Reckless retroactive law-making poses real danger.

Chris Slane shares his perspective on current events.

The Equal Pay Amendment Act was passed under urgency without a scintilla of warning.

When it comes to gender law, there is a fine line of words and meaning.

Chris Hipkins and the New Zealand Labour Party should be buoyed.

There's no retirement for this Kiwi hero who won't stop until NZ families are safe.

Academic theories, biology and politics: Their role in the clash over gender definitions.

"In the dark, no one can see you cry. Besides, everyone else is crying, too."

Behind-the-scenes with those battling to keep kids safe from online harm.

Otago scientist on understanding the relationship between vitamin cancer and tumour growth

A compound in birth control pills may help women at risk of inherited breast cancer.

Potential to repurpose familiar drugs rather than pour billions into new ones.

Greg Dixon mulls over his ever-expanding book collection and the Great Cull.

A sip of wine gives your cognitive functioning a thorough drill, suggests Michael Cooper.

From blogging to a cookbook, Hamilton's Amber Bremner highlights plant-based cooking.

Hannah Darroch has duel roles as performer and arts administrator.

George Driver on the "little wooden box" that powered generations of NZ's top musicians.

"Raymond Hawthorne influenced nearly every actor in NZ for decades."

Unexpected box office success leads Ben Affleck back to The Accountant 2.

Zauner juggles penning a second memoir as her band Japanese Breakfast tour, including NZ.

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.

Novelist-poet Dominic Hoey’s latest dwells on trying to get ahead in the big city.

Hot air rising? The Trump-led tech bro space race gets debunked.

A cheat sheet to the Ockham finalists (and what we wrote about the books).

People who commit fraud have more than just motive and opportunity in common.

This wasn’t just a whodunnit. It was a why-dunnit - and years later, the questions remain.

'The murders, the families involved, they almost become part of you.'

Advertising for lavatory paper and laxatives has gone down the toilet.

A paucity of public toilets highlights American inequality and marginalisation.

Champion golfer’s appeal easily crosses the Irish divide.

Peacekeeping, population and why cannabis could cure insomnia.

The former PM who helped solve a violent crime to 11 words to say before you die.