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Afternoons for Thursday 15 March 2012
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Best Song Ever Written - So Long Marianne
1:09 PM.Tessa Hickman from Invercargill has chosen 'So Long Marianne' by Leonard Cohen. Audio
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Your Place - Kokatahi
1:20 PM.This is a fertile valley just 15 kilometres inland from Hokitika, and the township, such that it is, is located near the junction of two rivers whose headwaters are deep in the Southern Alps. There is… Read more Audio
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Castle Queen
2:11 PM.Forty-five years ago, Margaret Barker was a young bride on her honeymoon when she fell in love with a castle. But this was no fairy tale. In 1967, the once grand Larnach Castle was in a terrible state… Read more Audio
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Backyard schooner
2:23 PM.Bob Millen knows a thing or two about taking on big projects. It's always been his dream to build a boat, not just any boat, but a 12 metre long wooden schooner that looks like something out of… Read more Audio
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Festival Review for 15 March 2012
2:30 PM.Festival Review discusses the musicians Shivkumar Sharma and Sharon Shannon, and the stage show Raoul. Audio
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Our Changing World - Parasites in Coastal Ecosystems
3:10 PM.Head to Lower Portobello Bay on Otago Peninsula at low tide, and you'll see mudflats with a few birds. Take a closer look and you'll see the mud flats are covered with mud snails, cockles and little… Read more Audio
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Southern Story for 15 March 2012 - Dairy and Spice Emporium
3:21 PM.Sanjay Patel runs a dairy and spice emporium in Christchurch, and is understandably passionate about nuts and spices. But visitors may get more than they've bargained for, as Sanjay often converts his… Read more Audio
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The Panel Pre-Show for 15 March 2012
3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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The Panel with Chris Trotter and Dita de Boni (Part 1)
4:07 PM.Topics - the Labour Party leader David Shearer has indicated the party will continue to promote a capital gains tax - but its 5-thousand-dollar tax free zone policy will be ditched. Dunedin's… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Chris Trotter and Dita de Boni (Part 2)
4:39 PM.Topics - the NZ Transport Agency is putting toll road evaders on notice, with preparations underway to prosecute drivers with the highest levels of debt for non-payment of tolls on Auckland's Northern… Read more Audio
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
1:15 Your Place
2:10 Feature stories
2:30 New Zealand International Arts Festival review
The musicians Shivkumar Sharma and Sharon Shannon, and the stage show Raoul.
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