95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady 22/08/07

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1220 – Police Assoc. Acting head Stu Mills

They may look like lots of fun on the big screen, but the Police Complaints Authority is getting a little worried about the number of people dying in, or as a result of Police car chases. Have there been too many, and who's too blame? The Police Association point the finger squarely at the perps, and are worried any review might shift the blame onto the boys in blue. Acting head of the Police Association Stu Mills will be on the line to argue his case at 1220.

1240 – PPTA president Robin Duff

About five years ago the country's high schools seemed to be closed more than they were open during 16 months of industrial action from members of the Post Primary Teachers Association. And yikes, we could be heading back there. The PPTA is promising more industrial action if the Ministry of Education doesn't address their latest claims for more pay and smaller class sizes. Teachers get a pretty raw deal in this country too, so why won't the ministry give them what they want. They say they would have, but now the teachers want more! Sheesh. I'll be talking with Robin Duff, president of the PPTA at 1240 to see why things have gone back to the drawing board.

1300 – Ministry Response

Then at one we'll get a response from the Education Ministry. Chris Collins is their industrial relations manager, and obviously she's pretty keen to avoid strikes in any shape or form. The problem as she sees it is that there hasn't been enough time spent bargaining.

1320 – Counterclockwise

Counterclockwise at twenty past one, and today Kevin List will serve us up a steaming platter of political gossip and intrigue – looking back over the last little while in the capital.

1340 – Paul Callaghan

And at twenty to one, I'll be speaking with one of the most clever people in the whole country. Paul Callaghan is one of New Zealand's best known and well respected scientists. Much has been said of him, but this sums it up very nicely

"His contribution has been extraordinary - he takes a broad range of scientific ideas, distills from them the important and the interesting, then passes this wisdom onto thousands of others, through talks, media, collaborations, and his regular slot on National Radio's Saturday morning with Kim Hill show."

Kim Hill's show? What's he doing on the wire then? Why plugging his new book of course. It's called As Far As We Know, Conversations about science, life and the universe, and it's quite fantastic. Basically it's his chats with Kin Hill, transcribed and packages under neat subheadings. Questions like "What is science, did somebody invent it?" or "Hello, what is light" are mused over in rambling fashion, as fans of Ms Hill's show will no doubt be familiar. I hope I can measure up!

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