Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: “Shaky” Luxon leadership still high risk despite earthquake rule changes

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

Danyl McLauchlan: As Luxon talks up a glorious future, his ministers deliver disconnected policies

The government is playing potluck with the economy.

Chris Slane’s political cartoon of the week

Chris Slane’s take on current events.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Trump calls Earth “worst planet ever” on Tripadvisor

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

The hidden dangers of grey literature in public debate and truth-telling

Questioning a 2022 Human Rights Commission Report on colonisation proves futile.

Aaron Smale: Not a patch on paedophiles

Why is the state still protecting abuse perpetrators through police inaction & tardiness?

Victoria’s treaty bill sparks hope for Australia’s first peoples

State proposes a treaty with potential to take reconciliation from rhetoric to reality.

Russell Brown: Why Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric would identify him as an extremist in NZ

Our politicians should not be pulling us towards American agendas.

Algae changes in Southern Ocean sparks ecosystem concern

As phytoplankton responds to climate change, a reorganisation of life is occurring.

How childhood lessons on a North Otago farm are shaping new era of Kiwi financial literacy

Can teaching kids about money break the cycle of financial stress? Simon Brown thinks so.

Listener Weekly Quiz: October 1

Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.

The doctor who beat the odds to ease pain for New Zealand’s dying children

Amanda Evans has turned her own childhood adversity into a remarkable career.

New Zealand study reveals long-term health of tiny premature babies

Advances in neonatal care are helping NZ's tiniest babies survive — with caveats.

TikTok’s carnivore diet: The booming trend with hidden health risks

Meat and mandarins? Why experts are warning against extreme meat diets.

Why finally getting a health diagnosis can bring relief – but also uncertainty

Research shows receiving a diagnosis has at least five types of effects.

Regular yoghurt or Greek yoghurt? Here’s the difference

Yoghurt is a rich source of protein, but not all are created equal.

Weekend Wine Guide: Villa Maria’s 2025 collection is private, not exclusive

You can find Villa Maria's great-value wines on shelves around the world.

Jane Clifton: Bloody Scotland, Tartan Noir and global headliners

Authors flock to Scotland's annual crime-writing book festival.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 3: How much for a home on a Queenstown golf resort, or an Eastern spiritual retreat in Westmere?

The next batch of multi-million dollar abodes from episode three.

The Good Life: Is the humble lawn now the subject of a culture war, too?

Exploring the alternatives to having a mossy lawn.

‘I couldn’t give up either’: The NZ doctor who became a composer 40 years after her first degree

Music by paediatrician and composer Louise Webster gets the Auckland Phil treatment.

A chance encounter with a Shakespearean rarity tells a South Canterbury Tale

In Timaru, a 19th century oil painting reveals one of the Bard's lesser-known works.

Cultural attaché: Tracy Grant Lord on making ballet look beautiful, opening nights and her dream dinner guests

The acclaimed set and costume designer shares her inspirations and favourite things.

NZSO 2026 programme: Orchestra announces line-up of young and gifted overseas guest stars

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra books one of the Kanneh-Mason clan.

Listener’s October Viewing Guide: Victoria Beckham doco series, James May explores explorers, and The Diplomat returns

What's new on broadcast telly and streaming this month, updated weekly.

Music: Local albums offer smooth sailing and nightmares in space

New releases from Leisure, Rhian Sheehan & Arli Liberman, and Alan Brown.

Why making Leonardo DiCaprio a deadbeat dad was a Paul Thomas Anderson masterstroke

Director steers DiCaprio into Coen Brothers territory in his latest Californian epic.

Sam Neill summons a Kiwi-heavy cast for third season of Oz courtroom drama

The Kiwi cast of The Twelve on working with Sam Neill.

Book of the Day: Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics by Matthew Wright

Well-researched bio of first NZ Nobel laureate explores his achievements in plain language

Book of the Day: Gravity Let Me Go by Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton’s latest novel has truth, lies and delusion at its heart.

Book of the Day: The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa

Airana Ngarewa draws from his own whakapapa for story of a survivor of Tītokowaru’s war.

Book of the Day: Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood

Patricia Lockwood’s new novel doubles down and tests the patience of her devotees.

Steve Braunias on the latest Scott Watson case decision: ‘Smug complacency and stupid intransigence’

A response to the Court of Appeal's decision not to quash Scott Watson's convictions.

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.

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."

Jonathan Kronstadt: Do we deserve democracy if we doubt the vaccines that saved us?

There’s no vaccine for viral weirdness in the United States.

Jane Clifton: Mamma Mia! Swedish supergroup Abba misses out on ‘national treasure’ status

Want to start a national debate? Start by drawing up a cultural-canon list.

Rules-bound Germany ignores the one that really counts

International law serves as a common language, but some consider it more like a guide.

Charlotte Grimshaw: On watching world leaders partake in the dream life of a US President

Musing on Donald Trump's "pretend mode" from rich and righteous Norway.

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.