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Afternoons for Thursday 17 September 2009

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
  • Next Episode: Friday, 18 September 2009
  • The best song ever written

    1:10 PM.Matthew O'Sullivan of Christchurch chooses 'For Crying Out Loud' by Meatloaf. Audio

  • Your Place

    1:24 PM.Another yummy slice of NZ rural life. Today we head 45 minutes south of Auckland and off the main highway to Clevedon. Audio

  • New gold

    2:11 PM.Precious metals are often viewed as a safe haven in times of crisis. While the appetite for platinum currently remains depressed, given its use in industry the prospect of a recovery in platinum… Read more Audio

  • Music awards

    2:23 PM.Auckland pop-rockers Midnight Youth, with their phenomenally successful first single 'The Letter', are amongst an elite group of Kiwi songwriters in the running for the prestigious 44th APRA Silver… Read more Audio

  • He Rourou for 17 September 2009

    2:45 PM.'Support and strengthen our young people' - it's not a new message but it was a consistent one that was pushed by all recipients at this year's annual Creative NZ Waka Toi Maori Arts Awards. Audio

  • Feature album

    2:50 PM.Sail Away is a Randy Newman album from 1972, and a highly regarded one at that - it sits at number 321 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Audio

  • Arts report with Lynn Freeman

    3:10 PM.Today Lynn Freeman welcomes back rising opera star Kristen Darragh, who's performing the role of Olga in the NBR New Zealand Opera production of 'Eugene Onegin'. We also take a visit to a new… Read more Audio

  • Christchurch Story with Katy Gosset

    3:30 PM.Christchurch locals get to enjoy sounds from around the globe thanks to a unique music store. Gandhava Loka aims to promote peace and harmony through the universal language of music. And, as… Read more Audio

  • Environment with Alison Ballance

    3:46 PM.Earlier this year, Bill Sullivan and a team of 30 trappers were awarded Forest and Bird's Pestbuster Award for their efforts in trapping predators at 4 forest sites around Nelson. Alison catches up… Read more Audio

  • The Panel (part 1)

    4:10 PM.With Barry Corbett and Garth George. Audio

  • The Panel (part 2)

    4:40 PM.With Barry Corbett and Garth George. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
  • Next Episode: Friday, 18 September 2009
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