Afternoons for Thursday 18 December 2014

1:09 PM.John Stokes from Wellington has chosen 'Let It Be' by the Beatles. Audio

1:24 PM.We are heading off shore for the last edition of New Zealand A to Z for 2014. This place is described, at least by locals, as the jewel in the crown of Waiheke Island. It's the location of the largest… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.About this time last year we met Steve Flaunty, the creator of a grand display on a miniature scale. One whole room of his Lower Hutt house is transformed every year into a Christmas village complete… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.Two Northland artists have admitted giving some Whangarei District Council bollards a sneaky Hundertwasser-style makeover. But the guilty parties are unrepentent, after H-bombing six bollards in the… Read more Audio

2:44 PM.Today our feature album is 'Chaka' by Chaka Khan. The debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer born Yvette Marie Stevens in March 1953 and released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.Yvette… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.A man who has had eight books published in the United States. But you may not even know his name. Blenheim-born Wellingtonian, Thomas W Devine, spent most of his working life working in public law… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Wild robins are the perfect subjects for a study looking at how smart birds are, and whether being smart helps them raise more chicks Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio