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Midlife nightlife crisis: Finding late-evening fun for over-40s in our cities
Looking for the heart of Saturday night, a lapsed raver goes in search of a good time.
Steve Braunias: An ode to Auckland
A carefree Thursday to share with my kid, 18, on the yellow brick roads of Auckland.
Listener weekly quiz: July 2
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Book of the day: Ruins by Amy Taylor
Australian author’s second novel investigates the fallout of a holiday threesome.
Politics
Danyl McLauchlan: NZ’s economy is on the up, so why are voters still miserable?
From the coalition’s perspective the economy looks pretty good.
Anthony Ellison’s cartoon of the week
Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.
Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Calls for nationwide lockdown as “Seymour derangement syndrome” spreads
Greg Dixon runs a satirical eye over the week in local and international politics.
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Opinion
Steve Braunias: An ode to Auckland
A carefree Thursday to share with my kid, 18, on the yellow brick roads of Auckland.
Charlotte Grimshaw: A refusenik in London
London reveals its charm and charmlessness in quick succession.
Duncan Garner: In defence of David Seymour, the demonised and dangerous?
The Deputy PM is a hard worker who's brave enough to come up with new ideas and back them.
New Zealand
Listener weekly quiz: July 2
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From hobo chic to high-tech hikers: Has tramping gone soft?
A very Kiwi pastime is evolving as changing needs and international demand drive up costs.
Midlife nightlife crisis: Finding late-evening fun for over-40s in our cities
Looking for the heart of Saturday night, a lapsed raver goes in search of a good time.
Enterprise & Tech
Can we contain Artificial Intelligence’s renegade powers?
In our nAIve new world, who's the boss?
Health
The science of storing spuds - here’s where to keep them
What new research shows about the best place to keep potatoes.
Do you really need to take that dietary supplement?
Just because a supplement is available over the counter doesn’t make it safe or necessary.
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.
Life
Three Greek recipes boasting comfort and spice
Athens-born chef Carolina Doriti serves up comfort food in The Greek Islands Cookbook.
Weekend wine guide: Five-star NZ wines that are downright delicious
Michael Cooper's picks of "classy, satisfying" New Zealand wines.
Culture
Young NZ composer Luka Venter takes to the ice
Luka Venter's new work digs into glaciers from the inside out.
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?
Entertainment
Hospice Heroes: New local TV series honours palliative carers
Sensitive observational show focuses on the people who help us say goodbye.
Brainspotting: Danny Boyle’s great return to the zombie apocalypse
In 28 Years Later, director injects new life into his undead franchise.
Midlife nightlife crisis: Finding late-evening fun for over-40s in our cities
Looking for the heart of Saturday night, a lapsed raver goes in search of a good time.
Books
Book of the day: Ruins by Amy Taylor
Australian author’s second novel investigates the fallout of a holiday threesome.
No, I Don’t Get Danger Money by Lisette Reymer
NZ TV journalist's memoir on unexpectedly finding herself reporting from global hotspots.
Daughter of man who faked safety results for early contraceptive delves into his tangled past
Book of the day: The Scientist Who Wasn’t There by Joanne Briggs.
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
Would banning the Nazis have really changed history?
What can – and should – be done about the rise of the German far right?
Winter is coming? The terrible years after a nuclear blast
The direct effects of nuclear war won’t be the deadliest thing; climate change will.
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10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
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The former PM who helped solve a violent crime to 11 words to say before you die.