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Genetic testing for all? As Australia weighs preventive DNA checks, should NZ follow its lead?
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Genetic testing for all? As Australia weighs preventive DNA checks, should NZ follow its lead?

Publicly funded testing for high-risk genetic problems would save money as well as lives.

18 Feb 05:10 PM
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Wellington scientists lead world’s largest sponge study
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Wellington scientists lead world’s largest sponge study

Scientists to search for microbes that may help marine sponges survive in warmer seas.

18 Feb 05:08 PM
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Democracy needs armed forces, but young Germans will take a lot more convincing
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Democracy needs armed forces, but young Germans will take a lot more convincing

With increased Russian aggression and US untrustworthiness, Germany needs more soldiers.

18 Feb 05:06 PM
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David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?
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David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?

The rules-based order was only as robust as great powers’ willingness to abide by it.

18 Feb 05:02 PM
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Rose Byrne saves exhausting and stressful portrait of motherhood from being unwatchable
Sarah Watt
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Rose Byrne saves exhausting and stressful portrait of motherhood from being unwatchable

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is a smart and sensitive but tense take on parenting.

18 Feb 05:02 PM
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Book of the day: Pedro The Vast by by Simón López Trujillo
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Book of the day: Pedro The Vast by by Simón López Trujillo

A survivor of a fungal apocalypse is hailed as a messiah in captivating Chilean dystopia.

18 Feb 05:00 PM
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The Edinburgh Tattoo brings Scotland to Eden Park: Five things you need to know about summer’s biggest show
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The Edinburgh Tattoo brings Scotland to Eden Park: Five things you need to know about summer’s biggest show

Dust off your tartan, gather the clans and prepare for pipes and drums.

18 Feb 04:58 PM
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Job losses, seismic threats and now a sewage spill: Why they’re not the end for Wellington
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Job losses, seismic threats and now a sewage spill: Why they’re not the end for Wellington

You wouldn't think it, but there's a lot to look forward to in Wellington.

17 Feb 05:10 PM
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Pay more tax, greater equity and demand better: Three doctors on how to heal the health system
Health

Pay more tax, greater equity and demand better: Three doctors on how to heal the health system

Drs Lucy O'Hagan, Ineke Meredith and Ivor Popovich on how to heal NZ health system.

17 Feb 05:08 PM
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Danyl McLauchlan: Relentless government mediocrity could lead to the unthinkable - PM Winston Peters
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Danyl McLauchlan: Relentless government mediocrity could lead to the unthinkable - PM Winston Peters

Winston Peters as PM is still a long shot, but don’t the lead horses look exhausted?

15 Feb 05:08 PM
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Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
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Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week

Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on current events.

15 Feb 05:04 PM
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Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Luxon to NZ: your power bill, your problem
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Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Luxon to NZ: your power bill, your problem

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

12 Feb 05:10 PM
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Danyl McLauchlan: There are pathways to government for Labour but will it be in any shape to govern?
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Danyl McLauchlan: There are pathways to government for Labour but will it be in any shape to govern?

Voters want to know if Labour has a viable plan to fix the economy or if it's all talk.

08 Feb 05:06 PM
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David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?
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David Harvey: The rules-based international order is dying. What comes next?

The rules-based order was only as robust as great powers’ willingness to abide by it.

18 Feb 05:02 PM
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Simon Wilson: Smart politics does not equal smart town planning
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Simon Wilson: Smart politics does not equal smart town planning

David Seymour's dramatic hyperbole spooks PM into playing politics.

17 Feb 05:04 PM
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Health NZ’s annual report is not a story of a system on the mend; it’s a real-time demonstration of managed decline
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Health NZ’s annual report is not a story of a system on the mend; it’s a real-time demonstration of managed decline

Despite cost-cutting, Health New Zealand’s financial state is far from fighting fit.

16 Feb 05:04 PM
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Russell Brown: In the UK, the Epstein Files cause a parliamentary crisis. In the US, they barely raise eyebrows
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Russell Brown: In the UK, the Epstein Files cause a parliamentary crisis. In the US, they barely raise eyebrows

Deputy US attorney-general Todd Blanche tells journalists any Epstein investigation's over

15 Feb 05:06 PM
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New Zealand

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Wellington scientists lead world’s largest sponge study
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Wellington scientists lead world’s largest sponge study

Scientists to search for microbes that may help marine sponges survive in warmer seas.

18 Feb 05:08 PM
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Job losses, seismic threats and now a sewage spill: Why they’re not the end for Wellington
New Zealand

Job losses, seismic threats and now a sewage spill: Why they’re not the end for Wellington

You wouldn't think it, but there's a lot to look forward to in Wellington.

17 Feb 05:10 PM
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Listener weekly quiz: February 18
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Listener weekly quiz: February 18

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

17 Feb 05:00 PM
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Record-breaking Kiwi teen track star Sam Ruthe on his astonishing achievements and fleet-footed family
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Record-breaking Kiwi teen track star Sam Ruthe on his astonishing achievements and fleet-footed family

Sam Ruthe is only 16 years old and already clocking record-breaking times.

13 Feb 06:10 PM

Business & Finance

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Peter Griffin: The NZ demise of EB Games confirms digital distribution now dominates
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Peter Griffin: The NZ demise of EB Games confirms digital distribution now dominates

Gaming will become an empire without temples where fans can celebrate their obsession.

11 Feb 05:04 PM
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Peter Griffin: Apple has quietly admitted it can’t win a critical technology race
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Peter Griffin: Apple has quietly admitted it can’t win a critical technology race

Apple has always excelled at making new tech usable rather than being first with it.

27 Jan 05:03 PM
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No Plan B? What’s at risk if the internet breaks
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No Plan B? What’s at risk if the internet breaks

From cyclones and tsunamis to software glitches, our dependence on cables can crash.

04 Jan 06:06 PM
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Health

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Genetic testing for all? As Australia weighs preventive DNA checks, should NZ follow its lead?
Health

Genetic testing for all? As Australia weighs preventive DNA checks, should NZ follow its lead?

Publicly funded testing for high-risk genetic problems would save money as well as lives.

18 Feb 05:10 PM
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Pay more tax, greater equity and demand better: Three doctors on how to heal the health system
Health

Pay more tax, greater equity and demand better: Three doctors on how to heal the health system

Drs Lucy O'Hagan, Ineke Meredith and Ivor Popovich on how to heal NZ health system.

17 Feb 05:08 PM
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Hot honey - sweet hype or real health?
Health

Hot honey - sweet hype or real health?

Hot honey is heating up menus but is the sweet and spicy craze actually good for us?

16 Feb 05:06 PM
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Want to live longer? Be happier and healthier? Why picking up a paint brush, joining a choir or cooking a meal could help
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Want to live longer? Be happier and healthier? Why picking up a paint brush, joining a choir or cooking a meal could help

At a time when arts education is under siege, research shows how vital creativity is.

15 Feb 05:10 PM

Life

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The Good Life: Signed, sealed - and delivered
Life

The Good Life: Signed, sealed - and delivered

On the demise of 142 NZ Post Stores across the country.

14 Feb 06:00 PM
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Delicious Japanese street eats from the back lanes of Tokyo
Life

Delicious Japanese street eats from the back lanes of Tokyo

French-Japanese writer Laure Kié recreates some of her favourite dishes.

13 Feb 06:02 PM
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Weekend wine guide: Wines for sauvignon blanc lovers who like a richer, smokier tipple
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Weekend wine guide: Wines for sauvignon blanc lovers who like a richer, smokier tipple

New Zealand winemakers strive for greater complexities when handling the grape variety.

12 Feb 05:02 PM
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Our clothes reveal much about us, so what happens when fashion conformity turns toxic?
Life

Our clothes reveal much about us, so what happens when fashion conformity turns toxic?

Dressing for identity is powerful, but fashion obsession can come at a cost.

10 Feb 05:10 PM
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Culture

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The Edinburgh Tattoo brings Scotland to Eden Park: Five things you need to know about summer’s biggest show
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The Edinburgh Tattoo brings Scotland to Eden Park: Five things you need to know about summer’s biggest show

Dust off your tartan, gather the clans and prepare for pipes and drums.

18 Feb 04:58 PM
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From bro’Town to the rag trade, Ant Sang stitches up his next act
Culture

From bro’Town to the rag trade, Ant Sang stitches up his next act

Why this bro'Town creative's latest project might be his most significant yet.

13 Feb 06:04 PM
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Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again
Culture

Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again

A restaged retrospective reveals NZ artist's Julian Dashper’s lasting impact.

07 Feb 06:04 PM
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Anatomy of a music season: How Chamber Music NZ plans a concert year
Culture

Anatomy of a music season: How Chamber Music NZ plans a concert year

When the money won’t stretch, NZ arts organisations can use other means to attract talent.

07 Feb 06:02 PM

Entertainment

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Rose Byrne saves exhausting and stressful portrait of motherhood from being unwatchable
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Rose Byrne saves exhausting and stressful portrait of motherhood from being unwatchable

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is a smart and sensitive but tense take on parenting.

18 Feb 05:02 PM
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Felicity Kendal on living a good life, making dungarees sexy and not coming to NZ for Small Town Scandal
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Felicity Kendal on living a good life, making dungarees sexy and not coming to NZ for Small Town Scandal

Michele Hewitson profiles UK star Felicity Kendal.

16 Feb 05:10 PM
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Chris Hemsworth’s heist caper has star power but lacks grunt
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Chris Hemsworth’s heist caper has star power but lacks grunt

The decent caper movie that author Don Winslow’s story suggests never quite emerges.

16 Feb 05:02 PM
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From Paris with love, Bic Runga returns
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From Paris with love, Bic Runga returns

Bic Runga introduces adult stuff in the innocent guise of pop.

15 Feb 05:00 PM

Books

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Book of the day: Pedro The Vast by by Simón López Trujillo
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Book of the day: Pedro The Vast by by Simón López Trujillo

A survivor of a fungal apocalypse is hailed as a messiah in captivating Chilean dystopia.

18 Feb 05:00 PM
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Book of the day: Crick: A Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain by Matthew Cobb
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Book of the day: Crick: A Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain by Matthew Cobb

Entertaining, meticulous biography of the flawed scientist who discovered secret of life.

17 Feb 05:02 PM
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Book of the day: Party Boy by Breton Dukes
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Book of the day: Party Boy by Breton Dukes

Dark-humoured novel explores splintering life of man tormented by his schoolboy antics.

16 Feb 05:00 PM
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Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: February 14
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Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: February 14

There's a new number one on the list of local bestsellers.

13 Feb 06:00 PM

Crime

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Milk, Madness and Mayhem: The Ruahine Triple Axe Murders
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Milk, Madness and Mayhem: The Ruahine Triple Axe Murders

Was it an act of temporary, alcohol-induced madness? Or plain bloody murder?

27 Dec 05:10 PM
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The Listener 2025 collection: Our most popular crime writing
Crime

The Listener 2025 collection: Our most popular crime writing

From contemporary court cases to historic murders, 2025's best read crime stories.

26 Dec 06:00 PM
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Steve Braunias on the sentencing of the mother responsible for the ‘suitcase murders’
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Steve Braunias on the sentencing of the mother responsible for the ‘suitcase murders’

Mercy for Hakyung Lee was bartered for at sentencing.

14 Dec 05:00 PM
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Foreigner, bigamist, killer: The wild life and dubious conviction of a colonial double murderer
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Foreigner, bigamist, killer: The wild life and dubious conviction of a colonial double murderer

Faced with a double murder that rocked colonial NZ, police were quick to find a suspect.

09 Dec 05:01 PM

World

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Democracy needs armed forces, but young Germans will take a lot more convincing
World

Democracy needs armed forces, but young Germans will take a lot more convincing

With increased Russian aggression and US untrustworthiness, Germany needs more soldiers.

18 Feb 05:06 PM
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Apocalypse how: A field guide to the end of the world as the doomsday clock ticks forward
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Apocalypse how: A field guide to the end of the world as the doomsday clock ticks forward

When’s the apocalypse coming, and what are the six likeliest ways it's going to kill us?

09 Feb 05:15 PM
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The political divide over the future of Bondi’s bridge
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The political divide over the future of Bondi’s bridge

The bridge at the centre of the Bondi massacre is the latest subject of debate.

04 Feb 05:00 PM
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Was Renee Good’s death the result of senseless violence or an outcome of domestic terrorism?
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Was Renee Good’s death the result of senseless violence or an outcome of domestic terrorism?

Why your “moral language” will determine how you answer this question.

26 Jan 05:02 PM

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