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New Zealand Listener - September 27 - October 3, 2025

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Cuts, costs & crises - NZ spends more on health than most countries - so why the continual pain? By Danym McLauchlan. Steve Braunias - The 'stupid intransigence' of the Watson appeal loss. Jung Chang - How her mother inspired the Wild Swans sequel.

Kōrero mai

D Upton (Letters, September 20) writes we should avoid using te reo because international communication requires “plain English”.

6 mins

Myth meets accountability

Questions about the state's handling of the Tom Phillips saga should not be buried with the Man Alone fantasy.

3 mins

No vaccine for viral weirdness

The daily default assault on our democracy has become so comprehensive that it’s tough for any single reality to stand out. But a recent NBC poll got my attention when it revealed only 49% of US adults surveyed “strongly support the use of vaccines”.

3 mins

Flying blind

When I told my London-based son I was flying home to write a speech (the homework of Damocles), he immediately labelled it my “Merrie England” lecture.

2 mins

Stockholm syndrome

While organisations such as QAnon are doing a cracking job of seeding cultural dislocation, Sweden has hit upon a much more efficient way of disrupting social cohesion.

2 mins

Still in denial

No, I do not go along with September's Court of Appeal decision that turned down the latest bid to quash Scott Watson's convictions for the murders of Olivia Hope and Ben Smart.

2 mins

Life support

The answer to our healthcare crisis may lie less in increasing the supply of doctors and nurses and more in reducing demand for hospital beds.

10+ mins

Still flying

34 years after Wild Swans took the world by storm, Jung Chang resumes her story, detailing the backlash from Beijing.

8 mins

Making a scene

Acclaimed set and costume designer Tracy Grant Lord is sprinkling more than fairy dust on the Royal NZ Ballet's reimagining of a Christmas classic.

3 mins

New horizons are looming

The six million-plus Americans who believe the Earth is flat are clearly just seeing things.

5 mins

High society

The history and majesty of Dunedin's Olveston is celebrated in a new book

2 mins

Know it alls

There's more to common knowledge than meets the eye. Steven Pinker sets out to enlighten us.

3 mins

Empire lines

When the British pulled the plug on direct rule in India, they unleashed chaos on the lives of tens of millions of people.

4 mins

In hot pursuit

Honest to a fault about the difficulty of determining the truth of events, Chris Kraus produces a page-turner.

3 mins

Tip of my tongue

Shifting borders, an enigmatic informant, a bearded lady and dubious fungi combine in an imaginative meander.

3 mins

His premier premiere

Clarke Gayford on being the behind-the-scenes cameraman for the new US-NZ documentary about Jacinda Ardern's time as prime minister, and their lives then and since.

9 mins

After the golden years

Take a journey through five very different songs from the last set in David Bowie's career-overview series.

3 mins

Stealing away

Alt-folk band Big Thief likes to keep challenging audiences.

1 mins

Justice for Julie

A dramatisation of a courageous mother's fight to bring her daughter's killer to trial.

1 mins

TV Films

The big movies on TV this week

3 mins

Virgin territory

Victoria Kelly's new magnum opus reinterprets Mary's response to the crucifixion.

2 mins

Cream of the pot

Yoghurt is a rich source of nutrients and protein, but not all yoghurts are equal.

2 mins

Instagram ready

US social media star Alix Traeger's first cookbook punches up the flavours on old classics.

5 mins

A broad church

A Hawke's Bay label caters for a diverse congregation.

1 mins

The cult of thinness

Super thin phones represent end-stage smartphone innovation. Next up: smart glasses.

2 mins

A week in Masterton

MONDAY: Much excitement. We were going on a very big outing. We were going to town.

3 mins

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Categorie: News

Taal: English

Frequentie: 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.

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