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

Global security arrangements are not what they once were.

Chris Slane shares his perspective on current events.

The new Pope, albeit surely unintentionally, ticks all the boxes of an internet sensation.

Songwriting rangatira, Don McGlashan, stands up to Chris Bishop.

Deepfakes using intimate content shouldn't escape the law just because they're synthetic.

Visiting the Listener on Papers Past, to read what the conversation was, is fascinating.

AI is helping control seaweed infestations in our northern waters.

Firms go beyond perks to attract diverse, happy staff—boosting productivity and wellbeing.

Just because a supplement is available over the counter doesn’t make it safe or necessary.

A personal story of a fight against New Zealand's ADHD treatment regime.

Look Good Feel Better adds yoga, mindfulness to cancer care toolkit.

Michael Cooper's picks of "classy, satisfying" New Zealand wines.

Music not only soothes babies but helps strengthen the bond with parents.

The giant exotic, in genteel South Wairarapa township, in the running for Tree of the Year

Luka Venter's new work digs into glaciers from the inside out.

Dame Gillian Whitehead's new opera is a story relevant to past and present.

What is an art book without images of the artist’s work?

Just a normal family living in a whare in the country – with ghosts.

That Troy Kingi-Rob Ruha-Kaylee Bell Matariki song. Plus Benee, Lorde and Tami.

Despite kids’ theatre struggles, adults keep creating smart and engaging entertainment.

Thriller has a seductive heroine, exotic locale, but underuses its political backdrop.

Former scientist’s account of our nation’s wildlife contains fascinating stories.

Novel about a clairvoyant doctor is enjoyably lightweight.

Our one specialist court assessing whether a defendant is mentally fit to enter plea.

Eyewitnesses to solve crimes is a standard policing procedure, but how reliable are they?

Reassessing evidence in the Mona Blades case and the orange Datsun that led NZ astray.

The direct effects of nuclear war won’t be the deadliest thing; climate change will.

Pronunciation is the latest battleground of the culture wars.

Las Vegas's cheaper alternative, Laughlan, resembles the third portal of hell.

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.