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Kiwi directors take control on hit sci-if comedy Murderbot
Toa Fraser & Roseanne Liang talk turning Alexander Skarsgård into an androgynous killer.
Charlotte Grimshaw: Why being read to and reading are among childhood’s great pleasures
To be read to as a child is to be introduced to the power of your own mind.
Dame Fiona Kidman on why she’s fighting for a beloved writers’ residency
Funding cut threatens 20-year literary sanctuary.
NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: Foo Fighters’ 30th anniversary anthem, plus Theia, Geneva AM and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Politics
Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Labour Party declared “legally dead” by coroner
Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.
Danyl McLauchlan: NZ’s economy is on the up, so why are voters still miserable?
From the coalition’s perspective the economy looks pretty good.
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.
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Opinion
Duncan Garner: Thailand’s u-turn on cannabis shows NZ dodged a bullet – but only just
Thailand's failed experiment with looser cannabis laws make me glad we didn't do the same.
How Trump’s tantrums are awakening America’s conscience
Trump’s White House is a playground battlefield and he's the kindergarten king.
Steve Braunias: An ode to Auckland
A carefree Thursday to share with my kid, 18, on the yellow brick roads of Auckland.
New Zealand
Dame Fiona Kidman on why she’s fighting for a beloved writers’ residency
Funding cut threatens 20-year literary sanctuary.
Listener weekly quiz: July 2
Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.
From hobo chic to high-tech hikers: Has tramping gone soft?
A very Kiwi pastime is evolving as changing needs and international demand drive up costs.
Enterprise & Tech
Should you use ad blockers when you browse the internet?
Ad blockers make browsing less annoying but pose a moral dilemma.
Can we contain Artificial Intelligence’s renegade powers?
In our nAIve new world, who's the boss?
Health
From heartache to hope: How chronic illness inspired Debbie Harwood’s comeback
Music legend Debbie Harwood on what it's like to live with heart failure.
The science of storing spuds - here’s where to keep them
What new research shows about the best place to keep potatoes.
Do you really need to take that dietary supplement?
Just because a supplement is available over the counter doesn’t make it safe or necessary.
Life
Food with empathy: Four recipes from Kiwi chef Wendy Morgan
The cordon bleu chef's second cookbook focuses on simple comforts.
Weekend wine guide: Expensive wines are wasted on the average consumer, buy cheap and enjoy
Studies are showing that most people can't taste the difference.
Culture
Young NZ composer Luka Venter takes to the ice
Luka Venter's new work digs into glaciers from the inside out.
Gillian follows the wharenui: New opera pays tribute to a whare that’s endured
Dame Gillian Whitehead's new opera is a story relevant to past and present.
An empty frame? When biographers can’t get permission to use artists’ work
What is an art book without images of the artist’s work?
Entertainment
Kiwi directors take control on hit sci-if comedy Murderbot
Toa Fraser & Roseanne Liang talk turning Alexander Skarsgård into an androgynous killer.
Sofa, so good: The latest, greatest TV you need to catch up on
The Listener team weigh in on 2025’s best viewing.
NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: Foo Fighters’ 30th anniversary anthem, plus Theia, Geneva AM and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Books
Charlotte Grimshaw: Why being read to and reading are among childhood’s great pleasures
To be read to as a child is to be introduced to the power of your own mind.
The genius of Maurice Gee
Maurice Gee's genius can be traced through his appearances in the pages of the Listener.
Book of the day: Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya
After a scandalous incident, parents rally behind their kids.
Crime
Justice with heart: Steve Braunias spends a day at NZ’s court for the mentally ill
Our one specialist court assessing whether a defendant is mentally fit to enter plea.
Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction
Eyewitnesses to solve crimes is a standard policing procedure, but how reliable are they?
No DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona Blades
Reassessing evidence in the Mona Blades case and the orange Datsun that led NZ astray.
World
Jane Clifton: Éire odyssey
James Joyce’s Ulysses induces adoration and confusion in equal measure.
Would banning the Nazis have really changed history?
What can – and should – be done about the rise of the German far right?
Winter is coming? The terrible years after a nuclear blast
The direct effects of nuclear war won’t be the deadliest thing; climate change will.
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