Afternoons for Thursday 23 February 2012

1:09 PM.Paul Marshall from Timaru has chosen 'Racing In The Street' by Bruce Springsteen. Audio

1:28 PM.A big, little town in the southern Kaipara district of Northland. Big in the sense that it has plenty of industry, a bustling business centre and four schools. Little, because at the last official… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.John Cox made the sheep that talk in the movie 'Babe' and the giant crocodile that bit Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan'. John won an academy award for his animatronics work on 'Babe' with his… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Circus Ronaldo is coming here for the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. They're known for their traditional circus appeal and razor sharp wit. Audio

3:09 PM.A krumper, a flipper, and a Samoan jazz/ballet dancer are just some of the members of Lima Dance in Auckland who hit the stage at Mangere Arts Centre last week. Sonia Sly was recently in Auckland and… Read more Audio

3:21 PM.Bought as a houseboat, the 'Physalie' is now a successful cafe moored at Port Tarakohe. Seahorses and stingrays like to visit as well as tourists, and the boat has an interesting history as South… Read more Audio

3:31 PM.Last week on Afternoons, Justin Gregory signed up with Project Jonah to become a marine mammal medic and learn how to rescue stranded whales and dolphins. With the theoretical stage out of the way… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The American lawyer for Kim Dotcom says he's confident the New Zealand courts won't hand over his client to US authorities. Australia's fascinating political soap opera has taken another… Read more Audio

4:39 PM.Topics - Plastic surgery will likely make you look nine years younger than you really are, a new study suggests. In Britain, an inquest has heard that firemen and police left a man floating face down… Read more Audio