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Not So Fast
Attempts to lose weight by periodically going hungry can often have the opposite effect.
3 min |
September 15-21 2018
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Awkward Questions
People who are struggling need to hear their feelings are valid, not to “get over it”.
2 min |
September 15-21 2018
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Fragments Of Genius
A homage to the writer of Rashomon is a haunting but demanding read.
2 min |
September 15-21 2018
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Sounding The Alarm
Our free will is at stake as we merrily travel “the highway to digital dictatorship”, says the author of worldwide bestsellers Sapiens and Homo Deus, and now new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.
7 min |
September 8-14 2018
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Tick For The Tech
Technology can make a difference to mental health, but it comes with challenges.
2 min |
September 8-14 2018
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UHD Dreams
The shops are full of TVs capable of the ultimate in high-definition, but there isn’t much to watch yet.
3 min |
September 8-14 2018
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Chemical Warfare
From sperm counts to obesity, scientists are only beginning to understand the long-term health effects of many chemicals in everyday use. How to survive the war at home?
10+ min |
September 1-7, 2018
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Dirty Dancing
Unholy alliances are forming as governments in numerous European and Latin American states indulge in democratic backsliding.
4 min |
September 1-7, 2018
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Vital Signs
Patients must not be afraid to speak out to avoid mistakes in our hard-pressed hospitals.
10+ min |
September 22-28 2018
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Presidency Porn
The torrent of revelations from inside the White House carries the risk that Americans become desensitised to Donald Trump’s unpresidential behaviour.
4 min |
September 22-28 2018
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When Her Nose First Got Stuck
An omnivorous reader recounts how her love of books helped define her childhood.
2 min |
September 22-28 2018
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Cooking With Gaz
The former Supergrass frontman and Britpop survivor returns to NZ as a politically minded singer-songwriter.
2 min |
September 22-28 2018
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Supreme indifference
Brett Kavanaughs court nomination takes a back seat to moon landings and ocean cruises.
3 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Rising To The Challenge
New Zealand finally gets its own version of the popular and big-hearted British baking competition.
2 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Method Man
Award-winning actor Kieran Charnock likes to inhabit his characters, but sometimes they stick around afterwards.
2 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Hostage To Fortune
A reworking of the Iliad from a female characters perspective has its own Achilles heel.
1 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Firing Blind
A high-concept comic crime thriller aims to update the grand English tradition but hits wide of the mark.
2 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Doing A Donald
Our PM and the US President arent a million miles apart in their approach to the media.
2 min |
October 13 - 19 2018
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Eat Yer Heart Out, Donald
When it comes to fencing out foreigners, we’re up there with the best.
4 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Mind That Child
Sweeping restructuring at Plunket is radically changing the 111-year-old organisation so it can focus more on the needs of the wider community. But not everyone is happy about the changes, least of all its volunteers.
10+ min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Trading Up
Hours after Europe hit a range of US products with retaliatory tariffs, the EU’s trade commissioner was selling the benefits of the free exchange of goods.
8 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Savour your morning cup of coffee – the benefits far outweigh the risks.
3 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Piling It On
Not everyone’s trying to shed kilos. Here are tips for those, especially elderly, who want to gain weight.
3 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Just Out Of Reach
Definitive it may be, but Robin Williams’ biography still leaves us wanting more.
3 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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Currie's Spicy Mix
A work by acclaimed composer Steve Reich might change minds about minimalism.
2 min |
July 7 - 13 2018
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One World
There is just one civilisation in the world, writes Yuval Noah Harari, and the West and Islam are joint participants in it.
9 min |
September 8-14 2018
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Situation: Fragile
Ten years on from the global financial crisis, former Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard warns that, although lessons were learnt, new risks have emerged that could trigger a repeat contagion.
8 min |
September 8-14 2018
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'Something Higher'
Exploitation of the fears and insecurities of Republican voters by unscrupulous politicians has fuelled the rise of Donald Trump and harmed the United States’ position as a bastion of democracy.
4 min |
September 8-14 2018
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In The Line Of Fire
Karin Slaughter’s latest is an intense tale of a woman discovering her mother is armed and dangerous.
2 min |
September 1-7, 2018
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The Holey Grail
As the Government gropes all over for answers, GE grass may not be one.
5 min |