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![NZ estuaries may harbour more plastic than first estimated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ estuaries may harbour more plastic than first estimated
What our waterways are telling us about plastic pollution.
![Lewis Clareburt: Can NZ’s medley man medal in Paris?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lewis Clareburt: Can NZ’s medley man medal in Paris?
Lewis Clareburt hopes to give NZ a rare swimming medal at the 2024 Olympics.
![Starter for 10: Which contest draws 25,000 NZers to the pub each week?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Starter for 10: Which contest draws 25,000 NZers to the pub each week?
Kiwis' love of pub quiz shows no sign of slowing, says the man who brought them to NZ.
![25 things happening right here, right now to feel good about](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
25 things happening right here, right now to feel good about
It's not all doom and gloom, there are good things happening all over NZ.
![Quiet achievers, rebels and dreamers: 50 of NZ’s most inspiring people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quiet achievers, rebels and dreamers: 50 of NZ’s most inspiring people
50 Kiwis who make New Zealand a great place to be.
![What it’s like to be: Living with motor neurone disease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What it’s like to be: Living with motor neurone disease
NZ has one of the highest rates of MND in the world.
![The Listener weekly quiz: July 3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Listener weekly quiz: July 3
What ancient-NZ made item was recently found in Shackleton's Antarctica hut?
![The final countdown: Just four days before Stuff takes on broadcast news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The final countdown: Just four days before Stuff takes on broadcast news
Does it have the right stuff to reboot ThreeNews and match up to its polished predecessor?
![The caring trap: Are we too empathetic towards our children?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The caring trap: Are we too empathetic towards our children?
Sometimes being a good parent is doing what the child does not want.
![Budget cuts silence environmental defenders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Budget cuts silence environmental defenders
Fund that helped community groups wage environmental battles axed.
![The Listener weekly quiz: June 26](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Listener weekly quiz: June 26
What's the name of Dan Carter's latest bestselling book?
![Battle for the Bight: Wind farms vs seabed mining in Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Battle for the Bight: Wind farms vs seabed mining in Taranaki
A seabed mining project could spell doom for renewable energy off the Taranaki coast.
![New push to extract minerals raises thorny issue: could it lead to greener future?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New push to extract minerals raises thorny issue: could it lead to greener future?
Digging deep: Green tech and the debate we should be having about mining.
![Behind the photo: What major NZ cities looked like 150 years ago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Behind the photo: What major NZ cities looked like 150 years ago
Some of NZ's earliest surviving photos show just how rough and ready our cities once were.
![What it’s like to be: A refugee in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What it’s like to be: A refugee in New Zealand
Gunman threatened to kill me, so my mum and I fled our Colombian home that day.
![My double life: Neurologist Helen Murray on ice hockey and brain injuries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
My double life: Neurologist Helen Murray on ice hockey and brain injuries
The family story behind brain researcher and ice hockey star's double life.
![New NZ doco unveils a hidden trauma in domestic violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New NZ doco unveils a hidden trauma in domestic violence
Acclaimed NZ director on her film about sanctuary from cruelty and a duty to care.
![$10K festival credit card debt: six years later, I was still paying it off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$10K festival credit card debt: six years later, I was still paying it off
New finance column: Expert advice on what to spend, save or shave from your budget.
![NZ’s first test-tube baby celebrates major milestone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ’s first test-tube baby celebrates major milestone
News of IVF once sparked protests. Times have changed but does criteria for it lag behind?
![The case for free speech: Is our democracy at risk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The case for free speech: Is our democracy at risk?
Efforts to shut down hate speech may harm the very people they’re designed to protect.
![Why NZ’s promised hate-speech law reforms are yet to appear, five years on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why NZ’s promised hate-speech law reforms are yet to appear, five years on
5 years after the Christchurch mosque massacres, Scotland has already forged ahead of NZ.
![The Bigger Picture: The Art of Protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Bigger Picture: The Art of Protest
Answering nature's call: Protest art is a way of saying your voice should be heard.
![The Listener weekly quiz: June 12](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Listener weekly quiz: June 12
What was the name of the cat who appeared in the Alien films?
![The Kiwi forecaster who helped launch D-Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Kiwi forecaster who helped launch D-Day
Timing of Allies’ WWII invasion of Europe hinged on the wisdom of Kiwi weatherman.
![Will our world-leading superannuation fund pay for your retirement?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Will our world-leading superannuation fund pay for your retirement?
Our super fund must continue to beat the odds if today's young workers are to enjoy it.
![How scrap materials are raising thousands for Hospice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How scrap materials are raising thousands for Hospice
The hospice movement is a worthy recipient of funds from the growing trend to “destash”.
![Want to use less plastic? The NZ companies you need to support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Want to use less plastic? The NZ companies you need to support
Beyond the Bin: NZ’s reusable packaging push gathers pace.
![Modern love: Why NZers can’t get enough of mid-century furniture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Modern love: Why NZers can’t get enough of mid-century furniture
Kiwis’ adoration of mid-century design shows no sign of abating.
![Market meltdown: Should KiwiSavers just grin & bear it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Market meltdown: Should KiwiSavers just grin & bear it?
Challenges and volatility continues, so what advice do the experts have?
![Let’s celebrate the joys of Smith & Caughey’s while it’s still with us](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Let’s celebrate the joys of Smith & Caughey’s while it’s still with us
The truth is that Smith & Caughey’s always felt like out of another era.
![The Listener weekly quiz: May 29](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Listener weekly quiz: May 29
Which university was Legally Blonde's Elle Woods applying to?
![Remembering Kiwi jazz legend Rodger Fox’s tenacious and tireless career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Remembering Kiwi jazz legend Rodger Fox’s tenacious and tireless career
NZ jazz legend Rodger Fox's unparalleled impact on our music.
![Farewell, brother: Charlotte Grimshaw's poignant tribute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farewell, brother: Charlotte Grimshaw's poignant tribute
"My brother was the brains behind our most absorbing childhood exploits".
![How to argue without hurt feelings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to argue without hurt feelings
Tips from hostage negotiators, divorce mediators and police interviewers.
![Talk to the trees: Famous Kiwis on their forest favourites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Talk to the trees: Famous Kiwis on their forest favourites
From politicians to performers, many New Zealanders have a special tree.
![The Bigger Picture: All Black great “Super Sid” Going, who has died aged 80](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Bigger Picture: All Black great “Super Sid” Going, who has died aged 80
“Super Sid” Going was frequently star of the show.
![We need to talk about dying: How to die a good death in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
We need to talk about dying: How to die a good death in NZ
Dying has become so medicalised that we’re losing the human touch.
![The Bigger Picture: How we were able to see the Aurora Australis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Bigger Picture: How we were able to see the Aurora Australis
Or as we call it around here, Tahu-nui-ā-Rangi.
![From forgotten ute to European darling: The NZ Trekka’s unlikely comeback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From forgotten ute to European darling: The NZ Trekka’s unlikely comeback
NZ's only mass-produced motor vehicle now has a new following in Europe.
![The Listener weekly quiz: May 15](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Listener weekly quiz: May 15
Did Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy voice Paddington Bear?
![From plantations to whaling ships: The untold stories of escaped slaves in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From plantations to whaling ships: The untold stories of escaped slaves in NZ
Former slaves from the American South found freedom in NZ.
![Farwell Fair Go: Looking back at the great Kiwi tv institution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farwell Fair Go: Looking back at the great Kiwi tv institution
The last episode of consumer show "inextricably part of TVNZ’s brand" has aired.