Afternoons for Thursday 21 May 2009

1:07 PM.The continuing assault on the English language by bureaucrats, corporates and government departments. Audio

1:15 PM.Truda Chadwick from Auckland chooses Long Distance Love by Little Feat. Audio

1:25 PM.It's a small and friendly rural township of 250 souls, set atop rolling hills with sweeping views of the Ruahine mountain range and the Apiti Valley. Audio

2:10 PM.Experts are warning the harbour could become damaged beyond repair if immediate action isn't taken to restore it. Audio

2:20 PM.People are being warned to keep off the mountains, despite good dumps of snow in both the North and South Islands. Audio

2:45 PM.Hundreds of whanau and friends celebrated with graduates at Massey university's Maori graduation ceremony. Audio

2:50 PM.One of the emerging female singer songwriters hitting the bigtime in the last few years - Annie Clark aka St. Vincent. Audio

3:10 PM.Lynn Freeman chairs a panel discussion on the New Zealand Book Awards, which are up for review. Audio

3:30 PM.Tyron Southward runs his own business specialising in hunting and trophy work and despite the recession, business is booming. Audio

3:45 PM.And now, in our science story, it is that time of year again a group of mycologists have gathered for the Fungal Foray. Audio

4:07 PM.With David Slack and Jon Bridges. Audio

4:35 PM.With David Slack and Jon Bridges. Audio