Afternoons for Thursday 11 June 2009

1:10 PM.Research on brain health in old age. Audio

1:15 PM.Gwen Struik from Nelson chooses Island In The Sun sung by Harry Bellafonte and written by Irving Burgie. Audio

1:30 PM.This place has all the ingredients for the quintessential quiet heritage settlement. It's a former gold rush town nestled into the corner of a picturesque intermountain basin, in the middle of the… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.A team of international scientists is preparing to battle altitude, difficult terrain and freezing temperatures to discover the secrets of the past kept locked in ice in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Repossessed dream machines are going for a song this weekend at Turner's biggest-ever prestige cars auction. Audio

2:45 PM.In He Rourou today, Ana Tapiata talks to Brenda Tahi at a Ministry of Womens Affairs workshop to increase the number of Maori women in the board room. Audio

2:50 PM.The fifth and final studio album by Simon and Garfunkel. First released on January 26, 1970. Audio

3:20 PM.'SideShow - What Filmies Do On The Side' is an exhibition of the work of some of the behind-the-scenes workers in New Zealand's film industry. Audio

3:35 PM.We head to Christchurch to visit the city's major craft expo. Creative types have turned their hands to everything from clothing and cakeplates to recycled accessories. Audio

3:48 PM.This month marks the end of the Year of the Frog, intended to draw attention to the conservation plight of frogs worldwide. Audio

4:10 PM.With Sapna Samant and Tony Doe. Audio

4:35 PM.With Sapna Samant and Tony Doe. Audio