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Afternoons for Friday 1 April 2011

  • The Best Song Ever Written - Coney Island

    1:10 PM.John Godwin of Napier chooses this Van Morrison song. Audio

  • Akaroa tourism

    2:10 PM.Tourist operators in Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula hit hard by the effects of the Christchurch earthquake are making a desperate push to lure back the tourists. Audio

  • Dora Suuring

    2:20 PM.Dora Suuring and her husband escaped their camp and she eventually came to New Zealand. This week, 96-year-old Dora met with other Dutch survivors at the Wellington Holocaust Research and Education… Read more Audio

  • Feature Album - Blessed

    2:45 PM.The album by Lucinda Williams tackles many topics: war, the suicide of her friend singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt. But there are also love songs. Audio

  • Fresh Fast Food with Chris Fortune

    3:08 PM.Chris has been involved with Farmers' Markets as the chair of Marlborough Farmers' market for the last six years and the current chair of Farmers' Market NZ. Today's recipe is for Fig Cobbler. Audio

  • Weekend Wine with Karl du Fresne

    3:20 PM.The Harvest Wairarapa Wine Festival, held recently is now in its fifth year. It has its own style - very laid back, quite family-oriented and now attracts a lot of people from Wellington as well as… Read more Audio

  • Movie Review with Noelle McCarthy

    3:30 PM.Noelle reviews Red Riding Hood. Audio

  • NZ Society - Mira Star (part 4)

    3:36 PM.We hear the final story from a New Zealander who helped set up Wellington's Down-stage in the sixties, pioneered the home-birthing movement in the seventies and survived the 2002 Bali Bomb. Audio

  • The Panel Pre-Show for 1 April 2011

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

  • The Panel with Barry Corbett and Michelle A'Court (part 1)

    4:07 PM.Housing affordability, earthquake reconstruction tax, Kookaburra song. Audio

  • The Panel with Barry Corbett and Michelle A'Court (part 2)

    4:35 PM.Changes to the Holidays and Employment Act, smoking in prison, A new stamp issue honouring New Zealand's 22 Victoria Cross holders. Audio

1:10 Best Song Ever Written

Coney Island by Van Morrison, requested by John Godwin of Napier.

1:20 NZ Live: Pacific Curls

2:10 Feature stories

Tourist operators in Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula have been hit hard by the effects of the Christchurch earthquake, even though Akaroa was undamaged. Paul Bingham, managing director of the town's largest operator Black Cat Cruises, says business was down by up to 60 per cent in March - one of their busiest months of the year - and many other operators are hurting too.

During World War Two, Jewish woman Dora Suuring joined the Resistance in Holland, faked identity cards and hid many Jewish families. Dora and her husband escaped their camp and she eventually came to New Zealand. This week, 96-year-old Dora met with other Dutch survivors at the Wellington Holocaust Research and Education centre.

2:30 Reading

Part ten of Maurice Gee's novel Plumb read by Barry Empson.

2:45 Feature Album

Blessed by Lucinda Williams.

3:12 One Stop Shop

Blenhiem chef Chris Fortune is unhappy with Pak N Save's Farmers' Market campaign. He was involved with Farmers' Markets as the chair of Marlborough Farmers' Market for the last six years and is the current chair of Farmers' Market NZ.

Wine with Karl du Fresne:
Under $10: Longridge Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Over $10: Wither Hills Pinot Gris 2010
Wine of interest: Galeone Verdicchio 2009

4:06 The Panel with Michelle A'Court and Barry Corbett