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TVNZ & Film Commission chair Alastair Carruthers in the hot seat

The Hewitson Profile: Alastair Carruthers on the desire to prove himself.

Gloriavale: New testaments from cult survivors

The Christian community Gloriavale gets its biggest documentary treatment yet.

The Bigger Picture: A stitch in time

In praise of the fashions in 1950s Birkenhead, part of an exhibition in Auckland.

Lightning strikes are increasing in frequency. So where are you most at risk?

NZ has proportionally more positively charged lightning than many other countries.

The Bigger Picture: Forget Me Not

This must never happen again, we said. Five years on, we reflect.

The Listener weekly quiz: March 13

Mae West saved Paramount from bankruptcy. True or false?

Goodbye sailor: David Gapes, broadcasting pioneer and rock impresario

The original Radio Hauraki pirate has died at the age of 80.

Women’s Refuge releases shocking figures as police wind back family harm callouts

Police plans to limit their response to “family harm” incidents are raising alarm.

The bigger picture: Life in the fast lane

Paris Olympics, our athletes are on their way.

The Listener weekly quiz: February 14

The screenplay of which 2020 film of a Jane Austen story did Eleanor Catton write?

Russell Brown: We’re a little bit Kāinga Ora and a little bit Rita Ora

Our suburb’s history is entwined with mental illness and social need.

Rotten shame: Exposing the alarming construction flaws in NZ’s apartment developments

Leaky homes problem hasn't gone away, but has morphed into something far worse.

The Bigger Picture: The art of protest

“There’s a new breed coming,” Tāme Iti says. “I’m excited by it.”

The Listener weekly quiz: February 7

Who is the current Duke of Edinburgh?

Bare-minimum water quality standards are far from unreasonable

New Zealanders care about water quality, but fixing it means tough decisions.

Article of faith: Whose treaty is it anyway?

As Waitangi Day approaches, the scene is set for a fiery commemoration.