Afternoons for Thursday 29 October 2009

1:20 PM.It lies 30 kilometers north-west of Timaru and just 14 kilometres, as the crow flies, inland from Pleasant Point. Geraldine is the nearest large town of note, a short 15 minute drive away. Audio

2:11 PM.Tourists are being told to stay out of the water while a monster shark stalks the coast of Queensland. Audio

2:22 PM.Michael Jackson fans the world over are a-buzz following the first screening of This Is it. Audio

2:47 PM.Te Aute Maori Boys School has been educating Maori leaders for over 150 years. However the last few decades have not been kind to Maori schools who have struggled to attract and keep, students. Audio

3:12 PM.The arts with Lynn Freeman and this week a rare interview with screenwriter Phillippa Boyens, one third of the creative powerhouse behind Lord of the Rings, King Kong and another potential blockbuster… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week fashion took to the road on two wheels. Audio

3:47 PM.How do some scale insects manage to feed exclusively on sugar? Microbiologists Mike Taylor and Manpreet Dhami suspect microbes in the gut are the key. Audio

4:07 PM.With today's guests Claudette Hauiti and Nevil Gibson. Audio

4:35 PM.With today's guests Claudette Hauiti and Nevil Gibson. Audio