SATURDAY March 13
11:30:- Environews. Graeme visits Tiritiri Matangi Island open wildlife sanctuary. Take a virtual tour and hear some of the richest birdcall in New Zealand, and hear the story of this outrageous conservation success that is totally accessible to the general public and is the crowning achievement of scores of dedicated volunteers.
Join friends of Tiritiri Matangi Island here.
Many thanks to Reubens Cruises Water Taxi service. You can go just about anywhere any time and these boats were built to withstand the rigours of the North Sea.
For Water Taxis and many more services click here.
Click here to view Astronomy picture of the week: NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge.
12:30- Professor Richard Dawkins. Champion of the public understanding of science, one of the world’s foremost evolutionary biologists and author of hugely influential books The Blind Watchmaker, The Ancestors Tale and The God Delusion to name a few.
SUNDAY March 14
10:30:- Chris Parry of The Fourmyula. Another reunion by a classic Kiwi band? Yes, and the Fourmyula were brilliant. They play Upper Hutt's Riverstone Recreation at Expressions on Saturday, March 20 and The Montecristo Room 51-53 Nelson Street, Auckland March 18th.
11:15:- Buzz Aldrin. A member of the most exclusive club on Earth. 40 years ago he and Neil Armstrong were the first people to walk on the Moon. He discusses his thoughts on Barak Obama’s scaling down of manned lunar ambitions, the future of space travel, Moon Hoaxers and his time on the lunar surface. Here’s a real bonus.. check out the video of Buzz pointing out to Graeme his footsteps around the Apollo 11 landing site that are still visible today, and will be for millions of years.
We’ve also included a recent fly-over of the landing site - click here to watch it.
1-2pm Grant Marshall, one of the founding members of the hugely influential Bristol band Massive Attack. They play at the Vector Arena in Auckland on Thursday 25th March.