95bFM: The Monday Wire with Joe Nunweek

95bFM: The Monday Wire with Joe Nunweek

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12.15: Simon Boxer, Greenpeace NZ
Palm oil has been a rare ethical rallying point for NZ consumers. A boycott saw Cadbury renounce use of the destructive ingredient recently - but now Greenpeace is highlighting Fonterra's role in the harvesting of Indonesian and Malaysian rainforest. Their half-owned subsidiary, RD1, is supplying palm kernels as dairy feed stock, and Greenpeace's Simon Boxer explains to Joe why the Government needs to put a stop to the influx.

12.40: Peter Oakley, Maritime Safety Instructor
Much has been made of the night-class cuts announced in this year's Budget - loss of livelihoods, community cohesion and valuable skills - but for some, the demise of the night school infrastructure could actually be a matter of life or death. Auckland-based marine instructor Peter Oakley, who estimates that as many as 1,500 New Zealanders were eventually certified in marine safety through night classes last year alone, is warning that without the convenience and quality of the night schools, a lot of Kiwis will be taking to the seas without vital knowledge and basic skills.

1.00: John Hutchings, General Manager of Sustainability, Fonterra
Fonterra present their take on the palm kernel imbroglio, defending the situation and saying this is concern for sustainable and ethical feed supply among their farmers.

1.20: Ryan's Rave with Ryan Sproull

Ryan Sproull, formerly of Craccum, currently of the State Highway One blog (www.statehighwayone.com) rejoins the Monday Wire. Today: a look at the worst excesses of Internet 'fan fiction'

1.45: Professor Peggy Koopman-Boyden

Finally, we hope to get in contact with Professor Peggy Koopman-Boyden, one of the authors of 'Enhancing Wellbeing in An Ageing Society' a report by the Waikato School of Population Studies released today. The preliminary summaries in the papers are bad - baby boomers, they trumpet, could face poverty by the time they retire. So how bad are the report's predictions, and what does it conclude we should do?

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