95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

95bFM: The Tuesday Wire with Kim Choe

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12:00 bNews, Weather and Surf

12:15 Should Matariki be a public holiday? Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Mayor
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey thinks we need a public holiday to brighten up our winter, and he thinks the Maori New Year in July would be a perfect occasion. What is the significance of the celebration, and why does he think it deserves to be honoured thus?

1:00 John Barnett, CEO South Pacific Pictures
The New Zealand Film Commission announced late last week that it had appointed Peter Jackson to head its ministerial review. Jackson ’s long involvement with the local industry has been both aided and abetted by the Commission. Is he the right person for the job? John Barnett, producer and outspoken critic of the commission, shares his thoughts with Kim.

1:40 The Lonesome Buckwhips
The Self-Proclaimed Leaders of NZ Country Music join Kim in the studio for a sing-a-long (And also to publicise their upcoming shows at The Basement this weekend.) Arty, Gary, Benny and Miri Buckwhip are the crafters of such hits as ‘Santa King of the Jews’ and ‘The Wahine was a Once Off’, and think they are destined for stardom…

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