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Afternoons for Wednesday 13 April 2011

  • Auckland Story for 13 April 2011

    11:25 AM.The Auckland firm that repairs and restores people's broken treasures is on a mercy mission this week to Christchurch. David Steemson finds out more in Auckland Story. Audio

  • Best Song Ever Written - More Than a Feeling

    1:10 PM.Tim Finlay from outside Whangerei nominates Boston's"More than a feeling"as the best song ever written. Audio

  • Link 3

    1:15 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

  • The Mayflower of NZ - The Brig Active

    2:10 PM.Most of us can name the ship that brought the first actual group of Europeans to settle in America. The Mayflower. But the name of the ship that brought the first non-missionary settlers to New… Read more Audio

  • Feature Album - Speaking in Tongues

    2:45 PM.Today's feature album, Speaking in Tongues by Talking Heads. Audio

  • Virtual World with Jules Older

    3:10 PM.Press Kits, Then and amp; Now, Glenn Beck, Domain suffixes, HootSuite and April Fools Day. National Geographic Traveler magazine is holding its 23rd annual Photo Contest. Audio

  • The Panel Pre-Show for 13 April 2011

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

  • The Panel with Dita Di Boni and Stephen Franks

    4:07 PM.The Law Society says changes to the legal aid system will disadvantage poor people. EFTPOS facilities will only be available at Rugby World Cup venues in Auckland and Wellington during the tournament… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Dita Di Boni and Stephen Franks

    4:35 PM.U2 Excess.Professor Bradshaw has endeared himself to New Zealanders everywhere by suggesting that it mightn't be worth trying to save the kakapo. Two women wearing burqas have been arrested by French… Read more Audio

1:10 Best Song Ever Written

More Than a Feeling by Boston, as chosen by Tim Finlay, who is in the countryside outside Whangerei.

1:15 Link 3 - music game

2:10 Feature stories

The brig Active sailed into the Bay of Islands in 1814 with Reverend Samuel Marsden and was the first ship to bring European settlers to New Zealand. Thomas Hansen captained the ship that sailed from Sydney. The descendants of Thomas Hansen have loaned an intricate replica of the Active to the Waitangi National Trust in the Bay of Islands to help remind us all about this chapter of our history.

www.thefirstfamily.co.nz

2:30 Reading

Part three of The Quince Café by Sue Francis, read by Sarah Peirse.

2:45 Feature Album

The fifth studio album from Talking Heads, released in 1983, Speaking in Tongues.

3:12 Virtual World

Dr Jules Older, former Otago University psychologist, magazine editor, author, app creator and YouTube video-blogger.

3:33 Auckland story

The Auckland firm that repairs and finely restores people's broken treasures, is on a mercy mission this week to Christchurch. Wrightway Studios claims to be the "biggest multi-service restoration organisation in the southern hemisphere", with a team of restoration artists.

Since the two major quakes, it says Christchurch people have been crying out for help. David Steemson has been to check what's happening at Wrightway's Mount Wellington headquarters.

4:06 The Panel

Stephen Franks and Dita de Boni.