Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Wednesday 9 May 2012

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13:08 Best Song Ever Written - Daughters

Will Frost has chosen 'Daughters' by John Mayer. (6′16″)

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13:19 Link 3

Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? (4′02″)

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14:10 The Empire tavern - Dunedin

The Empire tavern is said to be the oldest pub in Dunedin and now the Hotel on Princess Street has just been granted Historic Places category 1 registration. (8′22″)

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14:20 The end of an era

The curtain is coming down on a New Zealand legend. For 37 years, Lindsay Westaway has welcomed more than two million visitors to his isolated Walter Peak homestead on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu to see his farm show. (10′41″)

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15:10 Virtual World with Jules Older

Topics - a Texas housewife has brought down a 31-year-old business, an app called MailStop is killing junk mail and 'Yahoo' - more on its disfunctional management team. (23′22″)

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15:34 Auckland Story for 9 May 2012 - Trees: Cut them Down

There are forty two trees in the street, and the residents of Flatbush Road say they've gotta go. The Otara folk say they've been fighting for thirteen years to get the Pin Oaks cut down, but now there may be a glimmer of hope. (9′29″)

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15:43 The Panel Pre-Show for 9 May 2012

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. (16′23″)

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16:07 The Panel with Gordon McLauchlan and Peter Elliot (Part 1)

Topic - The Crown has decided not to pursue the final charge against four people arrested in the Urewera raids, in part due to spiralling costs and the time the case has already taken. (21′59″)

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16:33 The Panel with Gordon McLauchlan and Peter Elliot (Part 2)

Topics - During Masterchef last night at around 7.40pm there was a 'shocking' road safety ad with the usual tag line of 'the faster you go, the bigger the mess'.'Really challenging' trading conditions were to blame for the Forsythe Barr stadium's $1.900,000 sixth-month loss. (27′38″)

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