Danyl McLauchlan: The brutal political attack Winston Peters is unlikely to forgive

Recent events show not all of the political infighting will be fake.

Chris Slane’s political cartoon of the week

Chris Slane shares his perspective on recent political events.

Karori Royale: How Ian Fleming’s 007 muse ended up in Wellington

The NZ peace movement unmasked MI6 agent whose wild claims inspired James Bond.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: New citizenship test to ask migrants if they are as desperate to move to Australia as Kiwis

Greg Dixon run a satirical eye over local and international politics.

Simon Wilson: PM’s unpopularity makes headlines, but there’s a deeper battle between Bishop and Brown

Chris Bishop may never be PM, but he knows what Luxon & Brown don't about suburban sprawl.

Art Land: What’s happening in visual arts and galleries around NZ this month — new column

In the first of his monthly columns about NZ visual arts Mark Amery takes an alpine trek.

David Harvey: 'Postcode luck is not justice'

Therapeutic courts are being let down by overstretched treatment and social services.

Duncan Garner: The questions I want Chris Hipkins to answer

The Labour leader can't pretend the Green and Te Pāti Māori don't exist.

The Listener’s weekly quiz: May 13

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

What will it take to stamp out tribalism, bullying and ‘bad apples’ in our police force?

Ongoing scandals suggest not much change in police culture since the Louise Nicholas case.

Split Enz: The ultimate review of the reunion tour – “it soared”

Four Listener writers compare mental notes on the final NZ shows of the Forever Enz tour.

Grand Designs NZ’s latest: Having your island bach delivered by chopper, piece by piece

A look at the latest episode with host Tom Webster adding this thoughts.

The promising immunotherapy treatment giving blood cancer patients hope - if they can afford it

Sam Neill has been declared cancer-free after a successful trial.

Falls, fractures & fragility: The ambitious project dedicated to assessing bone health & fall risk

The service is accessible to 99% of the population with aims to prevent repeat breaks.

One in six Kiwis live with hearing loss—many silently slipping into isolation

The quiet toll of hearing loss over a lifetime revealed - and the one thing to keep doing.

Good medicine: In an election year, Māori health is once more a political football

Affirmative action in healthcare isn’t privilege, it provides help where it’s most needed

Falls, fractures & fragility: Your risk factors - and why youth might not prevent a bad break

Unexpected fractures and loss of bone density are not just the fate of the elderly.

The Good Life: Memories of a badass girl and a Wairarapa love story

You get old & rackety in a different way and you think, “What happened to my badass girl?"

UK recipe developer Sophie Godwin’s latest offers feasts for two or many

Having people round? Four crowd pleasing recipes from I'll Cook.

Weekend wine guide: The Marlborough vineyard big NZ wine industry names turn to for top grapes

The vineyard’s elevation, soils and orientation create a unique terroir.

Richard Betts: Is this the most interesting-looking concert from our orchestras in 2026?

Composer Alex van den Broek has arranged a programme of 20th-century classics.

Art Land: What’s happening in visual arts and galleries around NZ this month — new column

In the first of his monthly columns about NZ visual arts Mark Amery takes an alpine trek.

NZ’s 25 years at the Venice Biennale - the controversies, the crowd-pleasers and the politics

The Venice Biennale is a grand, ornate pageant with art trying to cut through.

Richard Betts: I absolutely loathe this piece of music, but I absolutely urge you to see & hear it played live

Watching an orchestra play, even if the music leaves you cold, is a thrill.

Split Enz: The ultimate review of the reunion tour – “it soared”

Four Listener writers compare mental notes on the final NZ shows of the Forever Enz tour.

Grand Designs NZ’s latest: Having your island bach delivered by chopper, piece by piece

A look at the latest episode with host Tom Webster adding this thoughts.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Charli xcx, the Rollings Stones, and the best of local releases

New and intriguing tracks selected by writers at the NZ Listener magazine.

Meaner Girls: How Heathers went from cult comedy to stage hit - and why it wouldn’t get written today

Teen violence, dark satire and jazz hands? Heathers has a murderous mix of all three.

Book of the day: Solace House by Will Maclean

Dazzlingly ambitious novel blends cosmic horror and psychic breakdown but is not flawless.

Book of the day: The Other Catherine by Lauren Keenan

This is a deftly intertwined story of two women separated by time, place and culture.

Past sins: Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart’s captivating new novel

Secrets, tradition & the ways of love explored when a man returns to remote Scottish Isle.

Paste & copy: Harnessing a subculture’s print explosion

A history of NZ's vines is also a potted political history & account of protest.

Family, fraud and “the vilest criminal ever tried in NZ”: The infamous Timaru poisonings

Greg Dixon on a husband's plan to poison his wife and snatch her fortune.

What will it take to stamp out tribalism, bullying and ‘bad apples’ in our police force?

Ongoing scandals suggest not much change in police culture since the Louise Nicholas case.

Jazz Thornton fronts new docuseries spreading awareness of terrifying harassment

As new anti-stalking laws come into effect, three women share stories of being stalked.

Cop-turned-novelist writes handbook on police procedures out of frustration over common crime-writer mistakes

How to write a crime novel that rings true - and the most common mistakes writers make.

Sir David Attenborough at 100: Videos to celebrate his centenary starring King Charles, that baby gorilla, a kākāpō and other NZ birdlife

Selected clips and out-takes from the tv great's career in natural history broadcasting.

What persuaded a risk-averse PM to plump for a man nicknamed the 'Prince of Darkness'?

Allowing the elite different standards is common in all this political player's travails.

Anna Fifield on China’s soft-power flex

It has been a good year for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s international profile.

For Australian soldier hero Ben Roberts-Smith, the longest war is far from over

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier faces years in limbo after war crimes charges.

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Te Papa’s new experience is at the cutting edge of technology and immersive art practice.

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