Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Prime Minister shrugs off being booed by own MPs

Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.

Danyl McLachlan: Results give NZ education system a very middling grade

Erica Stanford shows modern education systems the door.

Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week

Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Foul-mouthed Luxon to publish guide to swearing

Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.

Jane Clifton: When Bali isn’t Instagrammable enough for an influencer

There's a limit to lifestyle lies, as this "influencer" discovered.

Peace activist Maire Leadbeater: ‘Why do some lives matter more than others?’

Horrific toll of first atomic bomb is an important to remember now as then.

Charlotte Grimshaw: 'I wonder if it might be useful, to grow up being told you’re thick’

A train journey leads to thoughts about intelligence.

Scales of Cruelty: Jonathan Kronstadt on the White House’s sniggering sycophants

The childish humour of Washington DC is no laughing matter.

Czech mate: Cold war antics in NZ’s car business remembered

The SIS is releasing selective information about monitoring the automotive industry.

Listener weekly quiz: July 30

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Listener weekly quiz: July 23

Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.

At 15, Sammie Maxwell got treatment for anorexia. Now she’s on top of the mountain bike world

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell on her fight to ride.

Beyond walking: The reality of life and rehab after spinal cord injury

Why walking again might not be the most important thing after a spinal cord injury.

Are free-range eggs really better for you?

The truth about organic eggs and cholesterol.

How much protein do you really need?

Consuming protein to help build muscle is a key message, but how much is enough?

New research: How exercise with weights is vital for strength, cognition & healthy ageing

Why strength training is now the go-to for healthy ageing.

Weekend wine guide: Five excellent wines backed by Marlborough’s Saint Clair

A popular Wairau Valley producer took bottomless inspiration from a nearby lake.

Steve Braunias: The disease of alcoholism is a cancer but for much of NZ, alcohol is good fun

The sound of crashing glass the morning after is a New Zealand classic.

Rambo was wrong: Trip to Vietnam is a chance to view history through a different lens

The Vietnam War, as told by the Vietnamese, shows US military atrocities.

The Good Life: Given the outrageous cost of cheese and butter, I’m seeking alternatives

'I bought a tub of dripping last week. I want to try it on toast.'

Patron saints: Who are the dedicated supporters of NZ’s arts - and why are they so vital?

With NZ in economic hunker-down mode, support for our arts and culture is in flux.

Musician Somi Kim: ' I wish I could play jazz and improvise'

Somi Kim is one of NZ's most sought-after pianists, and she's about to hit the road.

Renaissance men: Fascinating series looks at rivalry of original superstars of Italian art

Docudrama examines political history of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

NZTrio tour strikes a family chord

Callum Hall joins sister Amalia for an eight-date NZTrio tour.

The Listener’s August Viewing Guide: Jason Momoa’s Chief of War, Keeley Hawes’ Assassin and the return of Wednesday

The TV shows you don't want to miss in August.

Music: Soft Bait roar, Droids whirrs in the past

Auckland post-punk band’s songs skewer empty language on impressive sophomore album.

Personal drama: Auckland theatre boss Sophie Henderson turns job into film Workmates

Screenwriter-actor's latest feature inspired by her underground playhouse days.

Persian diversion: Universal Language a quirky Canadian-Iranian dark comedy

Deadpan Cannes prize-winner an esoteric original.

Book of the day: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

YA author's first book for adults is a whodunnit with a twist.

Two Aussie novels packed with twists and thrills

A gripping Brisbane thriller and a debut gangster story.

Book of the day: Two takes - one fact, one fiction - on life of Roman aristocrat Fulvia

Academic sets the record straight, while NZ writer reimagines the life of Roman aristocrat

New book about sex work in NZ offers first-hand insights

Book of the Day: Untold Intimacies: A history of sex work in Aotearoa, 1978–2008

She was on the spectrum, he was a 'fat chubby nerd': Madison Ashton on Polkinghorne

After the Polkinghorne trial, Steve Braunias sat down to lunch with Madison Ashton.

Murder, he wrote: Steven Braunias on covering NZ’s most high-profile crime cases

"I've spent quite a lot of my professional life these past 20 years at murder trials."

The mystery of Minnie Dean: Was the only woman executed by law in New Zealand innocent?

Notorious "baby farmer” Minnie Dean hanged for infanticide but did the judge get it right?

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.

Scales of Cruelty: Jonathan Kronstadt on the White House’s sniggering sycophants

The childish humour of Washington DC is no laughing matter.

Free rent, free bike – but would you move to East Germany?

Germany pitches for more people in its east, but far-right politics stymies its appeal.

On thin ice: The Antarctic Treaty is in danger of collapsing

Annual meetings are still held, but failure to agree on anything hinders progress.

Charlotte Grimshaw: An empathy deficit is wreaking havoc around the world

In urgent and particular ways, empathy is the issue of our times.

This Titirangi home was transformed into a functional family home

A mid-century Auckland home is reconfigured to make it more functional for a young family

This contemporary Redcliffs home maximises its view of the estuary

A home on a Christchurch estuary provides its owner with an outlook that’s always changing

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week

Peacekeeping, population and why cannabis could cure insomnia.

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week

The former PM who helped solve a violent crime to 11 words to say before you die.