Afternoons for Wednesday 23 December 2009

1:10 PM.Mary Ralph of Mangonui chooses 'Blackbird' by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Audio

1:20 PM.What's the link between today's songs? Audio

2:10 PM.Recreational Boat Safety experts are at a loss to explain a surge in the number of New Zealanders killed in boating-related incidents this year. Audio

2:20 PM.Flying Nun Records, the label that launched the Dunedin Sound to the world, has been re-aquired by its founder, Roger Shepherd. Audio

2:45 PM.Nestled in an outer suburb of Lower Hutt is a small Maori presbyterian parish called Te Kakano o te Aroha, or the 'Seed of Love'. Ana Tapiata talks with the parish Minister, Hariata Haumate, who'll be… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Today's album is 'Across the Universe' movie soundtrack. Audio

3:10 PM.With techno-commentator Paul Reynolds. Audio

3:30 PM.Sapna Samant takes a mini-tour of the land along the Orakei Marae with Ngarimu Blair and Te Hira Hawke of Ngati Whatua. They look at Ko Te Pukaki, a project through which the tangata whenu are… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.If you live around Auckland, and plan on spending time at the beach this summer, there's something in the water you need to know about. Audio

4:10 PM.With David Farrar and Gary McCormack. Audio

4:40 PM.With David Farrar and Gary McCormack. Audio