
Worried about the themes in TV's Adolescence? Here’s what you can do to help your son
Netflix show Adolescence has everyone talking, but are the discussions missing the point?

Mark Adams: 50 Years of photography that tells New Zealand’s stories
Retrospective of photographer Mark Adams’ 50-year career accompanies major exhibition.
Politics

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Winston Peters’ history is a history of his outrage
Have we found the secret to Winston Peters' eternal political life?

Hello, Delhi: Danyl McLauchlan on our new trade friend
Indian trip wins a much-needed gold star on PM Luxon’s report card.
Opinion

Duncan Garner: Chris Hipkins’ inconvenient truth – the Greens are loopy and Te Pāti Māori too radical
The mums and dads in leafy suburbs who vote Green might now be rethinking their support.

Jane Clifton: When your quiet corner of the world is shot to pieces
Towns - and countries - made famous by a TV series or film can be a mixed blessing.

From Bezos with love? Brit horror at 007’s new American overlord
Britain's favourite film hero, James Bond, to come under control of an American overlord.
New Zealand

NZ’s stolen children: Aaron Smale’s investigation into abuse in state care reaches the screen
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa documentary opens up space for other survivors to speak.

Listener weekly quiz: March 26
Test your general knowledge with the Listener's weekly quiz.

Mapping the Motu: How a new book reimagines the NZ Wars through Māori perspectives
The Māori history redefining our understanding of the NZ Wars.
Enterprise & Tech
Health

If the fountain of youth came in a bottle, would it be labelled omega-3?
Omega-3 anti-ageing hype might be overblown, but fish oils have other benefits.

‘I am a strong, resilient woman but TB nearly broke me’
NZ woman on what living with the world’s deadliest infectious disease is like.

The Age of Diagnosis: Have we got it wrong on long Covid, depression and ADHD?
Prominent neurologist on why the 'diagnosing epidemic' can do more harm than good.
Life

Taste of home: Taupō's Vanya Insull produces a new book devoted to comfort food
Tasty, warming recipes from the bestselling VJ Cooks.

Bumper weekend wine guide: Chardonnay rules
Apple and lemon or peach and apricot – whichever you choose there’s a chardonnay to suit.

Worried about the themes in TV's Adolescence? Here’s what you can do to help your son
Netflix show Adolescence has everyone talking, but are the discussions missing the point?
Culture

Mark Adams: 50 Years of photography that tells New Zealand’s stories
Retrospective of photographer Mark Adams’ 50-year career accompanies major exhibition.

TVNZ's Indira Stewart on Polyfest: From performer to reporter and backstage mum
TV journalist on 50 years of Polyfest - and her enduring links to giant cultural gathering

Bowing in the wind: NZ String Quartet prepares to dance
The NZ String Quartet joins forces with acclaimed dancer/choreographer Moss Patterson.
Entertainment

Nasty bite of the apple: Dopey Disney makeover is enough to make you grumpy
This Snow White presents nothing new and everything recycled.

Music: Avant-garde women offer accessible and challenging albums
New albums from Japanese Breakfast and Circuit des Yeux.

Marriage licence to kill: Fassbender & Blanchett’s spousal spy thriller
Black Bag has 007 ties but touches of le Carré.
Books

Three new crime books to check out this weekend
Latest thrillers dig into crime in Maine, Northern Ireland and NZ's own Hawke's Bay.

Book of the day: Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander
Epic tale of deadly but little-known, four-year wartime airlift across the Himalayas.
Crime

11 years on, Taranaki detective still haunted by father-son murder case
'The murders, the families involved, they almost become part of you.'

Russell Brown: Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed system
The arrest of a Northland ‘green fairy’ highlights NZ's onerous medical cannabis rules.

NZ’s top cop on the crime he’ll never forget
"Investigating crimes against children has been the hardest part of my career."
World

From Bezos with love? Brit horror at 007’s new American overlord
Britain's favourite film hero, James Bond, to come under control of an American overlord.

Jane Clifton: I have seen the future of road-traffic management
Forget about orange cones and get ready to welcome a more organic alternative.

Gunboat diplomacy: NZ faces growing defence challenges after China’s naval incursion
Chinese navy’s activities bolster the case for rapid replacement of NZ's ageing frigates.
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10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
From politics to entertainment & books, points worth noting from our most recent stories.