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1210 The Trams Are Back - Mike Lee, Chairman of Auckland Regional Council

You may think that trams are a relic, a piece of our history. Indeed it's been more than 50 years since trams have graced out streets. But, much to the surprise of many, trams are set to make a comeback in Auckland in time for the Rugby World Cup next year. The reintroduction of trams will begin around the Tank Farm development on the Auckland waterfront but may be rolled out in other areas as well. Joining me to talk about this new project is Mike Lee, the head of the Auckland Regional Council.

1220 Fluoride in Water - Peter Dunne, Associate Minister of Health

The Far North North has made the decision to stop putting fluoride in their water supply and Peter Dunne, the Associate Minister of Health, is by no means happy about this. While he can't do anything but complain about it, he's certainly doing that. I spoke to him earlier today and he says this move will harm an area of New Zealand already struggling with oral health.

1230 Dear Science - Peter Griffin, from the Science Media Centre

Dear Science is your weekly science fix on bFM. Today Peter will go over a study done by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority that says energy shots and drinks are bad news for children, teens and pregant women. As well as this, Peter will brief us on the "Mars 500" experiment where 6 people are going to be holed up in a room with no windows for over 500 days to simulate what travelling to Mars would be like.

1240 The future of protest in Thailand - Giles Ji Ungpakorn, former Associate Professor of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University

The recent government crack down on the “Redshirt” protest movement in Bangkok shocked many around the world as the Thai Government faced off against demonstrators and used a level of violence unseen in Thailand since the 1970s. On the show today I’ll play an interview I did earlier in the week with Giles Ji Ungpakorn former Associate Professor of Political Science at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University who was forced to flee Thailand in 2005 after criticizing the monarchy. Giles offers some insight on the future of protest in Thailand and suggests that the Government’s force against the “Redshirts” shows the repressive nature of the current regime.

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