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A need to talk
Rock raconteur Henry Rollins returns to NZ, where fans have given him magic memories in a past encounter.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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A final bow
A posthumous release offers a hint of the diverse and prolific work of New York underground figure and cellist Arthur Russell.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Sweet, smart & funny
An older woman stages a meet-cute with a shy teen.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Ford knocks it out of the ark
Indiana Jones' fifth instalment is back to form as its ageing star hangs up his fedora.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Galaxy quest
How the stars have aligned for Tamati Rimene-Sproat after he turned his back on TVNZ current affairs.
5 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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War of the Wager
Where does duty end and survival begin, asks David Grann in his rip-roaring account of an 18th-century mission gone wrong.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Heart's desire
Ambitious debut explores murky line dividing fan and fanatic.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Humanity's darker side
Expertly crafted stories make for more demanding reading.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Building bridges
Even if it's selective, a new history of world culture is still enriching and educational.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Hard knocks
Searing honesty is a mark of ex-All Black Carl Hayman's bleak story of a superstar whose life has gone tragically wrong.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Sky's the limit
As aviation heads for a new boom, flying's CO₂-emission facts are stark.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Dachau days
A concentration camp memorial is a powerful reminder of our vulnerability to psychological manipulation.
3 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Let them eat cake
TILLY PAMMENT has cakes and sweets to soothe the emotionally wrung out and those craving a tropical escape.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Buyer beware
Ultra-processed foods make up an astonishing proportion of average daily energy intake, and they are harmful. Yet they meet food safety standards.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Back on track
Back pain is the No 1 cause of physical disability worldwide, and the bad news is, rest is no cure.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Gotcha!
Psychologist and TV presenter NIGEL LATTA writes about what he learned from diving into the world of scams for his latest series.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Given a golden ticket
Taranaki author Emma Pearl has writing in her blood via a relative famous for his classic kids' books.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Trapped in a dream
After a less-than-idyllic childhood on the oceans, Suzanne Heywood and her younger brother were put ashore in New Zealand to fend for themselves. She was 16.
8 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Another country
Norman Kirk's death in office drew a veil over a fevered period of reform. How differently might New Zealand have evolved had he lived longer?
9 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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The bigger picture
Seoul-based Kiwi businessman and avid art collector Adam Ballin plans to share some of his vast collection in a dedicated NZ gallery.
8 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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On life support
Doctors fear 10 years of lifesaving advances are being put at risk by the absorption of the National Trauma Network into Te Whatu Ora.
10+ min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Balancing act
With her first novel since 2012 due for release, Emily Perkins talks to ELISABETH EASTHER about the benefits of risk-taking, letting go and finding imaginative space.
5 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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What the hang
Election year? Must be time for the Opposition to proclaim itself tough on crime.
4 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Just beastly
\"We're having pizza, but you enjoy your Whiskas, sweetie.\"
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Locked and loaded
Conditions favoured the demagogue opportunist who harnessed the rage.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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It's a set-up
Volatility is produced by two key factors: the overproduction of elites and the immiseration of the poor.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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Fragility of hope
US author Cormac McCarthy was a seer who foretold the destruction of our natural world in his novels, writes PATRICK MULLIGAN.
2 min |
July 8 - 14, 2023
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If memory serves
What's behind a reality show about an eatery with waiting staff living with dementia?
2 min |
June 17-23 2023
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Endeavour's final voyage
How the second actor to play Inspector Morse said goodbye to the role.
2 min |
June 17-23 2023
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There goes hymning Simon
Has the veteran singer-songwriter come down with an elegy?
2 min |