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New Zealand Listener
Dear Reader
Our brain development is being put at risk by the sheer volume of reading we are doing online and on digital devices.
8 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
New Zealand Listener
Faith In The Pilot
The holy grail of a successful local sitcom is within viewers grasp.
3 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Birds Call
Wildlife sanctuary Zealandia has restored rare sights and sounds to the city
2 min |
October 20 - 26, 2018
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Spilling A Secret
Aro Valley is a suitably grungy fit for one of Wellington's craft-beer success stories.
2 min |
October 20 - 26, 2018
New Zealand Listener
The Strip That Runs On Caffeine
A once-seedy precinct has become an eclectic mix of cafes and hip retailing, its history celebrated in a new book.
2 min |
October 20 - 26, 2018
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Lessons In Values
What could be more decent, or more country, than chasing children with bloodhounds?
3 min |
October 20 - 26, 2018
New Zealand Listener
Call Of The Mild
Despite his better judgment and bitter experience, our columnist sort of goes bush.
3 min |
November 10 - 16 2018
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A Teeny Tiny Cringe
There’s a long history of reporting on the royals as if they were nice but dim toddlers.
3 min |
November 10 - 16 2018
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Till Kingdom Come
If you thought the story of George VI and his speech therapist had been told, think again, and again.
2 min |
November 10 - 16 2018
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Sam's Black Dog
A puzzling mental-health metaphor harks back to one of English literature’s heavyweights.
3 min |
November 10 - 16 2018
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It's Just Not Aussie Cricket
Ball-tamperers Smith and Warner can’t get back on the pitch fast enough to end their fellows’ humiliation.
3 min |
January 26 - February 1, 2019
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Blinded By The Hype
As new treatments become ever more expensive and the population ages, experts are warning that the “train of affordable cancer care” is about to crash off the tracks.
10+ min |
January 26 - February 1, 2019
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Sting In Her Tale
An Irish writer with Kiwi ties offers a witty, readable tale of a young woman’s campaign against neo-liberalism.
2 min |
January 26 - February 1, 2019
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Trash TV An Inspiration
Watching others confront their mess is disturbingly compulsive.
3 min |
January 26 - February 1, 2019
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The Sexy Side Of Editing
A funny, fast-paced novel about the literary calling and the joys of creating.
2 min |
January 26 - February 1, 2019
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Naked Lambition
Its natural for a mother to want the best for her child even when shes a he and its a sheep.
3 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
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Time For A Cool Change
Jodie Whittaker packs a Tardis-full of do-gooders to preach intergalactic tolerance.
3 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
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Dicey Partnership
Robson Green plays DI Geordie Keating in 50s drama series Grantchester. In season 3, both he and Rev Sidney Chambers face crises in their personal lives.
3 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
New Zealand Listener
Force Of Nature
If the science of climate change leaves you cold, the work of photographer James Balog is more elemental.
2 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
New Zealand Listener
From Dylan To Denis
Paul Kelly has found song inspiration in the works of poets, including one of ours.
3 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
New Zealand Listener
Seeing The Light Of Day
The baby boomers are longer-lived than previous generations, but they still experience similar rates of mental illness. Day clinics may be the way to address this concern.
4 min |
October 27 - November 2 2018
New Zealand Listener
Fire Will Burn
The bile from the Jami-Lee Ross affair must be corrosive to the Opposition and its leader.
2 min |