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Gillian follows the wharenui: New opera pays tribute to a whare that’s endured
Dame Gillian Whitehead's new opera is a story relevant to past and present.
Kōkā: Spiritual road-trip movie hits some potholes
Matariki release has magic visuals but drama falters.
An empty frame? When biographers can’t get permission to use artists’ work
What is an art book without images of the artist’s work?
Politics
Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: One-legged recruits not proof of sliding police standards says minister
Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.
My enemy’s enemy: Danyl McLauchlan on minor parties’ outsized influence
Major parties must be wishing their minor counterparts would remain seen but not heard.
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.
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Opinion
Charlotte Grimshaw: The personal is political
No person, group or government is immune to cause and effect.
‘People in the arts like to think of themselves as liberal, but casual racism is rife’
The arts world remains a haven for casual racism, writes Douglas Lloyd Jenkins.
Duncan Garner: Labour needs to cut ties with Te Pāti Māori, not get closer
Continuing to align with Te Pāti Māori will do the Labour Party no favours.
New Zealand
Listener weekly quiz: June 18
Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.
Air of uncertainty: The contentious Waikato waste-to-energy plan
Is a bid to incinerate tons of waste better than burying it?
Air of uncertainty: Shouldn’t we just make less rubbish?
Is a bid to incinerate tons of waste better than burying it?
Enterprise & Tech
Peter Griffin: This virtual research assistant is actually useful
Google's NotebookLM becomes a superpower beyond the generic AI searches.
Peter Griffin: It’s the end for Windows 10, maybe it’s time to consider a Mac
As support closes for Windows 10, here are some reasons to make the switch.
Health
Instant sachet coffee is a popular choice, but what’s in it?
Instant frothy coffee from a packet is much loved, but contains a long list of additives.
Scotty Morrison: Matariki can be a reset for men’s health – mind, body and spirit
Here's how sing Te Whare Tapa Whā model is an awesome starting point for holistic health.
Why ‘you are what you eat’ is one of the most dangerous food myths around
It sounds like common sense, but 'you are what you eat' reveals troubling food myths.
Life
Bumper long weekend wine guide: Best pinot noir for $30 or less
Michael Cooper picks top pinots for under $30.
Is there a connection between prejudice and eating meat?
Studies on vegetarians throw light on the subject of prejudice against others.
Super man: Steve Braunias collects his Gold Card
A day I feared would never happen and yet feared would happen has arrived.
Culture
Gillian follows the wharenui: New opera pays tribute to a whare that’s endured
Dame Gillian Whitehead's new opera is a story relevant to past and present.
An empty frame? When biographers can’t get permission to use artists’ work
What is an art book without images of the artist’s work?
Ko Witi tōku ingoa: Esteemed NZ author’s te reo immersion
At 80, one of our most celebrated authors decided it was time to learn his language.
Entertainment
Kōkā: Spiritual road-trip movie hits some potholes
Matariki release has magic visuals but drama falters.
All in the execution: How Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light finally made it to screen
Director Peter Kosminsky on the tragedy of writer Hilary Mantel’s death.
Breaking the cycle: Three women on NZ’s prison system
Two-part doco follows women making the transition from prison to the outside world.
Books
Three new crime reads for the long weekend
Drugs, gangs and missing persons feature in latest crime fiction.
Book of the day: Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Horishima and the Surrender of Japan
Skies on fire: Mass bombing rather than atomic weapons defeated Japan.
Crime
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.
Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction
Eyewitnesses to solve crimes is a standard policing procedure, but how reliable are they?
No DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona Blades
Reassessing evidence in the Mona Blades case and the orange Datsun that led NZ astray.
World
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas lite
Las Vegas's cheaper alternative, Laughlan, resembles the third portal of hell.
Why travel with PMs is not for the faint of heart
The complicated relationship between NZ Prime Ministers and planes.
Happy Birthday, Mr President: Trump’s special day to coincide with a day of protests
Grassroot groups are fighting back against the US President's audacious power grabs.
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