Afternoons for Tuesday 7 June 2016
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Storm and king tides batter Sydney's coast
1:15 PM.Three people remain missing and three people are known to be dead, as the storm that hammered parts of Australia's east coast, causes record flooding in Tasmania. The king tide produced waves of up to… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Wild wallabies may have spread to Southland
1:26 PM.Environment Southland is investigating the possibility that wild wallabies have spread to their region. The wallabies, which have become a widespread pest in South Canterbury, have so far been… Read more Audio
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Dan Slevin on Muhammad Ali and the movies
1:35 PM.RNZ's film expert, Dan Slevin looks at the films made about the boxer who died over the weekend. Read more Video, Audio
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Remembering Sir Graham Latimer
2:10 PM.The long term president of the New Zealand Maori Council, Sir Graham Latimer, has died at the age of 90. Audio
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Book Critic: Mary McCallum
2:21 PM.Freelance feature writer, former broadcast journalist and television presenter and fiction writer Mary McCullum is our book reviewer this week. Audio
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Great New Zealand Album: Drive
2:34 PM.It was one of 1997's biggest hit albums, and it came out of the blue from a little-known Christchurch artist. Briolette Kah Bic Runga was fledgling 20 year old singer-songwriter and… Read more Audio
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The man who brought down FIFA
3:10 PM.Disgraced former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer had a flat in Trump Tower just for his cats. He had a bank account padded with bribes from countries desperate to host the World Cup. Read more Audio
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Citizen science: large brown seaweeds
9:06 PM.Marine scientists are calling on the public to help them get a better idea of the distribution of large brown seaweeds along the coast of New Zealand. Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 7 June 2016
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
1:10 First song
1:15 Storm and king tides batter Sydney's coast
Waves up to 8 metres high have battered Sydney's northern beaches, destroying homes and washing away beaches. One of the worst hit is the suburb of Collaroy.
Coastal Scientist, Dr Mitchell Harley lives in the area and has been closely monitoring the damage - you can see some of his images below.
He says the situation is extremely serious.
1:25 Wild wallabies may have spread to Southland
The wallabies, which have become a widespread pest in South Canterbury, have so far been restricted to a containment area. But now Environment Southland is investigating the possibility that wild wallabies have spread to their region. High country farmers now say the wallaby population is well over one hundred thousand and spreading well beyond that area.
Bill Nagle is a member of the Invasive Species Specialist Group.
1:35 Dan Slevin on Muhammad Ali and the movies
RNZ's film expert, Dan Slevin looks at the films made about the boxer who died over the weekend.
1:40 Favourite album
2:10 Book Critic: Mary McCallum
2:20 Great New Zealand Album: Drive
It was one of 1997's biggest hit albums, and it came out of the blue from a little-known Christchurch artist.
Briolette Kah Bic Runga was fledgling 20 year old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who cut her teeth as a rock quest winner and proved her self as a rising star with the release of her first solo album, Drive. It debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album charts and produced four hit singles, one even made it to the sound-track of the cult classic movie "American Pie."
3:10 The man who brought down FIFA
Disgraced former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer had a flat in Trump Tower just for his cats. He had a bank account padded with bribes from countries desperate to host the World Cup.
When the FBI cornered him for failing to pay taxes, he saved himself by becoming an informant.
Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson tell the sordid story in American Huckster: How Chuck Blazer Got Rich From-and Sold Out-the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports
3:30 Science and environment stories
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show