Afternoons for Thursday 6 September 2012

1:10 PM.Anna Kemble Welch from Wellington has chosen 'Madame Butterfly' from Puccini's opera. Audio

1:28 PM.Waipu was the final destination of one of our great migrations of the 19th century, and although these weren't the first people to land on this sandy northern coastline, they were first to make a… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Jay Rei has just returned from two years working in another world, and he never had to leave New Zealand. He spent his days in Middle Earth, setting up the lights and the green screens for Peter… Read more Audio

2:17 PM.In one of New Zealand's finest timber Gothic houses, there are fashion treasures from another era on display. Auckland's Highwic house is hosting a exhibition that pulls together pieces from historic… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.In some Pacific Island nations the old art of tattoo has long died out, but not Samoa where the tradition called "tatau" is very much alive. Contemporary tattoo artists from Tapou Tatau Studio have… Read more Audio

3:22 PM.Sage Forest takes her taste for the single malt whisky to a boutique distillery in Takaka. Audio

3:32 PM.Poisonous front-fanged sea snakes have washed up, still alive, in Manukau Harbour a few times, but thankfully they landed straight in a preserving jar at the Auckland Museum. Brian Gill looks after… Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - the leader of the Mana Party, Hone Harawira has lashed out at Maori Party MPs who've suggested they won't attend a national water rights hui. A Facebook "confessions" page has upset civic… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - Could bragging be the key to getting a promotion at work? A Young People's Survey by Sport NZ confirms that New Zealand really is a sports-mad country. Speaking of school sports, both the… Read more Audio