Afternoons for Thursday 26 May 2011
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
Move with Me by Shapeshifter featuring Ladi6. Chosen by Ella Bailey of Tirau.
1:15 Your Place - Waikawa Bay
2:10 Feature stories
An Australian study released this week has found that teenage boys have a harder time than girls when their parents split up. Dr Jodie Lodge is a psychologist at the Australian Institute of Family Studies and one of the co-authors of the study.
The finest fleeces in the country will be crowned this weekend at the Golden Fleece Awards in Ranfurly. Woolgrowers from around the country are gearing up for the competition, the largest of it's kind in New Zealand, with events taking place over three days. Ian Smith is one of the organisers of the event.
2:30 Reading
Kate de Goldi's The 10 pm Question, told by John Leigh.
2:45 Feature Album
Blue Lines, the debut album by British electronica group Massive Attack (1991).
3:12 Arts Report
The first short film made by the New Zealand government is being dusted off and shown again. The title Country Lads might evoke sheep-shearing and rural dances, but in fact, it's documenting a significant piece of our precious past.
3:33 Southern story
They've come from Canada, Samoa, Australia and all over New Zealand to attend te Kura Raumati - Summer Camp, at the Church of Te Hepara Pai and run by Te Hui Amorangi te Waipounamu. The day is a special treat for the tamariki and rangatahi - children and teenagers - as a reward for hard work on Bible studies they get the crew the waka Te Kowhai, on the Avon River.
The waka was built by Jimmy Brennan, who's whakapapa is represented in the carvings.
4:06 The Panel
Julia Hartley-Moore and Peter Elliot.