The least worst: Danyl McLauchlan on choosing the next government

With a ratings deadlock, voters must decide who they dislike the least.

Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week

Anthony Ellison’s take on the week in political news.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Nicola Willis to “accidentally” challenge Luxon for leadership

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

Hiding and hoping: Danyl McLauchlan on the coalition’s economic inaction

There are things our government could be doing to deliver economic growth "at pace."

Duncan Garner: Forget Australia – move to Invercargill!

We're deep in a winter of discontent, but is there a glimmer of hope down south?

Russell Brown: Can the arrival of a new supermarket supplant old favourites?

The New World is opening ahead of schedule to the excitement of Pt Chev residents.

Aaron Smale: Bill, Will and talkback trash

What the racists need to consider before they talk about Shakespeare.

Law & society: Govt review of NZ’s legal aid system cannot threaten access to justice

Legal aid is under pressure but those who need representation should not be denied it.

The Beths: Making sweet songs out of rocky relationships, mental health battles and the Auckland Floods

Band unveiled new songs in a show streamed to the world from Neil Finn's Auckland studio.

Aotearoa is a nation of poets, and today we celebrate them

Today, poetry will spill from galleries and bars across NZ.

The fixer-uppers: Repair cafes rise to community need

DIY repair movement saves waste but will a proposed new law hold manufacturers to account?

How NZ experts modelled a Pacific-wide tsunami in minutes

NZ scientists teamed up to accurately forecast Russian tsunami’s impact on our shores.

The healing nerve? Why the vagus nerve is medicine’s next big hope

The vagus nerve is increasingly seen as key to controlling deadly inflammation.

Taking thyroxine? Wait before you pour that milk

Why the calcium in dairy is an issue for those who need a daily thyroid hormone boost.

We’ve all heard of the Mediterranean diet, but what’s really in it?

The Mediterranean diet explained, and how to embrace using local ingredients and products.

How the new wave of diet drugs tackle weight loss, addiction & even dementia

New-generation drugs are now approved in NZ for weight loss, but do they work?

The Good Life: Family history lessons

A history of the Hewitson family unearths a strong woman.

What’s behind the post-holiday blues?

It's common to feel a little flat after a holiday, but why and how can you lift your mood?

Nice and easy air-fryer recipes perfect for budget meals

Nutritionist and sports coach Élodie Colombel shares 60 recipes in her compact cookbook.

Weekend wine guide: Quality second label wines from top producers to try now

Here's an affordable way to taste wines based on young or heavily cropped vines.

A love letter to Aotearoa — in marimba

Masterworks tour puts Kiwi twist on classical favourites.

Toi Tū Toi Ora reframed: Doco reveals Auckland Art Gallery politics of landmark Māori exhibition

Chelsea Winstanley’s debut feature sells out at NZ International Film Festival.

Artist Hye Rim Lee on swapping opera for art, digital dreams taking flight and the gift of her parents

Artist Hye Rim Lee on carving out a career in 3D animations and digital photography.

How to see the discovery of lost Frances Hodgkins landscape and place she painted it

BBC show Fake or Fortune dedicates episode to NZ modernist.

Bret McKenzie & Geneva AM: Droll country-soul & bilingual electronica

Conchords star's solo set has got it going on in a classic '70s songwriter kind of way.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Tom Scott, Jeff Tweedy, Florence + the Machine, and more

Listen to the best of this week's track selections as chosen the the Listener team.

Workmates is a cute, savvy and bittersweet Kiwi romcom

Husband and wife team create and star in film based on their Auckland theatre experience.

The Beths: Making sweet songs out of rocky relationships, mental health battles and the Auckland Floods

Band unveiled new songs in a show streamed to the world from Neil Finn's Auckland studio.

The healing nerve? Why the vagus nerve is medicine’s next big hope

The vagus nerve is increasingly seen as key to controlling deadly inflammation.

Book of the day: Empathy by Bryan Walpert

There's an addictive edge to Bryan Walpert's otherwise literary novel.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: August 23

The local books we've been buying this week.

Book of the day: The Middle of Nowhere by Rosemary Baird

Building the Manapōuri hydro plant was a remarkable feat of ingenuity and endurance.

Alone and vulnerable: Steve Braunias on the murder of a lone security guard

The violent and senseless death is raising questions about the security industry.

Trickster, Tailor, Liar, Spy: The Kiwi conman who made legal history

Mary Eileen Jones's body was never found, but her wedding dress helped make legal history.

She was on the spectrum, he was a 'fat chubby nerd': Madison Ashton on Polkinghorne

After the Polkinghorne trial, Steve Braunias sat down to lunch with Madison Ashton.

Murder, he wrote: Steven Braunias on covering NZ’s most high-profile crime cases

"I've spent quite a lot of my professional life these past 20 years at murder trials."

Release die Hunde! Why Germany has gone to the dogs

Dogs are welcome almost everywhere in Berlin, writes Cathrin Schaer.

A young French cyclist has gone missing in Iran. I was almost with him.

New Zealand bikepacker's fears for fellow traveller arrested in Iran.

Jane Clifton: The debacle of public art and modern behaviour

A new stream of modern angst over public artworks: are some too sexualised?

Jane Clifton: Trump is playing high-stakes bingo with world economies

Trade imbalances used to be considered nothing personal. Now they're a whacking stick.

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

This contemporary Redcliffs home maximises its view of the estuary

A home on a Christchurch estuary provides its owner with an outlook that’s always changing

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week

Peacekeeping, population and why cannabis could cure insomnia.

10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week

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