Afternoons for Thursday 30 October 2008

1:06 PM.Here's more alt news, the stories that conventional media fail to bring you. Audio

1:11 PM.For Sam Blackman the best song ever written is"Down to the Waterline"- Dire Straits. Audio

1:20 PM.Whangamata is rich in sculpture, painting, weaving and pottery and home to the idyllic Kiwi summer lifestyle. Audio

2:10 PM.One in 10 kiwis are pretending the economic crisis isn't happening and is burying his or her head in the sand. Audio

2:20 PM.It's called"green bread"and it's the brainchild of a group of year 13 Wellington High School students. Audio

2:45 PM.In He Rourou today, Ana Tapiata talks to Sonny Tau about the legacy of Sir Graham, from a home perspective. Audio

2:50 PM.New Zealand Hip-Hop/R and B group, Nesian Mystik released their 3rd album this week -"ELEVATOR MUSIQ". Audio

3:10 PM.Lynn Freeman takes a look at Dunedin shop fronts and shopkeepers, through the lens and microphone of Chris Gable. Audio

3:30 PM.The garden city is now home to Xocolatl, a boutique chocolate shop named after the Aztec word for our favourite fix. Audio

3:45 PM.Ernest Rutherford was New Zealand's most eminent scientist, perhaps best known for his discovery of the atomic nucleus. Audio

4:07 PM.Tony Doe and Gordon Mclauchlan join Jim on the panel today. Audio

4:35 PM.Tony Doe and Gordon Mclauchlan join Jim on the panel today. Audio