Afternoons for Thursday 3 May 2012

1:12 PM.Emily Percy from Auckland chooses 'Peaches' by The Presidents of the United States of America. Audio

1:18 PM.Our Your Place tour guides take us through the small North Canterbury town of Hawarden on the doorstep to the amazing Hurunui Lakes. Audio

2:10 PM.Walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls is not an unusual boyhood dream when you're a 7th generation member of a famous circus family. Now that dream will come true for Nik Wallenda from the Flying… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.It took eleven days, twenty-two hours, forty minutes, and forty-five seconds, but Curt Perano has become the first New Zealander to finish one of the most brutal long distance races in the world: The… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.1983's 'Trouble in Paradise' by American composer Randy Newman. Newman, even then one of music's preeminent songwriters, proved with this album that he could make a great record - and it's still… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Whilst guitars and rock n' roll threaten the culture of the concert band, in Gisborne they're intent on keeping them alive. The region has three bands and a long standing history as Sonia Sly finds… Read more Audio

3:27 PM.David Musgrave describes himself as a mad scientist. He has a degree in agriculture and over a dozen years' experience as a research scientist. But his motivation to get into the flax-seed oil… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:08 PM.Previously he denied it but now the Act party leader John Banks has confirmed he got a discounted deal at Kim Dotcom's favourite Hong Kong hotel during his stay there. But Mr Banks says he negotiated… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.NZ On Air money used for TV3 reality show; and the lack of a season ticket option means regular users of Timaru's new CBay Aquatic Centre could spend more than $700 a year to swim there. Audio