Afternoons for Friday 6 July 2012

1:08 PM.Bruce Hopkins from Auckland chooses this Mills Brothers song. Audio

2:08 PM.It was the trip of a lifetime for four fathers and their six sons, to retrace the steps of Sir Ed Hillary and trek to base camp on Mount Everest. The boys were as young as 12 and initially the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.David Steemson continues his series sharing what he's learnt about some Auckland Taniwha. In this episode – the taniwha Kaiwhare who guards the Manukau Harbour and his role in the sinking of the… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.By Split Enz, released in 1979. Audio

3:08 PM.Alison Holst's Smoked Fish Chowder. Audio

3:15 PM.Cheap and cheerful = Rapido Red $10 Deliciously balanced, fine Riesling = Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Dry Riesling 2010 = $20ish but $15 on special Succulent and juicy Chardonnay =… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Sarah reviews Spiderman 3D - and the Hungarian drama, The Door starring Helen Mirren. Audio

3:45 PM.Jim Mora talks with organiser and concept creator, Toni Ball about the Russell Birdman Festival. Audio

3:50 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:08 PM.Auckland council has decided to bring the Australian V8 Supercar race series to the region for the next five years. Taupo's tourism operators say freedom campers, urinating and defecating in public… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.One of New Zealand's leading financial brains says coffee drinkers should haggle for a cheaper flat white, following the fall in milk and coffee bean prices. It's been suggested today that the… Read more Audio