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26 May 2012 - 2:23 am NZ time

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A To B

How we get from A to B and the people who take us there.

A to B (Ferry): Amelia Nurse takes a little trip - across Cook Strait and with Third Mate Amanda as her escort, looks over the ship, meets Captain Clark and First Mate Roger , and visits the bridge of the inter-island ferry. (27′54″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
A to B (Planes): Amelia Nurse gets the rundown on commuter planes, and flies from Wellington to Blenheim with Gary the pilot and his Cessna Grand Caravan. (23′28″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
A to B (Train): Amelia takes a train ride with the Grant Lee Phillips song: 'I Often Dream of Trains'. (21′43″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
A to B (Dial a Driver): Amelia Nurse Dials a Driver. (24′33″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
A to B (Helicopters): Amelia Nurse somewhat reluctantly takes to the skies with pilot Bernie in the cockpit of a helicopter. (20′03″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed

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Amelia Nurse strikes out to discover how planes stay in the air, why boats float and what a dead man's pedal is. She takes us on a helicopter, a ferry, a train, a plane and an evening with Dial a Driver.