Afternoons for Thursday 10 September 2009

1:15 PM.Ian Brittan of Lower Hutt chooses Neil Young's 'After the Goldrush.' Audio

1:20 PM.An island that's only 25 hectares in area and has a permanent human population of just three, but nonetheless has a sizeable place in New Zealand history. Audio

2:10 PM.An international study of the effects of methamphetamine on babies shows a substantial increase in the number of New Zealand women using the drug while pregnant. Audio

2:20 PM.Endorsed by the Dalai Lama, Art Garfunkel and Barack Obama's grandmother, the first steps of the inaugural World Peace March will be taken next month in Wellington. Audio

2:45 PM.Artists Merata Mita and Witi Ihimaera were two of those honoured at this year's Creative NZ Waka Toi premiere Maori arts awards. Ana Tapiata talks withTe Kaihautu Maxwell about the significance of the… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Today's feature album made history. It sold millions and millions, it was the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart, and it produced four #1 singles, a record at the… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Lucy Orbell learns about the reinvigoration of Margot Fonteyn, and we delve into sculptor Regan Gentry's new work. Audio

3:33 PM.Despite the millions of volumes on offer as part of the City Library Network, some 300 St Martins residents say their community facility, now 82 years old, is all they need. Audio

3:46 PM.For nearly forty years, the daily bird calls have been a regular and much loved feature of Morning Report. This year Forest and Bird honoured the man behind those bird calls with an Old Blue Award for… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.With Josie McNaught and Tim Watkins. Audio

4:40 PM.With Josie McNaught and Tim Watkins. Audio