum, but his government haven't made it much of a secret that this is a move they're seriously considering. So speculation is rife, and accusations are flying, but at this stage there's a lot we DON'T know. And it's difficult to fight a cause when the cause ain't clear.

1345 - Recreational Fishing NZ President Geoff Rowling

And one for our fishing friends at 13.45, when (above) will be on the line from his apple orchard to talk us through the government's $5million survey of recreational fishing in this country. It's the largest survey of this kind in a decade, and will look at how many people are fishing, diving and gathering shellfish, where they fish and how much they catch. The aquaculture minister Phil Heatley (how the mighty have fallen) says the study will provide important information for setting catch limits that make sure there will be fish to catch for generations to come. Cool! Given how we like a bit of kai-moana plundering, I wonder if the survey might throw up a few surprises...

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