Afternoons for Thursday 4 March 2010

1:12 PM.For Roger Gower the best song ever written is Nature by The Fourmyula. Audio

1:12 PM.Mangaweka lies 15 minutes south of Taihape and around 20 minutes north of Hunterville in the middle of the Rangatikei district. Audio

2:10 PM.The Castlepoint beach races date back to 1872 - but have been called off in the last 3 years due to lack of sand. Audio

2:20 PM.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… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.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… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.Today's feature album is Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave. Audio

3:11 PM.Lynn Freeman meets English artist Anthony McCall, and the three Kiwi tenors launch out on a nationwide tour. Audio

3:30 PM.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… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.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. Audio

4:07 PM.Today's guests are Peter Elliot and John Bishop. Audio

4:35 PM.Today's guests are Peter Elliot and John Bishop. Audio