Back Benches 19 October 2011

THIS WEEK ON BACK BENCHES—OHARIU ELECTORATE DEBATE: Watch Wallace Chapman, Damian Christie, the Back Benches Panel and special guests discuss the week’s hottest topics!

OCCUPIED TERRITORY: The “Occupy Wall Street” movement has travelled the globe and landed in New Zealand. The protesters may not have solidified what they’re fighting for but it’s evident they’re angry at the rich & big business. So, are the poor staying poor, while the rich get rich? Do the rich owe us anything? Is big business to blame for our financial struggles or is it poor decisions made by the world’s governments? If businesses get a bailout from the taxpayer…do they owe us?

TRAINS, BUSES AND AUTOMOBILES: The Ohariu electorate has a lot of residents who rely on public transport and highways to travel to work. But with stories often hitting the press about train delays and fares on the rise—can we improve transportation? A decision on Transmission gully is expected in the months while $58 million has been set aside to buy 45 homes in Transmission gully. Is this the best way to improve access to Wellington? Will it have too great of an impact? Do we need the road? Would you pay the toll?

Join us for a night of LIVE pub politics from the Backbencher Pub: Wednesday, 19th of October. Our Panel: Green Party Candidate Gareth Hughes, Labour Candidate Charles Chauvel, National Candidate Katrina Shanks, and United Future Leader & Candidate Peter Dunne.