Fossil fools: Danyl McLauchlan on the coalition’s petrol problem

Sharks circle as govt backtracks on clean energy & a fuel crisis conspires against it.

Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week

Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on the week in politics.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Tibet says Luxon asked to be next Dalai Lama

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

Danyl McLauchlan on National’s latest poor polling results

The poor poll may reflect the government’s failure to hit most of its economic targets.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Authors, politicians, lawyers - anyone can dress up a terrible idea as a good one

Some old enough to remember the Iraq war argue US & Israel’s Iranian attacks are rational.

Steve Braunias on legends of the trade: Bernard Orsman, Mark Sainsbury, Fran O’Sullivan, Cathy Campbell and Chris Rattue

Reflections on Wellington Polytechnic journalism school’s class of 1980.

Friends, neighbours, whānau: it’s time to start a movement and join the drain gang

An idea embraced by San Franciscans could help ease NZ’s stormwater drainage problems.

Duncan Garner: Chris Hipkins, social media and the fraying line between private and public life

No one wins when private lives are dragged into the public arena.

London residency with connections to Kiwi literary royalty provides a rare opportunity for NZ writers

Fiona Kidman inspires new London writers’ residency.

Listener weekly quiz: March 25

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

When psychology professor Niki Harré set out to establish a secular religion, the results didn’t quite go to plan

Professor's new book explores what the secular world can learn from religion.

Title fights: What owners wished they knew before buying into apartments and townhouses

Disputes over shared costs are tearing body corporates apart.

Low fibre diets can bring big consequences for gut microbiome and health, but one humble fruit can help

Most of us consume insufficient fibre, depriving gut microbiome of much-needed diversity.

War in the Middle East pushes up price of coffee

Some 80% of the world's adults drink coffee, which produces an immediate mood booster.

Is stress quietly reshaping the way you eat?

Research shows stress can change how our bodies process and store what we eat.

Quiet quitting vs hustle culture: Is either better for your mental health?

Slavish devotion to work is unhealthy, but will lowering your effort actually help?

The Good Life: Man, 59, seeks hobbies

Unlike proper hobbies, neither mowing lawns or stacking firewood are not without purpose.

Sweet delights from baker/cartoonist Tat Effby’s latest cookbook

Getting over repeat rejection by The Great British Bake Off, Tat has fun in new cookbook.

Weekend wine guide: What is wine quality?

Experts use varying criteria to assess how good a wine is.

The Good Life: Lost letter mysteries

Could a reunion be on the cards thanks to mail received at Lush Places?

Composer/guitarist Dylan Lardelli brings musical explorations back home

Dylan Lardelli offers rare chance to hear classical music from the outer edges.

Benjamin Britten’s ‘shimmering’ Illuminations comes to Christchurch

Soprano Carleen Ebbs will sing the work later this month.

Grande dame of song steps back from heading NZ’s national choir

More than anyone, Karen Grylls has led the way in forging an NZ choral music identity.

Triumph of spirit: The dance masterpiece Gloria returns

For the first time since Douglas Wright's death, Gloria is being staged in Aotearoa.

This year’s Taite Prize Classic Record: The story of the Mint Chicks' ‘Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!’ and the upstarts behind it

A look back at the 2006 release and the volatile history of the band.

A biopic of living with Tourette syndrome is superbly done

An accomplished supporting cast in I Swear balances representation and compassion.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Reb Fountain, Office Dog, Anna Calvi with Matt Berninger, and more

New and intriguing tracks selected by writers at the Listener magazine.

Salute to the captain: Scenes from the four-marae goodbye to Herbs chief Dilworth Karaka

Film-maker Tearepa Kahi on the farewell to the reggae warrior.

London residency with connections to Kiwi literary royalty provides a rare opportunity for NZ writers

Fiona Kidman inspires new London writers’ residency.

Book of the day: A Spy Amongst Us by Marc Mierowsky

Unravelling unlikely links to espionage, English & Scottish union and author Daniel Defoe.

Book of the day: Son of Nobody by Yann Martel

Booker winner Yann Martel’s latest novel is a brain-busting tour de force.

Book of the day: A Better Life by Lionel Shriver

Close-to-the-bone satire poses questions about immigration in an alternative New York.

Cop-turned-novelist writes handbook on police procedures out of frustration over common crime-writer mistakes

How to write a crime novel that rings true - and the most common mistakes writers make.

Milk, Madness and Mayhem: The Ruahine Triple Axe Murders

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

The Listener 2025 collection: Our most popular crime writing

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

Steve Braunias on the sentencing of the mother responsible for the ‘suitcase murders’

Mercy for Hakyung Lee was bartered for at sentencing.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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See the world anew when science, art and nature converge in Te Papa’s Breathe | Mauri Ora

Te Papa’s new experience is at the cutting edge of technology and immersive art practice.

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