Afternoons for Thursday 16 February 2012

1:09 PM.Simon Russell from Queenstown has chosen 'Little Wing' by Jimi Hendrix. Audio

1:21 PM.Today we're visiting the community that calls itself "The Heart of Western Southland." It was founded in 1861 to meet the needs of travelers on their way to the newly discovered Central Otago gold… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.45 years ago, a 17 year old girl from Bluff started writing to a pen pal in Gastonia, North Carolina in the Southern United States. Before Facebook and email, putting pen to paper was just about the… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.It'll be Raro all around soon at Okato's historic Stony River Hotel. The 137 year old pub is going to be converted into a Kindy on April first. Audio

3:10 PM.Sonia Sly meets quirky landscape painter Tony Bishop, part of the thriving creative community in Invercargill. Audio

3:19 PM.As the anniversary of February's devastating earthquake approaches, we revisit one area that's seen buildings come down and people forced from their homes. Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The ACT party's sole MP, John Banks, has been named as the party's new leader. The Overseas Investment Office sees no reason why it won't be able to reassess its decision on the Crafar farms… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - On-selling tickets to a music festival by auctioning them on Trade Me isn't illegal. But should Trevor Mallard be held to a higher moral standard than the rest of us because of his history of… Read more Audio