
How Richard Flanagan’s Booker winner The Narrow Road to the Deep North became an acclaimed TV series
Fierce film-makers Justin Kurzel on the angst-inducing process of adapting a bestseller.

The Good Life: When jobs were fun
Gen Xers have grown up in one world, only to hit middle age in a strange new land.
Politics

Danyl McLauchlan: How NZ could escape Trump’s global tariff war
The partnership that could offer a way out of Donald Trump’s global tariff war.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Donald Trump to leave brain to science
Doing so might offer hope we may one day discover what the hell happened this week.
Opinion

Aaron Smale: Those who dismiss accusations of intimidation by police are not listening
Entitled ignorance and missed opportunities shown by those who berate Tamatha Paul.

Duncan Garner: Leaving social media open to our young people is tantamount to aiding and abetting child abuse
Let's ban social media, too. It really is ruining civilisation.

Jane Clifton: Trouble comes in threes
Updating emergency preparedness advice, the EU newly urges residents to prepare for attack
New Zealand

How to keep Trump from derailing your retirement plans
A financial survival guide to stop Trump, tariffs and turbulence sending your broke.

Listener weekly quiz: April 9
Test your general knowledge with the Listener's weekly quiz.

Seared into memory: 50 years on, a Vietnam War reporter looks back
Nothing prepared me for the Vietnamese children, many orphans who had limbs blown off...
Enterprise & Tech
Health

Keep calm and carry on: Expert tips on how to cope when the world is going crazy
Psychologists, counsellors & resilience specialists share their best hacks to keep calm.

Chocolate’s hidden benefits break the “bad” food myth
Easter chocolate guilt-free - the sweet truth about our favourite treat.

Early warning: The rise of private diagnostic health clinics in NZ
More health practitioners are turning to lifestyle medicine as it gains traction in NZ.
Life

The Good Life: When jobs were fun
Gen Xers have grown up in one world, only to hit middle age in a strange new land.

Russell Brown: Treasures shared
The nuggets of New Zealand history online are often the work of dedicated volunteers.

Make the most of autumn harvest bounty with Alex Elliott-Howery’s classic recipes
From Sydney food community Cornersmith, recipes for pickles, chutneys and relishes.
Culture

Retro sexual: Max Rashbrooke on an artistic mystery
Who was mysterious artist behind Tina and her sisters, images redolent of the 60s & 70s?

World famous in NYC: Expatriate Kiwi artist finally gets his due
Almost unknown here, an exhibition of Mike Hinge's work will bring deserved recognition.

Why I’ll miss the cult-like group that vowed to listen to 107 of Haydn’s symphonies
A months-long project for Haydn fans draws to a close on Bluesky.
Entertainment

How Richard Flanagan’s Booker winner The Narrow Road to the Deep North became an acclaimed TV series
Fierce film-makers Justin Kurzel on the angst-inducing process of adapting a bestseller.

Blockheads: A spin-off from the popular Minecraft game ticks all the boxes
Director Jared Hess has ensured that his fantasy adventure has something for everyone.

US bluegrass star Billy Strings rides his success all the way to NZ
Strings’ shows can be like bluegrass-meets-Grateful Dead as he peels off guitar licks.
Books

Book of the day: The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
The ebb and flow of time becomes the main focus in this memorable collection of stories.

Book of the day: Sea Change by Jenny Pattrick
A natural disaster reveals the fault-lines in a small community.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: April 12
It’s all change on the bestseller list with new novels, memoirs and cookbooks.
Crime

Crash’n’Grab: Was this NZ’s most outrageous art heist?
This wasn’t just a whodunnit. It was a why-dunnit - and years later, the questions remain.

11 years on, Taranaki detective still haunted by father-son murder case
'The murders, the families involved, they almost become part of you.'

Russell Brown: Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed system
The arrest of a Northland ‘green fairy’ highlights NZ's onerous medical cannabis rules.
World

Technofeud: Is NZ’s private data still safe in the US cloud?
Could Trump use his power in a data grab to serve his own interests?

Seared into memory: 50 years on, a Vietnam War reporter looks back
Nothing prepared me for the Vietnamese children, many orphans who had limbs blown off...

Jane Clifton: Your dog might just be the key to living longer
New research could be the longevity breakthrough no one expected.
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10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
From politics to entertainment & books, points worth noting from our most recent stories.