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Afternoons for Wednesday 16 December 2009

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 15 December 2009
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 17 December 2009
  • The best song ever written

    1:15 PM.For Cheryl Cavanagh of Masterton the best song ever written is Southern Cross by Crosby Stills and Nash. Audio

  • Link 3

    1:20 PM.Can you work out the common theme amongst today's tracks? Audio

  • Whaling wars - The Steve Irwin

    2:10 PM.On Monday, protest ship The Steve Irwin and a Japanese harpoon vessel exchanged high-powered water cannon salvos 1200 nautical miles south of Western Australia. Audio

  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    2:20 PM.Almost two and a half years behind schedule, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has taken off on its first test flight, above the skies of Seattle. Audio

  • He Rourou for 16 December 2009

    2:45 PM.In He Rourou Ana Tapiata catches up Te Hata, who's challenging Maori to forget Christianity and return to the traditional Maori religious beliefs. Audio

  • Feature album - 'Original Pirate Material'

    2:50 PM.Today's feature album, 'Original Pirate Material' by the Streets - released in 2002 and voted album of the decade by the Guardian newspaper in the UK. Audio

  • IT spot

    3:10 PM.Mr IT Hamish MacEwan is back, for the final time this year - today taking a IT eye at a study which says Americans consume 34 gigabytes of information per day, Twoddler lets toddlers send tweets and… Read more Audio

  • Auckland story with David Steemson

    3:30 PM.Stephen and Paul Pepperill are home for their first New Zealand Christmas in a long time, after spending eight years sailing round the world in their 14 metre classic yacht"Long White Cloud". Audio

  • Science Report for 16 December 2009

    3:47 PM.Ruth Beran wants to find out why x-ray crystallography is still relevant today, and meets with Geoff Jameson from Massey University who shows her how it's done. Audio

  • The panel (part 1)

    4:07 PM.With Finlay MacDonald and Lavina Good. Audio

  • The panel (part 2)

    4:35 PM.With Finlay MacDonald and Lavina Good. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 15 December 2009
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 17 December 2009
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