New Zealand Listener Magazine - July 23 - 29, 2022
New Zealand Listener Magazine - July 23 - 29, 2022
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In this issue
The bank of Mum & Dad
Guide to the Games
Nici Wickes
Counting the cost
Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says we cannot afford any more delays in pricing agricultural emissions.
3 mins
Counting the cost
Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr says we cannot afford any more delays in pricing agricultural emissions.
3 mins
Price of a ticket
As Sydney shivered through flooding this month, Jacinda Ardern was a sunny presence amid the grey days alongside her grim-faced counterpart, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
2 mins
Wanted: doctors & nurses
It was not especially surprising when Minister of Health Andrew Little recently resisted using the word “crisis” about the present condition of the health system. Governments are traditionally reluctant to acknowledge the c-word on their watch, even when everyone else is saying it.
3 mins
Don’t hold your breath
There are times when you think the only way to avoid infection or reinfection from Covid-19 is simply to stop breathing. That is probably a bit drastic and entirely self-defeating, as those lungs of yours need to keep working or you will wind up dead.
2 mins
Shutting up shop
As an export-dependent nation, we are at risk as global conditions result in a worldwide move towards greater insularity.
4 mins
Cash & kin
Parents are increasingly dipping into their own savings to help their adult children with daily living costs. But that is only entrenching the wealth gap.
10+ mins
Wealth by stealth
Celebrated French economist Thomas Piketty shot to fame for his writings on inequality. Could his arguments lead to wealth taxes in New Zealand?
10+ mins
Leaps & bounds
Kiwi choreographer Corey Baker has built an international career on bold moves. His next step is the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
9 mins
The great cosmic reveal
Stunning images from Nasa’s Webb telescope take us deeper into the origin of the universe.
1 min
Raging over hormones
The fierce debate on whether menopause is being over-medicalised and overtreated is not set to die down any time soon.
4 mins
Fuming fun
To help deal with unwanted emotions, the odd swear word works well, but so does a good dose of dramatic theatre.
3 mins
The ghost in the machine
Artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly that sentient systems may be possible in a decade or two.
3 mins
Brum times
A guide to following the Kiwi athletes going for gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
4 mins
New Zealand Listener Magazine Description:
Publisher: Are Media
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The New Zealand Listener is New Zealand’s highest-selling and best-read current affairs magazine. Each week the Listener brings you the latest commentary and insight from award-winning writers and columnists.
An energising read, full of witty insight and award-winning investigative journalism, this is the magazine that has been setting New Zealand’s agenda since 1939.
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