Afternoons for Thursday 1 October 2009

1:10 PM.And for Richard James from Christchurch, it's Yummy Yummy Yummy by The Ohio Express. Audio

1:20 PM.Situated on the Surf Highway about three kilometres from the South Taranaki coast and 20 kilometers from the base of the North island's second highest peak - Mount Taranaki. Audio

2:10 PM.Women are far more likely to experience the ravages of dementia but we're not certain why. One factor being explored by endocrinologist Susan Davis at Monash University is the difference in natural… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The latest from Aotearoa's arts world. Audio

2:20 PM.After years of controversy and debate about access to walkways and the Queen's Chain, the New Zealand Walking Access Commission is set to launch a one stop on-line shop which should clear up any… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Ana Tapiata talks to Rangitihi Pene, the chairman of the organising committee for the national secondary school speech competitions, Nga Manu Korero, about accommodating the student masses in Rotorua… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.This week Katy Gossett looks at an up-and-coming theatre company in A Different Light with their fresh perspectives on life. Audio

3:47 PM.Easter Island Earth Island - and John Flenley's been using the fossilised indigenous pollen to trace the history of the local ecology to better understand the reasons behind the collapse of the… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.John Bishop and amp; Peter Elliot talk with Jim (and others) about the Pacific's volatile ring of fire and the Anglican Trust. Audio

4:35 PM.Panellists opine about Civil Defence and the trouble with the English house in Dipton. Beer, flags and high heels are also on the agenda. Audio