Afternoons for Thursday 17 September 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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