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In this issue

Rethinking Adoption
Antarctica
Happy Pills

A second civil war?

A couple of months ago, we met some friends at a winery in Antietam, Maryland, site of one of the last and certainly bloodiest battles of our Civil War.

A second civil war?

3 mins

Winter falls

Every few minutes, a stretcher was wheeled past, with a patient gasping into an oxygen mask.

Winter falls

2 mins

One for the bucket list

Russia recently published a list of New Zealanders banned from entering the country.

One for the bucket list

2 mins

A moment of truth

“Seldom … have we been confronted with events where falsity of information can cause such harm.”

A moment of truth

3 mins

Political vivisection

An inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic would be instructive, but it’s a matter of timing.

Political vivisection

4 mins

The ties that bind

Adoption law is in for a major overhaul but some argue the reforms still don’t go far enough in freeing up information or helping heal old wounds.

The ties that bind

10+ mins

Grace & favour

A controversial South Korean doomsday sect has had a warm welcome in Fiji, where it now has significant business interests.

Grace & favour

10+ mins

A chilly reception

Did Māori reach Antarctic waters centuries before Europeans? Opposing views on the issue have reignited the debate over mātauranga and “Western” scholarship.

A chilly reception

5 mins

Happy pills

Drugs for treating depression work on the chemical imbalance theory, but scientists have called that into question.

Happy pills

3 mins

Fields of gold

Kiwi mathematicians have produced some astonishing medal-winning performances over the years.

Fields of gold

3 mins

Lava’s in the air

How a new documentary pays a quirky homage to two pioneering French volcanologists.

Lava’s in the air

4 mins

Lounge music

Alec Bathgate reflects on the career and upcoming boxset collection of pioneering lo-fi , alt-pop band Tall Dwarfs, which he started with his mate Chris Knox.

Lounge music

4 mins

A hacking offence

How a British cyber-thriller from the maker of Wolf Hall cracked the code to make it feel authentic.

A hacking offence

3 mins

Reality bytes

For star Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War is a frightening vision of the times we live in, and a story with a strong family connection.

Reality bytes

2 mins

TELEVISION

Our Picks of the Week

TELEVISION

3 mins

Layers of industrial action

Mud, mud, mud. I slog out to the coop to let the chooks out. Mud. I trudge into a paddock to give my sheep Xanthe her supplementary feed. Mud.

Layers of industrial action

3 mins

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New Zealand Listener Magazine Description:

PublisherAre Media

CategoryNews

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyWeekly

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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