Afternoons for Tuesday 9 February 2010

1:08 PM.Today Jim reads a 'guest editorial' on greetings, it's by Lindsay Wright. Audio

1:16 PM.Trevor Landers joins us from Wellington. Audio

1:24 PM.Critical Mass, our weekly look at what's new in Music, Books, Live shows and entertainment in general. Audio

2:13 PM.From Los Angeles, and our Hollywood reporter, Peter Bowes. Audio

2:45 PM.He's the producer of a Maori language television programme but Wiremu Te Kiri wasn't always a Maori speaker. Today Wiremu talks with He Rourou producer Ana Tapiata about his English language… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Dr Jim Alexander is an internationally renowned scientist and researcher as well as a practising psychologist in the United States, where he's considered one of the country's leading experts in mental… Read more Audio

3:31 PM.He's the only Mayor in New Zealand that speaks Maori fluently, and he speaks Chinese as well. Jason Moon talks to the Mayor of Gisbourne, Meng Foon. Audio

3:47 PM.We plant them in our parks and gardens, and enjoy them in the bush, but have you ever wondered just how many kinds of native trees we have here in New Zealand, and how those numbers stack up compared… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.With today's guests Graham Bell and Neil Miller. Audio

4:35 PM.With today's guests Graham Bell and Neil Miller. Audio