Ready to govern? Danyl McLauchlan on what Te Pāti Māori really wants from politics

Who runs Te Pāti Māori? The leaders? The party president? Or each electorate MP?

Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week

Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on current events.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Te Pāti Māori planning hīkoi against itself

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

Chris Slane’s political cartoon of the week

Chris Slane on the week in New Zealand politics.

Life in Trump’s US: Far too late we’ve realised just how underrated normal was

Soldiers patrolling the streets in some US cities is slowly becoming the new norm.

Duncan Garner: I’ve bought a house – and moved in with an older woman (and my son)

Families come in all sorts of configurations; this is ours and we're doing this our way.

Jane Clifton: Wicked weeds and four-legged menaces added to list of threats facing Europe

A German city with a raccoon epidemic runs out of options while foxes are in the dog box.

Severe distress must be proven for the law against harmful communications to kick in

Courts are actively rebalancing against political use of the act.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 6: How much the last three are worth, a great Kiwi artwork surprise, and is that really a home?

The last batch of lavish homes from the final of the $150 million series.

All at sea: NZ is dragging the chain on High Seas Treaty ratification

More than 70 countries have now ratified the treaty, but NZ is not one of them.

Listener Weekly Quiz: October 15

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

At 15, Sammie Maxwell got treatment for anorexia. She’s just won the mountain bike world cup title.

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell on her fight to ride.

Do your baked seed crackers lose nutrients? What science says about the heat

How to keep the goodness in and the bad stuff out of homemade seeded crackers.

Fibremaxxing is trending on social media, so what is it and should you try it?

Fibre is fabulous and most of us need more of it but this wellness trend could be too much

Groundbreaking treatments offer new hope to those with Huntington’s disease

Efforts to slow progression & repair damage of ruthless neurological disease show promise.

Elusive cures: An extract from scientist Nicole Rust’s book on new thinking on brain diseases

Scientist Nicole Rust on why it's time to change the way we think about brain diseases.

The Good Life: Where there is livestock, there is dead stock

Lush Places mourns another sheep in the brutal cycle of farm life.

Fatimas DIY: Auckland’s popular Middle Eastern takeout now available for all

The team behind the popular Fatimas have released a cookbook with recipes to try at home.

The Good Life: The latest natural disaster to unfold at Lush Places

A gum tree that spoilt the tranquillity of Lush Places gets its comedownance.

Two decadent & guilt-free recipes from Chelsea Winter's new cookbook

Indulge in Chelsea Winter's sweet treats with two recipes from her new cookbook, Nourish.

Music cult hero among NZ’s new top arts honorees in Laureate Awards

Bill Direen one of eight getting $50,000 prize, just as he releases new album and book.

What happens when your heart breaks? The NZ play that shows all

Theatre meets science in Heartbreak Hotel’s tale of love lost.

Political theatre: Helen Clark play makes its debut in ATC 2026 season

Auckland Theatre Company also staging Cabaret, Macbeth and Ruth Bader Ginsburg play.

The opera that offended Stalin gets a makeover for Wellington performance

Marc Taddei cuts Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth down to size for Wellington audiences.

Tom Scott: ‘I don’t know how this interview turned into a retirement speech’.

Chris Schulz: Is the rapper saying goodbye to music with new solo album?

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 6: How much the last three are worth, a great Kiwi artwork surprise, and is that really a home?

The last batch of lavish homes from the final of the $150 million series.

NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Courtney Barnett, Reb Fountain,Sam Fender and more

New tracks selected by the Listener magazine's music department and where to find them.

Music cult hero among NZ’s new top arts honorees in Laureate Awards

Bill Direen one of eight getting $50,000 prize, just as he releases new album and book.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: October 18

Why cookbooks rule this week.

From mythical Māori beasts to a universal city, a fresh roundup of top children’s books

The latest and greatest additions to the kids' shelves.

Book of the Day: Beyond The Reef by Graeme Lay

Kiwi stories feature characters born of words and deeds.

Book of the Day: Moderation by Elaine Castillo

Moderation’s goings-on in the life of VR games controller leaves the reader wanting more.

Colonial Injustice: Was the only New Zealander executed for treason a scapegoat?

Hamiora Pere's execution has led to far-reaching questions about justice and fairness.

How the insanity defence fell apart: Steve Braunias on the trial of Jasmine (Hakyung) Lee

Part II on the trial of a mum who killed her children and hid their bodies in suitcases.

A twist in the tale: Steve Braunias on the trial of the mum who killed her children and hid their bodies in suitcases

The courtroom realisation that changed everything: "I have never seen anything like it."

Steve Braunias on the latest Scott Watson case decision: ‘Smug complacency and stupid intransigence’

A response to the Court of Appeal's decision not to quash Scott Watson's convictions.

Foreign minister Winston Peters called on to acknowledge NZ’s role in cover up of 1975 Balibo five murders

Cold-blooded murders of five newsmen, including Kiwi Gary Cunningham, remembered.

Unidentified drones in European skies stoke “hybrid war” fears

No matter where the drones come from they’re making Europe’s citizens nervous.

Jonathan Kronstadt: Do we deserve democracy if we doubt the vaccines that saved us?

There’s no vaccine for viral weirdness in the United States.

Jane Clifton: Mamma Mia! Swedish supergroup Abba misses out on ‘national treasure’ status

Want to start a national debate? Start by drawing up a cultural-canon list.

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.