Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: PM Luxon successfully rearranges deck chairs

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

Danyl McLauchlan: NZ First reads the room over gentailers

After decades of borrowing, the govt has few levers to pull to stave off economic shock.

Chris Slane’s political cartoon of the week

Chris Slane shares his perspective on the week in politics.

Greg Dixon's Another Kind of Politics: Death Star boss claims Empire is winning

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

Leah McFall: Colour me surprised! The 1980s style trend that’s back brighter than before

Strange things that were big in my childhood just keep coming back.

Russell Brown: The neighbourhood is a refuge, sometimes

There are other things happening in the world other than the mad king and his war.

Tikanga statement sees charges dropped against man accused of damaging Treaty of Waitangi exhibit

Charges against a man accused of damaging Treaty of Waitangi exhibit have been dismissed.

Simon Wilson: A 10-point plan for cutting fossil-fuel dependency

Fossil-fuel dependency has long undermined national security, the economy and wellbeing.

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New Zealand Sign Language marks a major milestone.

NZ ironsand is packed with critical mineral desired by US, but is there a cleaner way to extract it?

Green chemistry approach needed to extract vanadium.

Listener weekly quiz: April 1

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

Waning trust, the rise of populism, AI: An economist on finding answers to the challenges of our time

Our choices, what we tolerate, invest in & allow to erode will decide the future.

Get up and into the light: A sleep expert on navigating daylight saving’s time change

The clocks are about to "fall back" an hour, so how can you reset your body clock?

The two-way links between heart surgery and depression

Heart surgery goes almost hand in hand with depression.

Flash hot cross buns? Sweet as, but what does it mean for your health goals?

Hot cross buns have transformed from simple bread into desserts packed with sugar & fat.

Manufactured anxiety: The manosphere’s dangerous push of testosterone supplements

Testosterone supplements can come with serious long-term dangers.

High braise: Decadent dining for the colder months

Three warming recipes from Sydney food stylist Lucy Tweed.

Weekend wine guide: Marlborough winery responds to market conditions with low-alcohol wines

Forrest Estate is also experimenting with the potential of other grape varieties.

The Good Life: What you’ll eat at my wake

My headstone will read, “Here rests the patron saint of doomed sheep”.

Fast to feast: Meals that honour the spirit of Ramadan

Londoner Ilhan Mohamed Abdi's book features some 80 recipes to help families enjoy Ramadan

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.

When Anything Could Happen: The history of The Clean delivers a great volume

The pioneering Dunedin band's story is told via an oral and visual history.

It’s Britney Shakespeare! How the musical &Juliet mixes the Bard and 90s pop

A hit jukebox musical gives the Bard’s best-known love story a pop makeover.

Top of the class: An intriguing, exasperating, ramshackle debut by hyped LA alt-rock outfit

The Sophs catch a break while Cut Worms revel in the release of their fourth lo-fi album.

If Helen Clark were PM now, she’d be a fashion icon: Costume designer, theatre director & image consultant on political dress & drama

The wardrobe wars of ex-PM inspire a new play and a fresh look at her legacy.

When Anything Could Happen: The history of The Clean delivers a great volume

The pioneering Dunedin band's story is told via an oral and visual history.

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: April 4

What Kiwis will be reading during Easter: Memoirs, great NZ fiction & a treat for the kids

Cultural attaché: Author Florence Knapp on her favourite books, writers and art

Florence Knapp’s devastating debut novel The Names proved a sensation.

Book of the day: Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin

An astronaut reaches for the stars – but at what cost?

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.

With budding pressure from US troops, is America a reliable ally?

The US military want to deter China, but how much involvement do they seek from Australia?

Black humour and hope: A stay in an Estonian hotel where the walls once had ears

Graham Reid learns of Tallinn's history and its unpleasant links to the KGB.

Far-right rising: Increasing inequality & crime shifts the dial on Swedish politics

Sweden has experienced one of the OECD's largest increases in income inequality.

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

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

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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