
Is Andrew Little the man to save Wellington?
Heʼs a sucker for punishment, overly earnest and a political junkie.

Underwater invasion: How AI is being used to control seaweed infestations
AI is helping control seaweed infestations in our northern waters.
Politics

New world order: Danyl McLauchlan on global power shifts
Global security arrangements are not what they once were.

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: One-legged recruits not proof of sliding police standards says minister
Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.
Opinion

Jane Clifton: Call me Leo
The new Pope, albeit surely unintentionally, ticks all the boxes of an internet sensation.

Aaron Smale: When is it an appropriate time to protest? Why not a music awards ceremony?
Songwriting rangatira, Don McGlashan, stands up to Chris Bishop.

Law & society: A proposed curb on deepfake AI is a necessary step
Deepfakes using intimate content shouldn't escape the law just because they're synthetic.
New Zealand

Underwater invasion: How AI is being used to control seaweed infestations
AI is helping control seaweed infestations in our northern waters.

How neurodiversity is helping to make offices you can’t refuse
Firms go beyond perks to attract diverse, happy staff—boosting productivity and wellbeing.

Listener weekly quiz: June 25
Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.
Enterprise & Tech
Health

My ADHD was controlled - then I returned to NZ and a battle with a broken health system
A personal story of a fight against New Zealand's ADHD treatment regime.

Cancer charity Look Good Feel Better gets a wellbeing-focused makeover
Look Good Feel Better adds yoga, mindfulness to cancer care toolkit.

Instant sachet coffee is a popular choice, but what’s in it?
Instant frothy coffee from a packet is much loved, but contains a long list of additives.
Life

The Good Life: The mighty Greytown gum
The giant exotic, in genteel South Wairarapa township, in the running for Tree of the Year

Palestinian chef Sami Tamini celebrates garden produce in new cookbook
Enjoy three vegetable-based recipes from Sami Tamini's homeland.

Bumper long weekend wine guide: Best pinot noir for $30 or less
Michael Cooper picks top pinots for under $30.
Culture

Gillian follows the wharenui: New opera pays tribute to a whare that’s endured
Dame Gillian Whitehead's new opera is a story relevant to past and present.

An empty frame? When biographers can’t get permission to use artists’ work
What is an art book without images of the artist’s work?

Ko Witi tōku ingoa: Esteemed NZ author’s te reo immersion
At 80, one of our most celebrated authors decided it was time to learn his language.
Entertainment

Listener’s Song of the Week: 'It seems 2025 has got its own Poi E'
That Troy Kingi-Rob Ruha-Kaylee Bell Matariki song. Plus Benee, Lorde and Tami.

Not just child’s play: The serious business of keeping Kiwi kids theatre alive
Despite kids’ theatre struggles, adults keep creating smart and engaging entertainment.

West Coast wizards: How Brian Wilson and Sly Stone's scored the California dream
The last post plays for two musical giants, who died in the same week, at the same age.
Books

Book of the day: A Land Before Humans, a Land After Humans by Mark Fisher
Former scientist’s account of our nation’s wildlife contains fascinating stories.

Book of the day: All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson
Novel about a clairvoyant doctor is enjoyably lightweight.

Half Life: Tracing a Jewish family's unpalatable truths
Writer’s relentless search for toxic truth behind his German-Jewish family's WWII survival
Crime

Justice with heart: Steve Braunias spends a day at NZ’s court for the mentally ill
Our one specialist court assessing whether a defendant is mentally fit to enter plea.

Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction
Eyewitnesses to solve crimes is a standard policing procedure, but how reliable are they?

No DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona Blades
Reassessing evidence in the Mona Blades case and the orange Datsun that led NZ astray.
World

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas lite
Las Vegas's cheaper alternative, Laughlan, resembles the third portal of hell.

Why travel with PMs is not for the faint of heart
The complicated relationship between NZ Prime Ministers and planes.

Happy Birthday, Mr President: Trump’s special day to coincide with a day of protests
Grassroot groups are fighting back against the US President's audacious power grabs.
Sponsored Stories

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.