http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons Afternoons with Jim Mora is a programme based on the daring proposition that people are capable of thinking in the afternoon as well as in the morning. This show aims to banish post-prandial torpor with lots of audience interactivity en-nz (C) Radio New Zealand 2008 With guests Mark Inglis and Deborah Hill Cone. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +1300 With guests Mark Inglis and Deborah Hill Cone. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 We're at the University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research where Johanna Montgomery is recording the signals brain cells send to each other through the synapses. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +1300 A visit to Duffy Academy where ten-to-fourteen year old students are learning about the adult world of finance. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +1300 With Paul Reynolds from McGovern online. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +1300 At the 2009 Maori language awards, a special prize known as the Tira Au/mangea award is given to a group or organisation which has made an outstanding contribution to the revitalisation of Te Reo Maori. We hear the presentation of the award. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:54:00 +1300 Enter the Dragon, the size of the festival, contemporary music summary. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +1300 A selection of Pauls weekly columns have been published."Holmes at Large"is the name of his book. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +1300 What do these three songs have in common? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:14:00 +1300 Heather Hill from Auckland chooses 'Rusty Nail' by Kiwi singer-songwriter Derek Lind. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:00 +1300 With Linley Boniface and Bomber Bradbury. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +1300 With Linley Boniface and Bomber Bradbury. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 Over the next few weeks environment producer Alison Ballance will be bringing us a series of stories from a part of New Zealand that's so far away it's in its own time zone. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +1300 At only 23 years old Chinese Samoan Iva Lamkum is a rising star in the New Zealand music scene. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +1300 Ian Lambie shares his experience with us relating to a new book he's co-authored with Les Simmonds called 'Raising Teens Today'. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +1300 Joviality and celebration at the 2009 Maori language awards building up to the announcement of the winners of the Print Category. The presenter is Waihoroi Shortland. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:50:00 +1300 Mark Twain and me in Maoriland, Calexico, The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 The Disaster Co-ordinator for the Red Cross in Fiji, Vuli Ngauna. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:21:00 +1300 Time once again to cast a critical eye over the latest in books, TV and music. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:00 +1300 Rosemary Emery from the Kapiti coast chooses 'Pie Jesu' by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:00 +1300 How to die before your time. Scientists at various universities have put together the 7 deadly traits. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +1300 With today's guests Chris Trotter and David Farrar. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +1300 With today's guests Chris Trotter and David Farrar. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 Archimedes said the eureka! word when he hopped in a bath and noticed that the water level rose. You see, you've noticed that too. You could be a genius. He'd figured out a way to accurately measure the volume of irregular shapes, like his body, by the water he'd displaced. But what happens when you want to measure the volume of something, but you don't want it to get wet? Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +1300 Simon Morton, from This Way Up, meets some big boys with fast toys. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:00 +1300 Jack Lasenby published his first book in 1976. More than three decades later, and he's regarded as one of our finest story-tellers for young people. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +1300 T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T., Ravi Shankar, 360. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +1300 There are fears comments made by the creator of the PSA prostate cancer test, may put men off being tested for the condition. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +1300 A young man who was a household name in this country at the age of just 17 when he competed on NZ Idol. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:21:00 +1300 We are joined by Neil Brown who lives on Banks Peninsula, with his best song choice I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:08:00 +1300 With Mark Blumsky and Stephen Franks. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +1300 With Mark Blumsky and Stephen Franks. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:08:00 +1300 We set sail for the Far North where Jason Moon concludes his story about the SS Ventnor; a steam ship that mysteriously sank in the Hokianga with the cargo of 499 dead Chinese gold miners. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +1300 With Stephen Hewson. The New Zealand Cricket team are playing for pride alone in tomorrow's one-dayer against Australia in Wellington and the Warriors start their NRK campaign. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:40:00 +1300 With Noelle McCarthy - This Way of Life. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:00 +1300 With Bob McDavitt. Summer temps not all over yet, as an anticyclone next week will bring much of the country mid-20's heat. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:00 +1300 Wine writer, Yvonne Lorkin on why we never get round to drinking that special occasion wine in the seller - and more wine selections for the weekend. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:18:00 +1300 Alison Holst on making a meatloaf for Meatloaf this week, Alison's approaching a book release milestone (just released her 98th), and her 30 Minute Roast Chicken and Vegetables recipe for busy working couples. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +1300 Ana Tapiata talks to Courtenay Waru, a young singer and haka performer who's fundraising to travel to Guam in September. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:50:00 +1300 The return to the New Zealand stage of a magical play which arrived at the Auckland Arts festival last year, a round-up of visual art, and a look at what's been on offer for kids. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 Eddie Kramer was his studio engineer and is the man behind a new CD of previously unreleased material. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:00 +1300 A team of adventurous travellers are planning to journey from London to Sydney, and to Auckland by personal watercraft - or jet-ski. It's the first time it's ever been attempted. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +1300 Garth Parry from Caledonia chooses Taxi by Harry Chapin. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +1300 With today's guests Bernard Hickey and Sean Gillespie. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:00 +1300 With today's guests Bernard Hickey and Sean Gillespie. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 Christchurch's Heathcote Estuary has long been a dumping ground for the city's sewage and wastewater. But that's about to change this month when the long awaited 3 kilometre long ocean outfall finally begins operating. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +1300 There are tank collectors all over the world, and New Zealand has its own military vehicles collector's club which has been running since 1979. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +1300 Time now to look at what's happening on the arts scene (aside of the NZ Festival). Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +1300 It's estimated 70,000 people turned out to the Newtown Festival in the heart of Wellington last weekend. Amidst the throng selling bread, burnt sugar puddings and chutney was music producer and singer Jacqui Keelan. Ana Tapiata dragged her away from her stall for a few minutes. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:50:00 +1300 Eleven and Twelve, Don McGlashan and Friends, NZTrio. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 It's a whole new world through your TV set, but at what price? Samsung and Panasonic have started selling 3D TVs in the US this week, with kiwi and australian retailers set to follow suit over the next few months. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +1300 This afternoon's far flung out post is our fifth largest off shore island. It's the guardian to the Marlborough sounds, separating Tory Channel from Queen Charlotte Sound and is around 40 kilometers long and 5 kilometers at its widest point. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +1300 Ash Brown is on the line roadside somewhere in the Rotorua region. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:09:00 +1300 With today's guests Scott Yorke and Finlay MacDonald. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +1300 With today's guests Scott Yorke and Finlay MacDonald. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 There's a bank in Auckland that doesn't store money. It stores brains. It's the Human Brain Bank, and researchers like Maurice Curtis use tissue samples from bequeathed brains to study neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +1300 Today its Electric Trains for Auckland, soon. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +1300 From the every-changing world of IT - here's Mr IT, Hamish MacEwan. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +1300 In this edition of He Rourou Cathy Dewes talks about her thoughts on the role of women and the marae. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +1300 He Reo Aroha, NZ Post Writers and Readers Week gala opening, Irya's Playground. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 Her newest novel -"February"is the story of a Newfoundlander whose husband was killed in the real-life 1982 Ocean Ranger oil rig disaster. Lisa Moore says very little has been written about a tragedy in which all 84 on board died. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +1300 What do today's songs have in common? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +1300 Russell Harding is on the line from the Nelson area. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +1300 With today's guests Duncan Webb and Graham Bell. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +1300 With today's guests Duncan Webb and Graham Bell. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 Jeff Tallon from Industrial Research Limited joins us to talk about high temperature superconductors and trying to solve the mystery of how they actually work. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +1300 Jason Moon talks to members of the Thompson family of Wellington, who were featured in Professors Manying Ip's book,"Being Maori Chinese - Mixed Identities." Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +1300 Debbie Mayo Smith is a best-selling author,a newspaper columnist, and a regular media commentator on all matters output-related. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:06:00 +1300 The central North Island tribe of Te Arawa has always been staunchly opposed to women speaking on the marae. In He Rourou today Mauriora Kingi explains why. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +1300 The Letter Writer, Happy as Larry, New Zealand String Quartet, Borodin Quartet. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +1300 He's on a brief visit to NZ and Guy joins us in our Auckland studio. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:00 +1300 Today we have books with former publisher, bookseller, and awards judge Graham Beattie, music with musician, producer and journalist Nick Atkinson and TV with documentary maker and TV Producer Phil Wallington. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:25:00 +1300 Peg Cummins is on the line from Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:17:00 +1300 Todays topic is the wonders of the solar system. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +1300 With today's guests Dita de Boni and Jock Anderson. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:32:00 +1300 With today's guests Dita de Boni and Jock Anderson. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 The joint Australia-New Zealand Antarctic Whale Expedition is conducting non-lethal research into whales, and has managed to attach 24 satellite transmitters to whales. It has one more week at sea before it returns to Wellington. Alison Ballance went on board NIWA's research ship Tangaroa the day before she was due to sail south to talk with expedition leader Nick Gales and scientist Rochelle Constantine about the species they were planning to focus their work on. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +1300 Simon Morton's back and today's story is about foraging for Nasturtiums. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +1300 His last book was aimed at"Mothers Raising Sons", now he's turned his attention to the Daddy-Daughter dynamic, with his latest :"Fathers Raising Daughters". Subtitled"A Fathers Guide to the Female Mind- Field"it promises an insight into the strange and wonderful world of the giggly girl, the sweet princess and the terrifying teen. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +1300 'Having something worth saying should be a determinant of who speaks on a marae.' That is the opinion of Ngati Porou elder Tepora Kupenga. In He Rourou today, we continue the theme of women speaking on a marae and we hear the opinions of the kuia Tepora Kupenga, the Master Carver Pine Taiapa and Apirana Mahuika in interviews recorded 10 years ago. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +1300 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Ship Songs, Sing the Truth, Keith Lewis and Michael Houston, Simon O'Neill's Wagner Gala. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 Joining us on the line now is correspondent Kate Moody from the US. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +1300 Today's guest is a Wellington based actor, born in Hamilton, but raised in the Capital, who is treading the boards at Wellington's Circa theatre at the moment, as part of the Wellington International Arts Festival. Her play,"Mary Stuart"has opened to rave reviews, most of them concerning her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:17:00 +1300 Jon Harris is on the line from Waiuku. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +1300 With Sir Bruce Slane and Jeremy Ellwood. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +1300 With Sir Bruce Slane and Jeremy Ellwood. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:06:00 +1300 Murray Williams previews this weekend's sport. The big game is between the Phoenix and the Jets. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:00 +1300 Noelle McCarthy has seen Alice in Wonderland. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +1300 With Bob McDavitt. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:29:00 +1300 Julie Biuso suggests Barbecued Corn Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and amp; Avocado. Karl du Fresne has wine. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:18:00 +1300 Ngati Porou elder Apirana Mahuika talks about the role of women speaking on a marae . Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +1300 13 Most Beautiful, Visual art at the festival (Janet Cardiff's The Forty Part Motet and Bill Viola's The Messenger), Djan Djan. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 Today's feature album is 'Nothings Shocking' by Jane's Addiction. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:28:00 +1300 Kevin Lynch from Glenfield has been commissioned by Manchester United to commemorate 100 years at Old Trafford. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +1300 Jason Moon unearths the tale of the SS Ventnor; a steam ship that mysteriously sunk in the Hokianga with the cargo of 499 dead Chinese gold miners. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:45:00 +1300 Mark Anderson chooses 'Who Loves You' from the soundtrack of Jersey Boys. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:08:00 +1300 Today's guests are Peter Elliot and John Bishop. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +1300 Today's guests are Peter Elliot and John Bishop. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +1300 Waipara's wine makers are finding that it's easy to encourage 'good insects' in the vineyard. The Greening Waipara Project - bringing ecology and wine making togetherat about a quarter to four. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +1300 Tattooing is an ancient art, indelible marking of the skin has been used to signify status or rank within some cultures, to display connection to spiritual or cultural beliefs and value systems, or in recent times to celebrate women and sailing. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +1300 Lynn Freeman meets English artist Anthony McCall, and the three Kiwi tenors launch out on a nationwide tour. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +1300 Today's feature album is Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:50:00 +1300 The revitalisation of language will always be a never ending challenge, that's the opinion of Ruakere Hond, the man who has spearheaded the revitalisation of the Maori language of Taranaki for the past 25 years. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:45:00 +1300 Dancing On Your Grave, The Venice Biennale exhibition at Te Papa, Yellowjackets. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1300 13 year old Masterton schoolboy, David Gordon has become the youngest champion in Golden Shears history. David set the famous event alight last night in his hometown, winning the novice event with crowd and commentators screaming around him. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +1300 The Castlepoint beach races date back to 1872 - but have been called off in the last 3 years due to lack of sand. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +1300 Mangaweka lies 15 minutes south of Taihape and around 20 minutes north of Hunterville in the middle of the Rangatikei district. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +1300 For Roger Gower the best song ever written is Nature by The Fourmyula. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +1300