The Listener
  • The Listener home
  • The Listener E-edition
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Health & nutrition
  • Arts & Culture
  • New Zealand
  • All Blacks
  • Consumer tech & enterprise
  • Food & drink

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • New Zealand
  • World
  • Health & nutrition
  • Consumer tech & enterprise
  • Art & culture
  • Food & drink
  • Entertainment
  • Books
  • Life

More

  • The Listener E-edition
  • The Listener on Facebook
  • The Listener on Instagram
  • The Listener on X

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Listener / Opinion

Inform your opinion: What drives our current divided society?

By Paul Little
New Zealand Listener·
27 Sep, 2023 04:00 PM4 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌

Subscriber benefit

The ability to gift paywall-free articles is a subscriber only benefit. See more offers by clicking the button below.

Already a subscriber?  Sign in here
Save

    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

We have always been a divided society, It just wasn’t acknowledged. Photo / Getty Images
We have always been a divided society, It just wasn’t acknowledged. Photo / Getty Images

We have always been a divided society, It just wasn’t acknowledged. Photo / Getty Images

Opinion by Paul LittleLearn more
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Most popular

LISTENER
My father was Riff Raff and my childhood was a Horror Show
Entertainment

My father was Riff Raff and my childhood was a Horror Show

27 Jun 06:05 PM
LISTENER
Pitt, Stop: Why Brad’s slick F1 flick is a drag
Reviews

Pitt, Stop: Why Brad’s slick F1 flick is a drag

27 Jun 06:00 PM
LISTENER
Weekend wine guide: Five-star NZ wines that are downright delicious
Reviews

Weekend wine guide: Five-star NZ wines that are downright delicious

26 Jun 06:00 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
Trump halts trade talks with Canada over digital services tax
World

Trump halts trade talks with Canada over digital services tax

27 Jun 09:03 PM
'Matrix change': Winning Lotto Powerball could soon become much harder
New Zealand

'Matrix change': Winning Lotto Powerball could soon become much harder

27 Jun 08:54 PM
'Tremendous win': Trump celebrates Supreme Court ruling on powers
World

'Tremendous win': Trump celebrates Supreme Court ruling on powers

27 Jun 08:37 PM
Mt Eden prison inmate dies after 'incident': Corrections, police and coroner launch probes
New Zealand

Mt Eden prison inmate dies after 'incident': Corrections, police and coroner launch probes

27 Jun 08:12 PM
Eleven homes damaged by overnight tornado as the south braces for snow dumps
New Zealand

Eleven homes damaged by overnight tornado as the south braces for snow dumps

27 Jun 07:30 PM

Latest from The Listener

LISTENER
My father was Riff Raff and my childhood was a Horror Show

My father was Riff Raff and my childhood was a Horror Show

27 Jun 06:05 PM

Richard O' Brien's son Linus on his remarkable 50th anniversary Rocky Horror documentary.

LISTENER
Three Greek recipes boasting comfort and spice

Three Greek recipes boasting comfort and spice

27 Jun 06:00 PM
LISTENER
Pitt, Stop: Why Brad’s slick F1 flick is a drag

Pitt, Stop: Why Brad’s slick F1 flick is a drag

27 Jun 06:00 PM
LISTENER
Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: June 28

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: June 28

27 Jun 06:00 PM
LISTENER
Duncan Garner: In defence of David Seymour, the demonised and dangerous?

Duncan Garner: In defence of David Seymour, the demonised and dangerous?

27 Jun 06:00 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Contact NZ Herald
  • Help & support
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
NZ Listener
  • NZ Listener e-edition
  • Contact Listener Editorial
  • Advertising with NZ Listener
  • Manage your Listener subscription
  • Subscribe to NZ Listener digital
  • Subscribe to NZ Listener
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotion and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • NZ Listener
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search