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From takeaway bars to beach cleanups: Iconic NZ poster gets a makeover to tackle plastic pollution
Classic takeaway shop poster inspires new wave of Kiwi creativity - and cleaner beaches.
Last orders? The crisis in New Zealand’s wine industry
NZ wine producers: "There's never been a tougher time to be in the wine business."
Why we need to dial down rhetoric and ramp up reasoning on Regulatory Standards Bill
Proposals in Regulatory Standards Bill are examples of classical liberalism at work.
Music: The art of reinvention
Three new albums from female artists who scorch with guitar and synth.
Politics
Why we need to dial down rhetoric and ramp up reasoning on Regulatory Standards Bill
Proposals in Regulatory Standards Bill are examples of classical liberalism at work.
Danyl McLauchlan: A new world (dis)order
As geopolitical goalposts shift, govt needs to make some strategic calculations, quickly.
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Opinion
Aaron Smale: Memo to Wellington – our greatest economic asset and potential is Māori and Polynesian kids
Pākehā boomers and successive govts are ignoring Māori and Polynesian kids at their peril.
Could Peter Dutton be Australia’s next PM? Momentum builds
Lifting from Donald Trump's playbook is paying off for Peter Dutton.
Russell Brown: Enshittification - the reason why online services turn to crap
Your ‘news’ feed these days is there to suit Facebook’s owner, Meta, not you.
New Zealand
Listener weekly quiz: February 19
Test your general knowledge with the Listener's weekly quiz.
Last orders? The crisis in New Zealand’s wine industry
NZ wine producers: "There's never been a tougher time to be in the wine business."
Rehabilitation advocates on why tough-on-crime policies won’t cut reoffending
Tipping the scales II: How restorative justice works for each side.
Enterprise & Tech
Last orders? The crisis in New Zealand’s wine industry
NZ wine producers: "There's never been a tougher time to be in the wine business."
Future finance: What you need to know about investing in cryptocurrency now
Back on the chain gang: Crypto’s second (or third) coming.
Health
9 warning signs it’s a fad diet, not a healthy eating plan
Fad diets are everywhere, offering quick fixes and bold promises to transform your life.
The new science giving new hope after strokes, trauma & dementia diagnosis
Modern neuroscience is helping those with brain injuries to find a new sense of self.
How can you help someone you love get sober?
Expert tips on helping loved ones battle alcoholism.
Life
Indian express: Food writer Anjula Devi’s fast everyday dishes
Anjula Devi's new book features 90 dishes that can be made in under 15 minutes.
How wine descriptions on bottles play to our emotions and persuade us to buy
A 2017 study showed that elaborate back labels trigger higher expectations.
Culture
From takeaway bars to beach cleanups: Iconic NZ poster gets a makeover to tackle plastic pollution
Classic takeaway shop poster inspires new wave of Kiwi creativity - and cleaner beaches.
Cultural Attaché Ania Upstill: Much ado about Antonio!
An occasional series exploring the influences that shape our lives.
Three’s a crowd: After 23 years, NZ musician prepares for final concerts with trio he founded
“I think the trio’s in a really good space."
Entertainment
Music: The art of reinvention
Three new albums from female artists who scorch with guitar and synth.
The Hewitson Profile: Laughing & crying with Tinā director Miki Magasiva
Miki Magasiva is NZ entertainment's newest Magasiva talent.
Taut drama on how Munich Olympics terror attack made TV history
September 5 puts broadcast journalism in the spotlight.
Books
The long & short of it: Best new NZ poetry collections
Three very different collections stretch the sense of what might be called poetry.
Book of the day: The Book of George by Kate Greathead
Intensely unlikeable main character makes you grateful he is a work of fiction.
The new science giving new hope after strokes, trauma & dementia diagnosis
Modern neuroscience is helping those with brain injuries to find a new sense of self.
Crime
Rehabilitation advocates on why tough-on-crime policies won’t cut reoffending
Tipping the scales II: How restorative justice works for each side.
The NZ mum who met her daughter’s killer and found unexpected healing
Tipping the scales: How restorative justice works for each side.
Million dollar getaway: The outrageous Auckland heist time forgot
The Waterfront Payroll Robbery was a record-breaking crime that remains largely unsolved.
World
Trump’s first fiasco of a fortnight: ‘We’re moving backwards as a nation’
The harsh reality is we’re now living in a tinderbox.
Jane Clifton: Environmental and economic toll of cruise ships is a floating crisis
More and more ports are banning massive cruise ships.
Kiwi celebrity chef on the country where school lunches rule
Allyson Gofton is well qualified to have a view on school lunches.
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